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Rate Video: Flamingo 09 Part 4, This aint fishing, this is catching :)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Mar 4    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (JlerchTampa) Fishing the flats in Florida bay just south of the Everglades. ... Author: JlerchTampa Keywords: Everglades National Park fish catching James Lerch Added: March 4, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Mar 1

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By rss@youtube.com (MrNCN) This was out day trip through Alligator Alley. What can I say? We wanted to see some alligators... Author: MrNCN Keywords: Everglades National Park 2009 Alligator Alley Wildlfe Vacation Big Cypress Florida Added: March 1, 2009

Rate Raw Video: Florida Fires Cause Smoky Conditions

Original at AOL Video external link    Wed, Feb 25

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Smoke from a massive wildfire in Everglades National Park is forcing South Florida residents to stay indoors and has led to the evacuation of a ... video.aol.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 20

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By rss@youtube.com (nflgridirongab) Matt and Kristen take in a little fun in the wild on 2/20 as they visit the famous Everglades National Park in Florida. Watch them as they see tons of gators, as well as birds and other wildlife as well! Author: nflgridirongab Keywords: everglades national park gators

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 9

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By rss@youtube.com (BruceMerwin) HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA -- Superintendent Dan Kimball is pleased to announce that the National Park Service will reopen Chekika to the public for day use on December 1, 2008 and remain open until May 1, 2009. Chekika is open seasonally due to a tendency to flood during the wet season. This popula...

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 4

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By rss@youtube.com (Bushdoctore) This Video was made in 2006 in the Everglades. Author: Bushdoctore Keywords: DSCF2727 Added: February 4, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 30

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By rss@youtube.com (flkeysclaire) Within seconds of leaving our canal on Lower Matecumbe, we came across these White Pelicans. A rarity to see them so close to the Keys; they are usually found deeper into the Everglades National Park. The only way to see such amazing sights is TO GET OUT ON YOUR BOAT; which is something I don't d...

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 29

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By rss@youtube.com (Stives5101) Author: Stives5101 Keywords: Halfway creek turner river kayaking canoeing Everglades Everglades national park Florida Everglades back country Paul munroe Bill Genevese Hingham MA Alligators Birds 10000 islands Waterways Added: January 29, 2009

Rate Video: Canoe Ride Into Everglades National Park, Florida, USAVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Veoh external link    Tue, Dec 9

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The canoe was an extremely peaceful means of transportation into the Everglades, although it seems I still managed to somehow offend nature, a ... www.veoh.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By rss@youtube.com (mrwaterfalls33) Catching and releasing a nine-foot lemon shark in Florida Bay in Everglades National Park in November of 2008. Author: mrwaterfalls33 Keywords: Florida shark fishing Everglades National Park Shark Fishing Flamingo Bay sharks Added: November 17, 2008

Rate Video: Canoe Ride Into Everglades National Park, Florida, USAVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Metacafe external link    Wed, Aug 6

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The canoe was a peaceful means of transportation into the Everglades, even though nature, in the form of Mangrove Tree roots, objected to the ... www.metacafe.com

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Original at Metacafe external link    Wed, Aug 6

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Alligator Wrestling was entertainment offered by the Miccosukee Indian Village next to Everglades National Park, a segment from "Manatees "R" Us ... www.metacafe.com

Stories

May of 2009

 

Rate VIDEO: Rare daytime panther sighting

Original at WINKNEWS.com external link    Tue, May 26

 FL Seeing a Florida Panther is extremely rare and according to Lotz, Corkscrew is among the top three places in Florida that someone can see the cats, based on photos and videos FWC has received. Everglades National Park and Fakahatchee Strand are the ...

Rate Southern Cross Stargazer

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Sat, May 23

 FL By mid-evening, the delicate Southern Cross rises briefly above the southern horizon., visible from the Florida Keys, Everglades National Park and the beaches. Libra leads huge Scorpius higher in the southeast. Bright Vega, in Lyra the Harp, ...

Rate Second homes: Easy access to nature, watersports in Florida's ...

