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SARASOTA, Fla. – The 38th annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix is July 1 – July 2, 2023, at Lido Beach in the City of Sarasota. Bayfront Fireworks Spectacular will be held Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at the Sarasota Bayfront Park, 1 Marina Plaza, Sarasota, at…
Read More Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix And Bayfront Fireworks Safety Reminders And Closures
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill intended to keep an environmentally fragile portion of a barrier island in Brevard County from development. One of nine measures signed Tuesday, the bill (HB 1489) designates as an Area of Critical State…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Protecting Barrier Island Sea Turtles
Following confirmation of a positive test sample for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have implemented management actions and an executive order to protect against the possible…
Read More FWC, FDACS Issue Emergency Order To Protect Against Spread Of CWD In Florida
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Experience Florida’s Sports Coast is thrilled to welcome the return of the highly anticipated 2023 Bay Scallop Season with a significant extension! This year’s season kicks off Saturday, July 1, and continues through Monday, August 6 – marking a tremendous 37-day…
Read More Florida’s Sports Coast Kicks Off 2023 37-Day Scallop Season
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5-year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is the first known case of CWD in Florida, a contagious…
Read More Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan Activated After Disease Found In Florida White-Tailed Deer
TAMPA, Fla. – In a coordinated effort, Tampa International Airport staff and Police officers worked with local and state agencies to safely capture and remove a Florida black bear from the TPA campus on Wednesday. A TSA employee spotted a Florida black bear walking along…
Read More Watch: Florida Black Bear Captured On Tampa International Airport Property
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) School Fishing Club Program congratulates the Chambers High School fishing team as the Grand Prize winners of FWC’s School Fishing Conservation Project Competition. The students completed six conservation projects, including cleaning up and building monofilament recycling bins…
Read More Florida Fish And Wildlife Announce Winner Of The School Fishing Club Conservation Project Competition
A crocodile in Florida found its way into a homeowner’s pool over the weekend, and deputies assisted wildlife officials with the relocation of the reptile. According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday on Lake Road on…
Read More 10-Foot Crocodile Assisted Out Of Florida Homeowners Pool
The 2023 recreational bay scallop season in the Fenholloway River through the Suwannee River Zone opens June 15 and will remain open through Labor Day (Sept. 4). This includes all state waters in Dixie County, a portion of Taylor County, the towns of Keaton Beach…
Read More Florida Bay Scallop Season Opens June 15 In The Fenholloway And Suwannee River Zone
POLK COUNTY, Fla The Florida Department of Health in Polk County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Lake Rochelle – At Dock, Lake Hancock – South Central, Lake Smart – At Hibiscus Dr, Old Lake Davenport –…
Read More Multiple Lakes In Polk County Under Health Alert For Blue-Green Algae Bloom