Episode 207: Polk Parkway, an Endangered Mint Plant, and What Listeners Can Do

Send us your Florida questions! "Nature isn"t just more complex than we know, it"s more complex than we can know." There"s a sadly great chance that the State of Florida is going to build a toll road through the last remaining wild growth of a pretty — and pretty endangered — plant. Here"s what"s happening, where it"s happening, and what you can do about it.  Links We Mentioned Background on the dangers to this endangered mint Sign up and get involved to protect this mint Article by Rose Schnabel, WUFT on the mint and the road Background article on the threats to the genus Dicerandra in Florida President Eugene Kelly"s interview about this issue Horse Creek (where you can see the last remaining stand of this wild mint) More about the mint FDOT details on the project Photo by Gene Kelly Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy"s travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we"ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!