Original at USA Today external link    Thu, May 21

Though Key Largo lags slightly, it is one of the world's top dive destinations and home to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park . Bordering Everglades National Park , Key Largo is also a popular birding, ...

Rate Senate Votes to Allow Guns at National Parks

Original at Washington Post external link    Tue, May 19

 United States As an example: before this law, a Florida citizen with a state-issued license to carry a concealed handgun would instantly become a Federal criminal if he carried his Florida-legal handgun into the Everglades National Park. ...

Rate Bill aims to keep Everglades free of exotic pets

Original at Kentucky.com external link    Mon, May 18

 KY KRT - An alligator basks in the midday sun at Everglades National Park in Florida. "These are not little snakes running around. These are massive, dangerous animals," said district spokesman Randy Smith. The surge of invasive serpents is the prime ...

Rate Tropical invaders become growing problem in Florida

Original at Bradenton Herald external link    Sun, May 17

  United States THE MIAMI HERALD A dead Burmese python, which had apparently swallowed an American alligator, was found in the Everglades National Park. The alligator, right, is protruding from the python's midsection. “These are not little snakes running around. ...

Rate Deadline's Friday for input into proposed Everglades National Park ...

Original at KeysNet external link    Wed, May 13

 Florida That's when the period to submit written comments on preliminary alternatives offered by Everglades National Park staff for managing its Florida Bay waters will close. Planners will then consider what their public response will be. ...

Rate Fly Fishing Faithful Flock To Guru

Original at Bristol Herald Courier external link    Sat, May 9

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 TN The Claybrooks have developed a serious case of fishing fever, plotting trips to famed recreational locales such as Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and the Everglades National Park in Florida. “We have a [guide] book on fly fishing and we're ...

Rate Water rules tighten in South Miami-Dade, Florida Keys

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Thu, May 7

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When the wet season kicks in, extensive wetlands in and bordering Everglades National Park soak up rain and typically refill the aquifer quickly. But if it doesn't happen soon, there is ''significant potential'' for harm to well fields that supply tens ...

Rate Bringing back bluebirds

Original at Scripps News external link    Thu, May 7

 DC Slater, with the Ecostudies Institute, said the project is modeled on his successful relocation effort to bring Eastern bluebirds back to Everglades National Park in Florida. The project costs about $50000 a year, plus many hours of volunteer time and ...

Rate Agencies searching for missing boater

Original at WBBH external link    Thu, May 7    2 related articles

 FL It is unknown exactly what he was wearing. Multiple agencies, including the Collier County Sheriff's Office Marine and Aviation, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Everglades National Park are currently out searching the waterways.

Rate Lessons from a Florida fruit stand

Original at Phoenixville external link    Sat, May 2

Several years ago we were driving through Homestead, Fla., on our way to the Everglades National Park and we came upon a tropical fruit stand called "Robert is Here.'' From the moment we saw that big sign written out on the roof, we knew there was a ...

Rate Shenandoah Park leader's heart lies in mountains

Original at WJZ external link    Fri, May 1

 MD In additional to seasonal positions at the Everglades National Park in Florida and Great Sand Dunes National Monument in Colorado, she has had permanent positions at Obed Wild and Scenic River in Tennessee, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in ...

Rate Shenandoah Park leader's heart lies in mountains

Original at Victoria Advocate external link    Thu, Apr 30

 TX - Rob Hedelt In additional to seasonal positions at the Everglades National Park in Florida and Great Sand Dunes National Monument in Colorado, she has had permanent positions at Obed Wild and Scenic River in Tennessee, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in ...

April of 2009

 

Rate Upcoming outdoors events

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Thu, Apr 30    29 related articles

A reminder to anglers: Snook season closes Friday in the Keys, Everglades National Park and Florida's Gulf coast until Sept. 1. The annual spawning-season closure is intended to help improve the fishery by protecting reproductive fish. ...

Rate Shenandoah leader loved mountains as a child

Original at The Free Lance-Star external link    Wed, Apr 29

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 VA In additional to seasonal positions at the Everglades National Park in Florida and Great Sand Dunes National Monument in Colorado, she has had permanent positions at Obed Wild and Scenic River in Tennessee, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in ...

