KEYSTONE HEIGHTS - Many of the 2009-2010 hunting seasons on the Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area have been rescheduled or cancelled because of military training.
The archery hunts scheduled for Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 and Oct. 6-8 have been cancelled, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Camp Blanding Joint [...]
April 29, 2009 | Posted in
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TALLAHASSEE — Six of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s state parks remain closed today due to recent flooding. The remaining seven parks that experienced closures have partially re-opened for visitor use. Closed parks and services will resume once conditions allow.
Continued state park closures include:
Adams Tract River Camp
Holton Creek River Camp
Dowling Park River Camp
Lafayette Blue [...]
April 29, 2009 | Posted in
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OCALA - Cactus Jack’s Trail Rides debut at the Florida Horse Park. With access to more than 100 miles of equestrian trails along the Cross Florida Greenway, Cactus Jack’s offers Ocala’s only guided trail rides out over the Land Bridge over I-75. Experience horse country from horseback!
Guided trips are led daily, but reservations are essential. [...]
Galloway, NJ - In what can best be described as a “pay to play” version of fisheries management, the Texas-based conservation group, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), has gone on record with a new socialized approach to managing the nation’s coastal fisheries, whereby access to the resource is offered to the highest bidder. According to [...]
April 28, 2009 | Posted in
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FWC - The recreational harvest season for snook will close beginning May 1 in all of Florida’s Gulf of Mexico, Everglades National Park and Monroe County coastal and inland waters. The harvest season for snook will remain closed until Sept. 1 in these areas.
Seasonal harvest closures protect Florida’s valuable snook populations and help sustain and [...]
ST MARKS - In business since 1952, Shields Marina celebrated the grand opening of a brand new ship’s shore and marina complex along the St. Marks River earlier this month. “Our original store flooded during Hurricane Dennis,” said John Shields, owner and mayor of St. Marks. “We were able to get an SBA disaster loan [...]
TALLAHASSEE - Sea turtle nesting season has begun on Florida’s beaches, which means beach residents and visitors need to follow a few precautions to ensure a successful season.
Lights along the beach should be managed to prevent disorienting a female that comes ashore at night, according to biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [...]
PINELLAS COUNTY- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reached an agreement with Gulfstream Natural Gas Systems (Gulfstream) to resolve violations related to two unintentional releases of drilling mud that occurred during the installation of a natural gas pipeline within the Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve, a Class II Outstanding Florida Waterbody.
Nearly one acre of [...]
TALLAHASSEE -Seven of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s state parks remain closed today due to recent flooding. The remaining seven parks that experienced closures have partially re-opened for visitor use. Closed parks and services will resume once conditions allow.
Continued state park closures include: }
Adams Tract River Camp
C/o Troy Springs State Park
674 N.E. Troy Springs [...]
April 20, 2009 | Posted in
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NORTH PORT - A call to the Wildlife Alert Hotline about a gopher tortoise taken from a North Port neighborhood has landed a convicted felon, who has a lengthy record, back in jail.
On Saturday, April 4, Theodore Cuyler Jr., (DOB 02/13/67) of 6707
Carovel Ave., North Port, loaded “Speedy,” as the tortoise was locally
known, into [...]
April 20, 2009 | Posted in
Wildlife |
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