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Builder planning 255 homes pays $6.5M for 265 acres in Pasco
Shop & save: Lee County Commissioners agreed last week to buy 40.56 acers in Fort Myers and two other parcels for conservation. The biggest piece of land is east of Moody Road on the Caloosahatchee River. The county is paying $7.9 million plus closing costs. The purchase was for the county’s Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition program. The program, approved by voters in 1996 and reaffirmed with 86% of the vote in 2016, was created to buy land for “resource-based opportunities” including hiking, birdwatching and nature studies. It also helps the county to protect drinking water, protect areas from flooding and provide wildlife habitats. The program currently has 31,444 acres. This particular 40.56-acre parcel has some frontage on Hancock Creek along with a known bald eagle nest, as well as deer and rabbits on the site, the county says in a statement. Commissioners also agreed to buy two other parcels totaling 7.5 acres in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed for $11,400. Lee’s Conservation Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee recommend all the buys.
Florida parks initiative draws criticism, planned protests
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans to enhance state park facilities, sparking varied reactions and planned protests. Most weekends the LeMaitre family packs up their van and heads to a state park for hiking, kayaking and unwinding. "We homeschool so we're flexible," said mother Catalina LeMaitre. LeMaitre will join dozens of other demonstrators Tuesday at Oleta River State Park in North Miami Beach to protest the state's plan to expand facilities there and 8 other states. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection last week announced what it has dubbed a "Great Outdoors Initiative" aimed at expanding public access to state...
With deadline approaching, preservation group raising money to save 14 acres of old Florida
Four long years into an effort to save a piece of old Florida from development, Tex Carter knows his way around the land.He can point out the largest gopher tortoise burrow, or take you down an overgrown path to a rare colony of Florida rosemary that, without dedicated land management, is dying slowly in the shade of an oak tree.Why it matters: The nonprofit WK Preservation Group is just weeks away from a critical fundraising deadline in its bid to convert the parcel off West Klosterman Road just south of Tarpon Springs into a nature preserve.The odds of making it,...
Tattoo pigments that could cause rashes, lesions recalled: FDA
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A trio of water-based tattoo pigments are being recalled after tests found the bottles present health concerns to consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday. The pigments, produced by Sierra Stain LLC in Carson City, Nevada, contain multiple microorganisms which could lead...
Husband and wife coaching duo no longer sharing the field after 17 years at USF
TAMPA, Fla. - Chris and Denise Schilte-Brown have coached soccer side by side for 23 years, including 17 at USF, but this year is different. For the first time since they were married, the two no longer share the field together. Chris has taken his wife's role as USF's new head coach.
USF extends dementia prevention research recruitment
August 26, 2024 - The University of South Florida is extending its recruitment of healthy, elderly volunteers from St. Petersburg and Tampa to participate in the groundbreaking Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training study through December. The National Institute on Aging is funding the study to determine if computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. For more information, visit the website here.
Cosplayers wear costumes inspired by their favorite characters at Tampa Bay Comic Convention
TAMPA, Fla. - If you walked around downtown this past weekend, superheroes, evil villains and science-fiction characters probably surrounded you at some point as the annual Tampa Bay Comic Convention took place. "The excitement, the energy, seeing everybody around having their pictures taken, it's just a great, amazing time," Blaire...
The Future Looks Bright for Sharks Football
Head Coach: Robert Kazmier • Previous Season Record: 8-3 • ’22 – ’23 Season Record: 7-4 Stadium: Shark Tank. “It is year two for me,” Nature Coast Head Coach Robert Kazmier said. “Things are moving pretty well. I am excited about where things are at. We are having one of the best summers I have ever been around – period – in my 18 years of coaching. So, that’s very inspiring.”
Jane Goodall is coming to Tampa Bay to get kids involved in the environment
Legendary conservationist Jane Goodall will lead a youth empowerment night at Tropicana Field on Sept. 14 in advance of a day of environmental service meant to focus on young people in Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program. Working in alliance with several other Tampa Bay-area environmental organizations, Roots & Shoots...
Southeastern University's 'Life Skills House' prepares special needs students for the future
LAKELAND, Fla. - Special needs students at Southeastern University will soon have a new space on campus to help prepare them for the future. It's an important initiative for the often underserved community. The Pathways School of Excellence at Southeastern University serves 64 middle and high school students with special...
This rotting Florida shack holds a deadly secret. Here’s the full story
LAKELAND, Fla. – Those who travel deep into Green Swamp near Lakeland will find an eerie surprise: a hollowed-out shack sitting alone in the middle of the woods. While the rotting wooden hut might seem creepy enough, its backstory is even more morbid. This property was allegedly once the...
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