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Everglades National Park among those offering free admission this weekend
Postcards from FloridaIn honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., more than 100 of the country's national parks will offer free admission Jan. 15-17. Participating parks include Everglades National Park in Florida, (which typically charges $5-$10 admission) as well as: Grand Canyon.... -
Florida Eco Tours go off the beaten path
WHAAP!
It sounds like someone is cracking a bull-whip on the surface of the glassy water of a swimming pool.
WHAAP!
"Hear that?" asks Greg Allard, 60, the owner and tour guide of Southwest Florida EcoTours in Naples.
Uh, yeah.
"That's a gator hitting...Tags: Everglades, Energy Resources, Gardens and Parks, Wetlands, Travel
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Anglers may be motorless in portion of Florida Everglades
OutpostsAnglers may be prohibited from using outboard boat motors along a portion of the Florida Everglades in an attempt to save native seagrass. Everglades National Park has proposed banning the use of outboard motors in the Snake Bight section of...... -
Gulf oil spill: Florida braces for impact
GreenspaceAs the powerful Loop Current, a surge of warm water that circulates in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, moved north within 30 miles of the spill, scientists predicted that it would catch the the oil and sweep it around the...... -
Gulf oil spill: National parks, fish & wildlife directors head to gulf
GreenspaceInterior Secretary Ken Salazar on Sunday dispatched the head of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis, to Mobile, Ala., and the acting head of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Rowan Gould, to Houma, La., to help with recovery efforts...... -
Federal officials move to ban imports of nine species of constrictor snake
L.A. UnleashedNEW YORK — Federal officials want to keep nine kinds of constrictor snakes out of the United States, saying they belong to invasive species that pose the single biggest threat to the nation's environment. "This is the story of the...... -
Sunday's TV Highlights: Cam and Ben search for a manufacturer on 'How to Make It in America'
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 21 - 27 in PDF format This week's TV Movies FASHION: Victor Rasuk, left, and Bryan Greenberg in a new episode of "How to Make It in America" at...... -
Horse trails: There are plenty of options in Florida
Postcards from Florida» Orlando Sentinel – Postcards from FloridaThe weather has been about picture-postcard perfect this week in Central Florida — at least today — which makes even a city slicker (moi) consider the notion of horseback riding as a fun Florida diversion. It was good timing, then, that I... -
Car alarm: Vultures have taste for rubber
Animal Crazy» Orlando Sentinel – Animal CrazyI'm a sucker for vulture stories, ever since my college days at Florida Technological University, which morphed into University of Central Florida. In those early days, the university was trying to choose a mascot for its fledgling teams, and the campus... -
Burmese pythons expanding reach in South Florida
South Florida Sun SentinelArmed with hooks, tongs and a snake bag, biologists at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge spent Thursday learning how to catch Burmese pythons. Although none have been seen at Loxahatchee, the refuge's workers are getting prepared as part of a...Tags: Everglades, Biology, Key Largo, Politics, Science
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Readers pick the best South Florida animal attractions
South Florida Sun-SentinelSeveral years ago, readers of this website voted on their favorite animal attractions. Here's what made the list. You can add your own views in the poll at left or by adding comments to each location's profile. 1. Miami Seaquarium, 4400 Rickenbacker...Tags: Africa, Juno Beach, Coconut Creek, Animals, Key Biscayne
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The Seminoles and the Ah-Tha-Thi-Ki museum
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Seminoles are descendants of the Creek people, who lived in parts of modern day Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. In the mid-1700's, they established a settlement in present day Micanopy, where they flourished as cattlemen. Their first...Tags: England, Politics, Florida, The Seminole Tribe, Florida State Seminoles
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