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Amid outcry, Sarasota County planning board advises against homes near Celery Fields

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Sarasota’s Celery Fields redevelopment sparks debate among community

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Residents raise flooding, environmental concerns over proposed development near Celery Fields

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Local residents worried about new proposal for development near Celery Fields

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Sarasota County to consider allowing 170-home development near popular Celery Fields

The plan for a new housing subdivision across the street from Sarasota County's Celery Fields and local opposition the proposal has spurred will escalate on Thursday when a planning advisory board meets to discuss the issue. A 51-acre slab of farmland to the Celery Fields’ southeast, across from Raymond Road, is being sold by Smith Properties to the…

Birdwatchers Organize to Protect the Celery Fields

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — At Celery Fields, a man-made wetland east of I-75 in Sarasota County, the early bird doesn’t get the worm. The early bird gets the bird or, to be more precise, a photo of one. “It's a lot of fun,” said Linda Elenbaas, as she stared through her camera’s viewfinder down the…

ABC7 Southwest Florida on The Celery Fields

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Selby Foundation awards $100,000 to Sarasota Audubon to support Celery Fields project (yahoo)

The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation recently awarded $100,000 to Sarasota Audubon in support of the re-wilding project at the Celery Fields. The local Audubon chapter is partnering with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to increase the biodiversity of the Celery Fields by building and enhancing the habitat of the adjacent 33…

Selby Foundation awards $100,000 to Sarasota Audubon to support Celery Fields project

The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation recently awarded $100,000 to Sarasota Audubon in support of the re-wilding project at the Celery Fields. The local Audubon chapter is partnering with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to increase the biodiversity of the Celery Fields by building and enhancing the habitat of the adjacent 33…