Weeki Wachee was a city located in Hernando County, Florida, United States. It became a city in 1966, with five cabins on the property of what is now the Weeki […]
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The jeep bounces over the gravel road, the blue skies and low shrubby landscape sliding by as strains of the Top Gear theme song fill the surrounding air. I’m blissful, […]
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Boating on the Lower Withlacoochee River & Lake Rousseau A cluster of confused newbie kayakers congregated in the middle of the river. There were two teens in one jostling for […]
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Crystal River is situated around Kings Bay, which is fed by a cluster of more than 30 springs and is designated as a first-magnitude spring system discharging more than 64.6 […]
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Sunlight filters through the forest canopy, shining warm rays on the magenta flowers blossoming on the azalea bushes. A squirrel darts across the exposed aggregate path to scramble up a […]
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Please slow down and look out for manatees while boating in Florida this spring is a reminder from Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). As water temperatures warm, manatees […]
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding beachgoers they can help protect nesting sea turtles by practicing some simple tips including keeping lights out on beaches at […]
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The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) and its contractor will collect channel bottom elevations downstream of the Inglis Bypass Spillway water control structure located in Levy County on the Inglis […]
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From May 1 to May 9, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting the first Florida WildQuest, a unique scavenger hunt experience on wildlife management areas throughout […]
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Dragonflies fascinate me. They seem to materialize out of nowhere and then disappear again. Occasionally, I would see one land on a stick or object and rest (I assume), then […]
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