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In 1998, Florida endured six weeks of wildfires that were so bad, an entire county had to evacuate its 40,000 residents. All lanes of Interstate 95 and Interstate 4 closed down.
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By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
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4/27/23
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To celebrate Arbor Day in conjunction with the Art and Foliage Festival, the City will give out free trees while quantities last at the Foliage Festival.
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By Karen D. Holl, University of California, Santa Cruz and Pedro Brancalion, Universidade de São Paulo
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4/27/23
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The first baby of the year arrived in January: an eaglet that staff renested after treatment. In February, a group of Great Horned Owlets arrived.
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Flooding can cause mosquito eggs laid in the soil by floodwater mosquitoes during previous floods to hatch. This can result in very large populations of floodwater mosquitoes.
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By Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS
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4/23/23
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We’re accustomed to a little rain here in Florida. We call ourselves the Sunshine State, but that’s a lie we made up to fool the tourists.
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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean.
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Orange County leaders and community partners created the Green PLACE Program over three decades ago to preserve, enhance and restore environmentally sensitive lands.
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From Orange County News
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4/20/23
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Conservation groups in Florida and around the country want Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to help states with wildlife conservation.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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4/17/23
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As a native Floridian, I am always eager to pass along good news about our state. That’s especially true these days when there’s so much of the other kind.
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Events and activities will take place in-person and virtually. Residents will have the opportunity to learn a variety of things from energy saving tips to how to make Florida friendly planters.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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4/13/23
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UF/IFAS Extension Orange County provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media.
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From UF/IFAS
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4/13/23
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Declining numbers argue that more needs to be done to keep Florida Scrub-Jays flying, and Jay Watchers play a vital role in the conservation of these iconic birds.
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From Audubon Florida
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4/12/23
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The St. Johns River Water Management District’s 18-county region is experiencing varying degrees of drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest report.
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From the St. John's River Water Management District
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4/12/23
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In 2022, the Florida-Friendly Landscape program saved more than an estimated 340 million gallons of water, and 105,000 people participated in related water conservation programs.
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From UF/IFAS
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4/11/23
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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean.
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By Stephen P. Leatherman, Florida International University
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4/11/23
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The Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve off Florida's west coast is the first new preserve to be designated in more than 30 years, and part of the largest sea grass bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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4/11/23
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“We’re well below what we experienced the past two winters,” Andy Garrett, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s manatee rescue coordinator, told reporters last week. But before we start unfurling the victory banners, here’s the bad news...
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Snowy Plovers, American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, and Least Terns lay their eggs right on the sand. They perceive people as a threat and will take flight whenever beachgoers approach.
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From Audubon Florida
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4/5/23
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The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning that has not been specifically permitted. The ban is applicable within the unincorporated and incorporated territory of Orange County.
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Despite supply-chain problems amid the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2022 saw major increases in solar and wind power.
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By Robert Zullo, Florida Phoenix
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4/3/23
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Maintenance on the Baily bridges at Country Road 448A has been completed and the SJRWMD will reopen the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive to vehicular traffic Saturday, April 1st.
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Scientists are concerned because of the rate of new mosquitoes arriving in Florida and the potential for them to transmit mosquito-borne diseases.
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By Lourdes Mederos, UF/IFAS
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3/30/23
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The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic until further notice. The Lake Apopka North Shore Loop Trail will remain open for pedestrian traffic.
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From the St. Johns River Water Management District
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3/30/23
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You will excuse me if I confess to being just a tad strange. Well, perhaps it isn’t so much that I am strange as much as I ENJOY strange.
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By Charles Towne
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3/26/23
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If a lawsuit by several environmental agencies is successful, the gopher tortoise will regain the endangered species list in Florida.
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