St. Johns Riverkeeper is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves as a full-time advocate and "watchdog" for the St. Johns River, its watershed, and the public to whom it belongs.
St. Johns Riverkeeper is a membership-based organization. We rely on the generous support of businesses and concerned citizens who recognize the value and importance of the St. Johns River and our work to protect it.
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Very informative. I am a member of Audubon and interested in Bird photography Can I drive around and take pictures or I need to park ? Where at the river I can find more birds. ? Thx
I watching from philippines, Mindanao near Butuan City. Me also plant this air potato.. I cook with vegetables ang meat. Very delicious foods i love it..
This is native to Bharat. In fact these are actually the seeds. You can plant them in next season. The original harvest you can get from its root and that will be around 5-10kg depending on your soil. If you dig a 3x3 feed pit and put wood or cow dung ashes and then plant the seed which is hanging on the plant it will grow bigger by the next harvest and will produce much more seed over the ground.
you can get these from our forest or from tribal areas. If you still want some text me I will share some after the seed harvest. mainly during feb-march.
I was trying to understand the role of wetlands in carbon sequestration..saw many videos...but this one was most helpful....a complex concept explained in a lucid way
On Monday, December 21, 2020, Stein and Corey Agee of Atlanta, Georgia entered guilty pleas in federal court to conspiracy charges related to their roles in syndicated conservation easement transactions. These are the first guilty pleas related to the continuing IRS and Department of Justice criminal investigations across the country pertaining to easement transactions. In December 2017, the IRS issued Notice 2017-10, designating certain syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions,” which are subject to significant scrutiny. The IRS has since announced syndicated conservation easement transactions as an area of focus for enforcement, by launching a Large Business & International Division (“LB&I”) compliance campaign in September 2018 and by including these transactions on the IRS’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams in 2019 and 2020. In November 2019, with IR-2019-182, the IRS announced a “significant increase in enforcement actions,” explaining that coordinated examinations were being conducted by three IRS divisions: LB&I, Small Business & Self-Employed (“SBSE”), and Tax Exempt and Government Entities (“TGE”). The IRS also noted that it was working closely with the Department of Justice to pursue wrongdoers. The IRS explained they would be casting a broad net, pursuing those who promoted, assisted (e.g., appraisers and return prepayers), or participated in the transactions. Increased enforcement has resulted in many IRS victories in conservation easement cases. On October 1, 2020, IRS news release IR-2020-228 emphasized the IRS’s continued efforts to combat abusive syndicated conservation easement transactions. Lance Wallach has received hundreds of phone calls to fight the IRS and sue the promoters of these easement scams. call 516-236-8440. As an expert witness Lance Wallach has never lost a case. Google him and your advisor, who do YOU trust. wallachinc@gmail.com
About 84 percent of syndicated easements were in some stage of an IRS audit, according to the finance committee report, Another IRS audit target is captive insurance. The IRS has long taken note of the rise of micro-captive insurance schemes, placing the scheme on the “Dirty Dozen” of tax schemes to avoid every year since 2014. Their investigations have heated up in recent years. Lance Wallach gets hundred of calls, call 516-236-8440 to help fight the IRS and to sue the salesmen that sold people these scams. As an expert witness his side has never lost a case. Google Lance Wallach and whoever sold you the scam, who do you TRUST. Wallachinc@gmail.com
About 84 percent of syndicated easements were in some stage of an IRS audit, according to the finance committee report, Another IRS audit target is captive insurance. The IRS has long taken note of the rise of micro-captive insurance schemes, placing the scheme on the “Dirty Dozen” of tax schemes to avoid every year since 2014. Their investigations have heated up in recent years. Lance Wallach gets hundred of calls, call 516-236-8440 to help fight the IRS and to sue the salesmen that sold people these scams. As an expert witness his side has never lost a case. Google Lance Wallach and whoever sold you the scam, who do you TRUST. Wallachinc@gmail.com
The IRS released an advance version of Notice 2016-66 that identifies a type of transaction involving a “micro-captive insurance” structure as a “transaction of interest”-i.e., a tax avoidance transaction-for purposes of Reg. section 1.6011-4(b)(6) and sections 6111 and 6112. Notice 2016-66 [PDF 44 KB] states that these “micro-captive transactions” have the potential for tax avoidance or evasion. Taxpayers engaged in these transactions must disclose the transactions. A failure to disclose will be subject to the penalty under section 6707A or section 6707(a). in 2019, the IRS added syndicated conservation easement transactions to its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams. Lance Wallach has received hundreds of phone calls to fight the IRS, and to get all peoples money back from the promoters that sold these scam tax shelters. As an expert witness Lance Wallach has never lost a case. If you are in a captive or conservation easement and want to be made whole contact Wallachinc@gmail.com or call 516-236-8440. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor. Who do you trust.
