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If consensus is to annex Graves’ land, Sebastian must get everyone on same page | Opinion | by Laurence Reisman | TCPalm

Before you load the back of the SUV with bags of cypress mulch from the local garden center, think about Florida’s wetlands and how dressing up your yard may be harming them.

Three leading conservation organizations have joined together to urge Indian River County and the city of Sebastian to begin a comprehensive planning process, allowed by state law, to plan for the area in and around the controversial Graves Brothers annexation.

Joe Tobiasz isn’t an avid bird watcher, but he knew the one that landed in the mulberry tree in his backyard on Aug. 14 was a once-in-a-lifetime spotting.