Rate With work, blue feathers flutter again on San Juans

Original at TheNewsTribune.com external link    Wed, Apr 29

Slater, with the Ecostudies Institute, said the project is modeled on his successful relocation effort to bring Eastern bluebirds back to Everglades National Park in Florida. The project costs about $50000 a year, plus many hours of volunteer time and ...

Rate Everglades invaders

Original at TheLedger.com Blogs external link    Tue, Apr 28

 FL The piece, written by Burkhard Bilger, details the explosion of introduced animals in Florida, particularly in Everglades National Park. Most of the exotic animals are the offspring of former pets that either escaped (in some cases, with help from ...

Rate With work, blue feathers flutter again on San Juans

Original at The Olympian external link    Tue, Apr 28

 WA Slater, with the Ecostudies Institute, said the project is modeled on his successful relocation effort to bring Eastern bluebirds back to Everglades National Park in Florida. The project costs about $50000 a year, plus many hours of volunteer time and ...

Rate Florida trio capitalize on exclusive stretch of bank, reign as ...

Original at ESPN external link    Sun, Apr 26

 - Jenny Zimmerman, Jenny Zimmerman Dave finally revealed at the luncheon that they fished off a bank 27 miles from the ramp at Duck Key, in the Everglades National Park. The team of Robert Cullen and son Michael Cullen, guided by Ken Knudsen, won the Fly Grand Champion category as well ...

Rate Review: 'An Everglades Providence' by Jack E. Davis hails the ...

Original at Tampabay.com external link    Sat, Apr 25

Her ashes were scattered in a secret place in Everglades National Park. A flock of blackbirds sang the requiem. Jeff Klinkenberg writes about Florida culture for the St. Petersburg Times. His latest book collection of essays is "Pilgrim in the Land of ...

Rate TRAFFIC ALERT: I-75 still closed as 7500-acre wildfire in Big ...

Original at Marconews external link    Thu, Apr 23

 FL By mid-afternoon firefighters from the Big Cypress National Preserve, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the Everglades National Park were utilizing flares and drip torches to ...

Rate Fishing outing ends with alligator catch

Original at United Press International external link    Wed, Apr 22

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An American alligator at the Royal Palm area of the Everglades National Park, as the park celebrates its 60th birthday this week as Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett, of the Department of the Interior attends the celebration, in Florida City, ...

Rate Grijalva: Parks Undergoing Climate Change - Roll Call

Original at Roll Call external link    Tue, Apr 21

subscription), DC The Chugach National Forest (Alaska), Everglades National Park (Florida) and the California Desert Conservation Area, to name just a few, provide a record of these impacts and laboratories for exploring solutions. Capitalizing on these opportunities, ...

Rate 'Pole-and-troll' zones coming to Everglades?

Original at KeysNet external link    Wed, Apr 15    5 related articles

 Florida By KEVIN WADLOW Calls to give Florida Bay's shallow-water flats more protection came with appeals for guarantees of boater access during an Everglades National Park public meeting Monday in Key Largo. Park Superintendent Dan Kimball said he was ...

Rate Palmetto Senior High students team up to fight cancer

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Sun, Apr 12

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 FL The weekend event will raise funds for The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Florida and the Tropical Everglades Visitor Association. The tournament includes one day of inshore fishing out of Flamingo in Everglades National Park and two days of ...

Rate 2nd Keys Everglades meeting is Monday in Key Largo: The future of ...

Original at TMCnet external link    Sat, Apr 11    5 related articles

Apr 11, 2009 (Florida Keys Keynoter - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A group of Upper Keys fishing advocates plans to release its own concept for Florida Bay management this weekend, in time for a Monday Everglades National Park ...

Rate 2nd Keys Everglades meeting is Monday in Key Largo

Original at KeysNet external link    Sat, Apr 11    5 related articles

 Florida By KEVIN WADLOW A group of Upper Keys fishing advocates plans to release its own concept for Florida Bay management this weekend, in time for a Monday Everglades National Park session in Key Largo. National Park Service staff returns to the Keys for ...