The IRS has been cracking down on conservation easement transactions for over ten years. Nevertheless, taxpayers have continued to claim charitable contribution deductions attributable to the donation of conservation easements and promoters have continued to assemble investments utilizing conservation easement charitable deductions. The IRS began focusing on syndicated conservation easement transactions when it issued Notice 2017-10, designating syndicated conservation easement transactions as listed transactions. These syndicated investments involve the use of partnerships to raise funds from investors, who are allocated a share of a charitable contribution deduction attributable to conservation easements donated on land owned by the partnership. In fall of 2018, the IRS doubled down on its attacks of these investments when syndicated conservation easements were added to the list of LB&I compliance campaigns. While the IRS continues to crack down on these arrangements, taxpayers have continued litigating the finer points of these transactions. On the flipside, DOJ has begun cracking down on promoters who market these transactions. Below are details on the most recent developments. Lawsuits against Promoters The government had has enlisted another tactic for shutting down conservation easements by bringing actions against the organizers of conservation easement syndication schemes. On December 28, 2018, the Department of Justice filed a compliant in the Northern District of Georgia asserting that a group of defendants assembled partnership which were “nothing more than a thinly veiled sale of grossly overvalued federal tax deductions under the guise of investing in a partnership.” The complaint asserts that the defendants’ conservation easement syndicates have generated $2 billion in conservation easement charitable contribution deductions. The complaint seeks to enjoin the defendants from continuing to promote such schemes, and asks the court to order the defendants to disgorge all profits received as a result of the conservation easement syndicates. The defendants include a conservation manager/broker dealer, an appraiser, and various professionals associated with EcoVest Capital, Inc., an entity that sponsors real estate investments focused on conservation. The promotional materials mentioned in the compliant set forth an example where in exchange for a $750,000 investment, an investor would receive $2 million of deductions, generating tax savings of $1 million. The syndicates were sold as securities exempt from registration through broker-dealers. The easement syndicates involved properties located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Caroline, Tennessee, and Texas. Any taxpayer who may have invested in a syndicated conservation easement through EcoVest or any other investment advisor should carefully review Notice 2017-10 and related the disclosure requirements for listed transactions. Those taxpayers should also consult with a tax attorney to consider strategies for mitigating any damages. Contact details Lance Wallach Phone number : 516-236-8440 Email : wallachinc@gmail.com Address : USA
With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of conservation easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Lance Wallach gets hundreds of phone calls to help people remove easement problems, fight IRS and get their money back from the promoters that sold them the easement. 516-236-8440 wallachinc@gmail.com
With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of conservation easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Lance Wallach gets hundreds of phone calls to help people remove easement problems, fight IRS and get their money back from the promoters that sold them the easement. 516-236-8440 wallachinc@gmail.com
Abusive syndicated conservation easement transactions have been of concern to the IRS for several years. “Taxpayers should ignore this nonsense, take an objective look at their cases, and cut their losses,” said IRS chief counsel Mike Desmond in a statement. In typical listed syndicated conservation easement structures, promoters syndicate ownership interests in real property through partnerships, using promotional materials to suggest that prospective investors may be entitled to a share of a conservation easement contribution deduction that equals or exceeds two and one-half times the investment amount. The promoters obtain an appraisal that greatly inflates the value of the conservation easement based on a fictional and unrealistic highest and best use of the property before it was encumbered with the easement. After the investors put money into it, the partnership donates a conservation easement to a land trust. Investors in the partnership then claim a deduction based on an inflated value. The investors typically claim charitable contribution deductions that grossly multiply their actual investment in the transaction and defy common sense. In fact, professional liability experts see conservation easements as spiking the next wave of malpractice claims against accountants and tax preparers. The IRS is disallowing the tax deduction and fineing the taxpayer. Google Lance Wallach and whoever is giving you advice. WHO do you believe?
That was a very interesting tour of native flowering plants. There are a lot of good trails throughout our area, presenting many opportunities to see these plants, so I appreciated a bit of education. Thank you Adam and Kelly!
Thank you so much for watching - glad you enjoyed it! It sounds like you like to hike and also keep your eyes closer to the ground on the lookout for our native plants.
100% private global quarterly carbon wealth UBI tax dividends = Real Climate Justice The reason you don't know about them is because both capitalists and socialists don't want you to.
