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Wekiwa Springs to require reservations starting next week
The pilot reservation program comes as part of the park’s efforts to manage high attendance
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Florida bill banning golf courses, pickleball courts from state parks advances in the Senate
The bill requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to notify the public 30 days before a public hearing
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Florida Republican files bill to prevent golf course, pickleball court development in state parks
The bill comes after massive outcry last year over the state Department of Environmental Protection’s plans for the ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’
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Florida manatees will remain a threatened species, federal wildlife officials say
Environmentalists have argued they should be reclassified as endangered
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EPA approves controversial Florida plan for roads made from radioactive byproduct
The EPA said the ‘approval applies only to the proposed pilot project and not any broader use’
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Florida Democrat Lindsay Cross predicts a Florida bear hunt in 2025 would be ‘wildly unpopular’
Florida’s last black bear hunt was in 2015 and was shut down after its second day after nearly 300 bears had been killed
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For Central Florida citrus growers, the way forward may not be citrus at all
After more than a decade of greening disease devastation, Florida’s citrus farmers are considering alternative crops. One company claims they have what it takes, but farmers are skeptical.
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Manatee found in Florida pond over a mile from open water due to hurricane flooding
The 2-year-old, 500-pound manatee has been transported to Tampa for rehabilitation.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer’s PAC gifts campaign cash to developer-friendly Republicans running for Orange County Commission
Orlando’s highest-profile Democrat has publicly endorsed Republican Steve Leary, while recently posted campaign finance records show he may be advocating for anti-abortion Republican Austin Arthur as well
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Burmese python swallows 77-pound deer in Florida, advances research about the invasive snakes
Researchers say recent findings prove invasive snakes can eat larger prey than previously thought
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Federal judge refuses to toss lawsuit alleging Florida failed to prevent sewage dumps that led to manatee deaths
Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit
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Florida Democrats call for investigation into state parks development plans
The move came a week after DeSantis shut down the proposal
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DeSantis halts ‘half-baked’ Florida state park development plans after public, political backlash
DeSantis said the government is ‘not getting into the golf course business in the state of Florida’
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Florida residents protest proposed development at Honeymoon Island State Park
‘People who actually play pickleball do visit our state parks. They just don’t play pickleball while they’re doing it.’
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Florida environmentalists call for DeSantis to ditch state park development plans
The plans, which include a pair of resort-sized lodges, pickleball courts and disc-golf courses, have drawn fierce opposition
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Group withdraws plans to build golf courses at Florida State Parks, but questions remain
The state still hasn’t updated its plan to hear public comments
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Here’s where you can turn in your campaign signs in the Orlando area for recycling
There are seven drop-off points around the city
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‘Unnecessary development’: Florida Republicans take aim at DeSantis plan to develop state parks
Environmental groups quickly criticized the initiative and were joined Thursday by Republican lawmakers
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Florida seeks to add pickleball, golf to state parks
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced what it has dubbed a ‘Great Outdoors Initiative’ aimed at expanding public access to state parks