Thousands of acres of agricultural land in WWALS’ watersheds have been bought in recent years by investors from the west coast, the most by Bill Gates. This is part of a nationwide buying spree in which Gates has bought upwards of 250,000 acres nationwide. On WWALS’ 2015 Goals, number 12 is: “Raise awareness about corporate agricultural land acquisitions and practices as they affect WWALS watersheds and the Floridan Aquifer”.

The most recent posts may be found by searching for Bill Gates.

• 2016-08-03: Bill Gates considered toxic to springs —Dan Hilliard
• 2016-06-20: Suwannee Farms, Lakeland Sands, and Bill Gates in Suwannee County, FL
• 2016-06-10: Antioch Cemetery in a field, Jasper, FL
• 2015-08-14: Bill Gates land purchases, Florida Springs Council, and Adams Spring
• 2015-07-01: Agricultural land bought by west coast investors

  A summary of WWALS research up to July 2015.