*4% OF MAMMALS ARE WILD + 4% OF ENERGY IS RENEWABLE* *Here’s what business as usual means:* Solar and wind power are 2% of total global energy use after 30 years trying . www.iea.org/data-and-statistics . By 2040 only 15% of global energy will be renewable . This is because electricity is only 20% of global energy use . By weight only 4% of mammals are wild ( humans & livestock = 96% ) . Emissions went up 50% in 30 yrs , up 30% in 15 years . C02 will be 500 ppm by 2040 and 600 ppm by 2050 = 2X safe limit of 300 ppm . Renewables will be only 20% of global energy by 2050, even with new solar tech - thanks to AC, cryptos, chargers etc. Dams and bio-energy are ecological shitholes. You can’t burn forests for electricity to save us from the climate. To get 30% of energy from algae would take a country the size of Argentina. Soy and corn are gene modded to survive the poisons that kill birds, bugs, fish, frogs & plants Soy and corn are treated with petrochemicals and nano particles for market Soy and corn are wrapped in gender bending containers for shipping and storage, then we eat it - get sick - and buy medicine from the same people. There will never be a 100% green energy vegan world, ever. Some ideas are so stupid, only intellectuals believe them. Academic circle jerk asphyxia is the leading cause of male extinction. See: 4% of global energy is renewable - YT, WSJ, BP 2019 lokisrevengeblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/renewable-2030.png 4 global climate treaties failed in 30 years - Canadian Government 2018 lokisrevengeblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/canada-emissions-record.jpg 15% of global energy will be renewable by 2040 - YT WSJ BP 2019 lokisrevengeblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/renewable-2030-02.png 15% of global energy will be renewable by 2040 - CNBC IEA 2018 lokisrevengeblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/2040-energy.png “To meet 20% of all global energy by 2050, the solar industry would need to install 300 to 500 GW annually over the next 30 years. Current global PV module manufacturing is 100 GW per year.” www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2020/02/perovskite-solar-cells-hero-villain-or-just-plain-fantasy/ Even without increased AC, crypto and charger demands, renewables are unfit for purpose on a global scale. 5% or even 10% per decade won’t do. 50 Reasons why wind power can not replace fossil fuels energyskeptic.com/2019/wind/ Global scale new solar wind tech will take decades to do. They still chug out solar panels the old fashioned way, and won’t stop until they have to. It’s the same with giant offshore epoxy wind blades. They’re worth too many millions to shut down just because it’s wrong.
Down here at the head waters, on the Harris Chain of Lakes we are trying to get the Lake County Water Authority to clean up their act. Little to none progress has been noted in the last two years. Please request that the LCWA do more, do it sooner and do their job. Thank you! John
Emma, I am the Education Director for St. Johns Riverkeeper and I am curious if you can ask your teacher email me (my email is on our website). I would love to know who all is using our videos and how they are adapting it to their (online) classroom learning.
Great video to generate discussion in our courses. We are sharing the video. I hope you have a screening in Jacksonville. Troubled Waters. Connections and Consequences | StJohnsRiverKeeper All of Florida's water is connected, and so are the forces that are overusing and polluting them. The only parts of the water picture in Florida that are not connected are the wishes of the citizens to the actions of the State's leaders. In "Troubled Waters: Connections and Consequences," we find out how the St. Johns River, its springs and its tributaries are a bellwether for the health and future of Florida's economy and the consequences we will all face if we don't change the way we treat our Troubled Waters. Watch the video. What is happening to the St. Johns River is emblematic of the water quality and supply challenges we are facing throughout Florida, highlighting the significant pollution problems that exist and the impending water crisis that we face. What do you think? What water supply issues do you have in your local community? How local authorities are managing water supplies? Video link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_sWp82Eru-M.html Free Campus link: goo.gl/0MnZL1 Source: www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/issues/troubled-waters-the-documentary/
We have a Jacksonville screening planned for March. Here is a link with more info. We hope to see you there. www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/events/troubled-waters-jacksonville-screening-and-panel-discussion/
What do you know about saving the St. Johns River lady???? Why don't you bring your camera man down here to the central St. Johns area. I would love to show you and the world the real problems of the St. Johns river that never gets mentioned. The problem is getting so bad it will take "millions" of tax dollars to clean up. A good Riverkeeper would not tolerate this nonsense. I am very disappointed in the present upkeep in the St. Johns river.. The St. Johns river needs action and not talk!!
Born and raised on this river same as my grandparents and great grandparents.As a kid I remember wading while shrimping and having to carry towels to get all the crude oil off our legs.But there was plenty of fish.Now there is few.Until the city finds a way to sift all the hormones from birth control and herbicides out of the waste water it will continue to decline.You need to quit hiding this and confront this problem.
Thank you for posting these videos. I am using them for a project based unit on the St.Johns River with my 4th grade students and we are all learning so much!!!! Thank you for the work you do to protect our river!!!
I live here in Clewiston and the at the bottom of the " Big O " ,we here every year about the water situation and how it is up to the Army Corp. Engineers to rerout the waterways north of us , but are wondering how the flow of water will effect the dept of the " Big O " and what effects it'll cause to the flows during the winter season levels .When it's low here at the lower end of the lake where it's always the dirtiest , how will that help the rivers and how will it not hurt the people of our areas ? Just being curious.
