Eglin Reservation does a ton of enangered species management for the red-cockaded woodpecker, okaloosa darter, assorted beach mice, black bears, etc and has multiple ongoing projects for restoring native longleaf pine forest to its original state. (Though that one's going to take decades) It's also one of the largest designated wilderness areas east of the Mississippi River.
They aren't perfect on environmental issues, but have done enough to get a number of environmental stewardship awards over the years.
I'll gladly take the corporate brutality of a small but lively metro area like Boulder, Colorado or Ann Arbor, Michigan.
But then I've got about zero concern about someone's ability to sell their McCondo for $1.5 million, and a lot of interest in seeing a thriving economically diverse area where my future offspring don't have to chose between living close to family and having a career that's more than just waiting tables or managing a store at the outlet mall.
As it is right now, there just aren't many reasons for the recent college grads to try to come back and live here unless they've got very specific technical skill sets, or feel like they can make a living on comissioned sales. And if you lose the young people in the area, you lose the funkiness and imagination that you claim to want so much.
They aren't perfect on environmental issues, but have done enough to get a number of environmental stewardship awards over the years.
but if u think sowal is losing its funkiness now, wait until a bunch of corporations open there doors....sheer brutality!!
I'll gladly take the corporate brutality of a small but lively metro area like Boulder, Colorado or Ann Arbor, Michigan.
But then I've got about zero concern about someone's ability to sell their McCondo for $1.5 million, and a lot of interest in seeing a thriving economically diverse area where my future offspring don't have to chose between living close to family and having a career that's more than just waiting tables or managing a store at the outlet mall.
As it is right now, there just aren't many reasons for the recent college grads to try to come back and live here unless they've got very specific technical skill sets, or feel like they can make a living on comissioned sales. And if you lose the young people in the area, you lose the funkiness and imagination that you claim to want so much.