By: Kyle Grammatica Grab some water, sunscreen, and your smartphone, and get ready for a one-of-a-kind scavenger hunt around Florida! From May 1st to May 9th, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting Florida WildQuest, a unique scavenger hunt for all ages at Wildlife Management Areas (WMA)
By: Kyle Grammatica The Sunshine State has a new invasive species to worry about: zebra mussels. Zebra mussels are native to Southeastern Europe. They have triangular brownish shells that are striped; they typically grow no bigger than an inch in size. Zebra mussels are considered one of the most troublesome
By: Kyle Grammatica Spring is here and birds, bees, and butterflies are in the air. That means it’s time for pollination! Insects, birds, and bats transfer pollen to flowers of the same species, leading to seed and fruit production. Pollination is essential not only for plants, but also humans since
“Nature is a tool to get children to experience not just the wider world, but themselves.” – Stephen Moss Cloud Nine Outdoors (CNO) founder Jovan McNeill lives this quote every day, working to bring life-changing outdoor experiences to youth in the Tampa Bay Area. McNeill comes from a long line
Kevin Smith is the guy who roots for the home team. After moving from Massachusetts five years ago, Florida became his new home team, and he committed to its success. With roots in the Sunshine State, he experienced Florida’s iconic manatees, birds, and other wildlife at a young age. And
By: Kyle Grammatica Spring is the perfect time to explore wild Florida! While you're planning springtime trips and shaking off the winter blues, so are Florida black bears. While Florida black bears are not true hibernators, they do enter a state of lethargy in the winter. This winter laziness is
By: Kyle Grammatica Suck it! That’s the thought the Friends of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park had when contemplating solutions to their algae problem. For years, volunteers and staff at Weeki Wachee have been combatting Lyngbya, an invasive algae threatening to take over the world-famous springs. Lyngbya algae feeds on excess
By: Kyle Grammatica Hunting can have many barriers to first-timers, especially women: where to go, how to shoot, what are the rules. The Gator Gobblers, a chapter of The National Wild Turkey Federation in Alachua County, were established in 2011 by Missie Schneider to address these barriers along with conserving
By: Kyle Grammatica When you picture a scarecrow do you see a straw body dressed in tattered clothes used to protect farms from birds? Northeast Florida now has a new type of scarecrow to protect imperiled birds thanks to a $45,517 grant from the Foundation. These scarecrows (or crow effigies)
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