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The FWC has updated the Panther Pulse web page with mortality information through December 3, 2025...
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News from FWC
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12/4/25
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![Matt Taylor is running for Florida Commissioner of Agricutlure. He will be in the Republican primary on Aug. 18, 2026. [Courtesy photo]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20251202-173524-d15-Matt%20Taylor%20jpg.jpg)
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A candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture has made chemical herbicide spraying of Florida waters a campaign issue.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 12/2/25 |
![Pictured from L-R: USACE Jacksonville District Commander Brandon Bowman; SFWMD Governing Board Members Jay Steinle, Robert Spottswood, Jr. and "Alligator Ron" Bergeron; DEP Secretary Alexis Lambert; SFWMD Governing Board Chairman Chauncey Goss; Gov. Ron DeSantis; Everglades Trust CEO Anna Upton; SFWMD Executive Director Drew Bartlett; SFWMD Governing Board Members Charlette Roman and Ben Butler. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20251107-102057-fe9-SFWMD%20groundbreaking%20feat.jpg)
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On December 6, we celebrate the 78th anniversary of America’s iconic River of Grass. This one-of-a-kind ecosystem was formally dedicated ....
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By SFWMD
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12/2/25
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Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings in the next few weeks.
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By SFWMD
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12/2/25
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The South Florida Water Management District (District) is now accepting applications for cost-share projects to ...
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By SFWMD
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12/2/25
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![Tiny white flowers look like a scattering of snow along Florida roadways. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20251128-110857-aff-Florida%20Snow.jpg)
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Florida winters bring a different kind of “snow.” White patches seen along roadways are masses of tiny white...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/28/25 |
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This fall, when Adam Leontowich headed to southeast Saskatchewan to hunt whitetailed deer and ruffed grouse...
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By Greg Basky
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11/28/25
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As we celebrate this season of Thanksgiving, we are showing our gratitude for our dedicated team of employees ...
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By SFWMD
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11/25/25
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![Bar-B-Ranch [Photo by Lauren Yoho]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20251124-095709-7ea-2-Bar-B-Ranch-Lauren-Yoho-scaled.jpg)
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TALLAHASSEE – On Sept. 30, the Florida Governor and Cabinet took a major step forward for conservation by approving funding to permanently protect 22,183 acres …
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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11/24/25
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Of all the things we knowingly or unwittingly take for granted, having a safe and reliable sanitation system is probably not one of them.
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By Florida Governmental Utility Authority
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11/19/25
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DID YOU KNOW: The District uses remote-controlled drones, georeferenced images, highly specialized spatial data and other GIS tools ...
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By SFWMD
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11/18/25
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Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for an upcoming Resiliency Coordination Forum ....
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By SFWMD
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11/14/25
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At its November meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved Phase II changes...
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By FWC
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11/10/25
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At this week’s (Nov. 5-6) Commission meeting in Belle Glade, Commissioners of the FWC voted to approve proposed amendments to wildlife trapping rules...
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By FWC
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11/10/25
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On Nov. 6, Governor Ron DeSantis attended the groundbreaking for the new inflow pump station...
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By SFWMD
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11/7/25
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![Florida black bear [Photo courtesy FWC]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20251107-104307-027-bear%20walking%20in%20wood%20FWC%20feat.jpg)
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the reminder that Florida’s black bears...
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By FWC
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11/7/25
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Florida officials are working with the fashion industry to increase efforts to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/5/25 |
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Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings in the next few weeks.
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News from SFWMD
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11/5/25
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released an updated version of its Avian Mortality Reporting App...
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By FWC
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10/31/25
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![Ogre-faced spider: Anterior view of male Deinopis spinosa (Marx) showing the large posterior median eyes. Photo byLaurel B. Lietzenmayer, UF/IFAS]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20251028-142642-71c-SPIDER%20UF%20feat.jpg)
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As Halloween approaches, it’s the perfect time to spotlight some of Florida’s coolest and spookiest spiders —that aren’t so scary after all.
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By Meredith Bauer
UF/IFAS | 10/28/25 |