Rate Health checks made on rare Florida plants

Original at RedOrbit external link    Fri, Apr 10

 TX US wildlife managers say they're checking the health of eight rare plants found only in Florida's Everglades National Park and Miami-Dade County. The plants are so rare they must be examined in their natural habitat every five years, as required by the ...

Rate Health checks made on rare Florida plants

Original at United Press International external link    Fri, Apr 10

MIAMI, April 10 (UPI) -- US wildlife managers say they're checking the health of eight rare plants found only in Florida's Everglades National Park and Miami-Dade County. The plants are so rare they must be examined in their natural habitat every five ...

Rate A Solar-Powered Solution to Florida Sprawl

Original at TIME external link    Thu, Apr 9

The watery wisp of Everglades National Park known as Flamingo, population zero, was once touted as the next Chicago. Kitson's financial partner, Morgan Stanley, has had a rough time lately, and some locals remain skeptical that he can turn his $2 ...

Rate US to review rare plant species in Florida

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Thu, Apr 9

 FL The largest chunk is in Everglades National Park, the rest in scattered protected lands across the county. Other Florida species to be review include Brooksville bellflower, Cooley's waterwillow, Britton's beargrass. Chapman's rhododendron and the ...

Rate Outdoors notebook

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Thu, Apr 9

 FL Everglades National Park will hold a ''Junior Ranger Day'' beginning at 9:30 am Friday at the Shark Valley entrance on US 41, 25 miles west of the Florida Turnpike. For more information, call 305-242-7753. • The Florida Keys Bonefish Census, ...

Rate Much Ado about May at Landis Arboretum – and Why Not! - ReadMedia

Original at readme.readmedia.com external link    Wed, Apr 8

ReadMedia (press release), NY What began as a hobby developed into a privilege, taking him to places he never would have visited otherwise-from countless hours exploring the wildlife of the exotic Everglades National Park in Florida to photographing the buffalo round-up in South ...

Rate Some are opposed to channel markers in Florida Bay shallows

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Wed, Apr 8    2 related articles

 FL BY KEVIN WADLOW Channel markers intended to protect Florida Bay shallows could make matters worse, Florida Keys fishing guides and anglers told Everglades National Park staff. ''You're going to put in markers so Joe Blow and his 30-foot boat can go ...

Rate Canoeing in the middle of winter, not here but in the Everglades

Original at Cresco Times Plain Dealer external link    Tue, Apr 7

 IA A check of maps reveals that the Everglades National Park is huge, spanning over 1500000 acres. Where Ron and Chris put in was near the small community of Everglades City, located on the eastern edge of Florida and the Everglades. ...

Rate GPS Tracking of the Florida Panthers is not threatened

Original at PocketGPSWorld.com external link    Tue, Apr 7

 UK Well firstly because a lot of us visit that area every year and the Panthers are in danger of becoming extinct with something in the range of 80 to 150 animals living in the Everglades National Park. Secondly part of the project to track the Panthers ...

Rate Panther Tracking Suspended in Park

Original at The Ledger external link    Tue, Apr 7

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said panther tracking has been suspended in Everglades National Park, at least for this year. Officials had planned to put new radio collars on the cats there. The agency said sending officials to ...

Rate Man charged in 8-year-old girl’s death

Original at Bradenton Herald external link    Mon, Apr 6

  United States EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK — State wildlife officials say they will cut part of a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says panther tracking has been suspended in ...

Rate Panther tracking program cut in park

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Mon, Apr 6

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AP EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. -- State wildlife officials say they will cut part of a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says panther tracking has been ...

Rate Everglades Land Deal Scaled Back Amid Budget Woes

Original at Tampa Tribune external link    Wed, Apr 1

AP file photo (2003) This land in Cooperstown was added to the Everglades National Park as part of an expansion in 2003. The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is cutting back his celebrated $1.34 billion deal to buy land from US ...

