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Water Reuse Week highlights the importance of reclaimed water
Did you know the use of reclaimed water reduces the demand on our underground aquifers... more
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Share the shore with sea turtles and shorebirds
Because Florida’s shorelines are critical for sea turtle and shorebird nesting, anyone spending time... more
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Photo courtesy Dakotah Shaffer/ UF/IFAS
Coyotes - the predator under watch by UF cameras, scientists
Every fifteen minutes, 365 days a year, University of Florida scientists can see how and where... more
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May brings Florida 'love bug' season
Love bugs are most active between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. more
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Audubon and Florida Park Service celebrated the opening of the new bunkhouse at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park on May 15. The four-bedroom bunkhouse will be used by those conducting controlled burns, sparrow techs and AmeriCorps workers. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
New bunkhouse at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Audubon and the Florida Park Service celebrated the ribbon cutting for a new bunkhouse at Kissimmee Prairie ... more
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Protect beach babies this Memorial Day
Audubon is calling on beachgoers to make beaches safer for birds by avoiding their nesting areas... more
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More than 100 American Flamingos counted in Florida during February Census
In February, Audubon Florida organized an American Flamingo survey across the Sunshine State. more
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FWC conducting aquatic habitat enhancement in Everglades WMA Complex
This project should improve native plant diversity, wildlife foraging opportunities and... more
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FWC to host public meeting May 6 in Sebring for input on captive wildlife regulations
These meetings are designed to give the public an opportunity to interact directly... more
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Applications for alligator harvest permits open, including new Alligator Super Hunt
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) offers two alligator harvest opportunities... more
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STA project near Lazy 7 on agenda for SFWMD May 9 meeting
The Lower Kissimmee Basin Stormwater Treatment Area (LKBSTA) will be on the agenda for the May 9 SFWMD meeting ... more
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A mother and two daughters picking blueberries at a u-pick farm.
This Mother’s Day, consider giving Mom the experience of UF/IFAS Extension
Pondering a gift for Mother’s Day? Does she enjoy nature or gardening? How about healthy lifestyles? more
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Fisheating Creek [Photo courtesy FWC]
Hendry-Glades Audubon hosts program about Fisheating Creek
Hendry Glades Audubon will be hosting its last program until September on Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m. ... more
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Pictured from Left to Right: Maj. Cory Bell, USACE - Jacksonville District; Deputy Secretary Adam Blalock, DEP; Superintendent Pedro Ramos, Everglades National Park; Director Drew Bartlett, SFWMD; Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez; Board Member "Alligator Ron" Bergeron, SFWMD; Mayor Jose “Pepe” Diaz, City of Sweetwater; Board Member Charlette Roman, SFWMD; Board Member Cheryl Meads, SFWMD; Curtis Osceola, Miccosukee Tribe; Eric Eikenberg, Everglades Foundation.
SFWMD celebrates ribbon cutting to support Everglades Restoration
On Wednesday, April 24, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined local... more
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FDEP shared this photo taken at the Pahokee Marina on April 16, 2024. [Photo courtesy FDEP]
FDEP monitors algal blooms statewide
Warm temperatures and little water movement continue to set the stage of algal blooms in Florida lakes, rivers and canals. more
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Lower Kissimmee Basin STA meeting online on May 2
The South Florida Water Management District will provide an update on the Lower Kissimmee Basin Stormwater Treatment Area project on May 2 at 1 p.m. more
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE – Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in the continental United States, is essential to the water supply for Florida’s east coast.
Water Supply Plan update meeting is April 30
The South Florida Water Management District will update stakeholders on the Lower Kissimmee Basin Water Supply Plan ... more
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Upgraded measuring standard improves accuracy of water level data
The upgrade will provide the public and stakeholders more scientifically accurate information... more
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Scientists host next ‘STEPS’ toward phosphorus sustainability
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for food security and human survival, and it is an element... more
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FWC issues executive order with new CWD regulations for 2024-25 deer season
On April 11, the FWC issued a new executive order outlining regulations designed to increase sampling and slow the spread of... more
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