FIU nature preserve shrinks as the university makes way for football fields
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer In March 2016, the University’s board of trustees unanimously approved an expansion plan that included building two athletic fields on…
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Naturalist for Office of Sustainability takes students on eco-excursions
Graduating senior Aleme Benissoit reminds students that FIU is home to much more than just teen spirit and stray cats.
The Garden Club cultivates ‘home grown, organic vegetables and plants’
Tucked away behind the Nature Preserve, a small group of students work to cultivate organic vegetables and plants.
Student activists demand their voices be heard
“Justice for students and nature drove me. The issue at hand was a microcosm for what happens at the bigger scale in the world with corrupt governments,” said one protester.
Nature Preserve vote breeds distrust and disappointment
Monday, March 21, FIUSM published the news that the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the construction of two practice fields atop one-third of the Nature Preserve. This decision came about in the midst of student protest, petition and controversy.
Board of Trustees approves Nature Preserve construction
Friday, March 11, the Board of Trustees approved motion to construct on top of FIU Nature Preserve. This brief will be updated as becomes available.
Faculty Senate votes in favor of Nature Preserve construction
The deliberation resulted with a 15 in favor, 10 opposed, and two abstention vote. The Preserve’s compromise deal will be presented to President Mark B. Rosenberg and possibly at the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, March 11.
Relocating the Fair could save the Nature Preserve
According to the International Society of Arboriculture, the Preserve houses one federally endangered, 12 state endangered, three federally threatened, and 17 state threatened species. It’s a delicate part of MMC and to let sport facilities take precedence over it is absurd.
A response to #PreserveOurFIU
So you’re an environmental activist determined to stop the administration’s plans to demolish a critical part of the nature preserve to build additional athletic practice fields on a college campus that has seven. I got bad news for you: You’ve already lost.
FIU administration address student’s concerns about the Nature Preserve
“Please look to see what they [student opposition] are really proposing before you sign a petition” Jessel said. “There are a lot of misconceptions about the project for the nature preserve and I want students to find out the real facts. “