Rate What the anglers say about the Everglades proposals

Original at KeysNet external link    Wed, Apr 1    2 related articles

 Florida Florida Keys guides and fishermen expressed their concern about new regulations and channel marking proposed for Florida Bay at a Monday hearing held by Everglades National Park staff in Key Largo. Jack Curlett, Key Largo angler: "This is hardball and ...

Rate Burmese Pythons Squeeze South Florida

Original at EcoWorldly external link    Tue, Mar 31

Over the years enough pet Burmese pythons in south Florida have been released into the wild that one National Park Service scientist has estimated now there could be as many as 30000 of them in the Everglades National Park area. ... Python Patrol' targets giant snakes of South Florida CNN Inte...

March of 2009

 

Rate 'Python Patrol' targets giant snakes of South Florida

Original at CNN International external link    Mon, Mar 30

Where the snakes are breeding is just north of the Keys in Everglades National Park. An estimated 30000 Burmese pythons live in the park. The Everglades, known as the "River of Grass," is a vast area with a climate perfect for these pythons to hide and ...

Rate Everglades management plan open for public comment, meeting is ...

Original at KeysNet external link    Sun, Mar 29    5 related articles

 Florida By KEVIN WADLOW Backcountry boaters and anglers hear directly from Everglades National Park staff on possible Florida Bay regulations at a series of hearings beginning Monday in Key Largo. The first of seven South Florida meetings opens with informal ...

Rate Everglades Trip Veers Off-Course

Original at Washington College Elm external link    Sat, Mar 28

 MD On Friday, March 13th, the group left the Everglades National Park to drive back home. Bulkivish explained that they were the third van in the caravan and fell behind due to traffic lights and tried to catch up once they were on the Florida Turnpike. ...

Rate It's not your mother's Florida

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, Mar 27

  Canada Everglades National Park, a steamy eco-system of waterways lined with mangrove and cypress jungles, is an absolute natural for wildlife lovers. Exotic birds, panthers and alligators share the sawgrass plains and swampland. It's said that each of the ...

Rate It's not your mother's Florida

Original at Canada.com external link    Thu, Mar 26

 Canada Everglades National Park, a steamy eco-system of waterways lined with mangrove and cypress jungles, is an absolute natural for wildlife lovers. Exotic birds, panthers and alligators share the sawgrass plains and swampland. It's said that each of the ...

Rate Astros offer special viewing Saturday

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Tue, Mar 24

 FL Carpool to the Florida City entrance to Everglades National Park. Admission is $10 per car. Two miles beyond the gate, turn left at Royal Palm trail, and follow signs to the MessierWatch. No lights in parking area and no campfires. Park rules will be ...

Rate Southern Cross Stargazer

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Sun, Mar 22

 FL Special program: At dusk Saturday, SCAS Astros will hold a Messier Watch, an introduction to learning the 110 Messier objects visible dusk to dawn only in March. Go to the Florida City entrance for Everglades National Park; $10 per car. ...

Rate New rules for Florida Bay

Original at KeysNet external link    Sat, Mar 21    5 related articles

 Florida By KEVIN WADLOW New Everglades National Park rules for Florida Bay should combine boater access with increased resource protection, says an Upper Keys group of anglers. Prospective plans written by park staff have improved over 2007 versions, ...

Rate Ohio Wesleyan Students Search Their Souls on Spring Break ...

Original at Connect2 OWU external link    Wed, Mar 18

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 OH Thirteen students ventured into Everglades National Park to the 10000 Island Region in Florida for canoeing. The “Sun-Wind-Tide” trip prompted these students to discover a force in life that shapes them. The remaining students took part in one of two ...

Rate Florida State of the State Address 2009

Original at eGov monitor external link    Wed, Mar 18

 UK This move is as significant as the creation of the Everglades National Park itself. By acquiring nearly 300 square miles, we can reconnect Lake Okeechobee to the Park; allowing us to clean, move and store water and protect the coastal estuaries. ...

Rate Everglades National Park schedules Turner River tour

Original at Examiner.com external link    Fri, Mar 13

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To celebrate Florida Archaeology Month, an Everglades National Park ranger will lead a special boat tours to prehistoric shell mounds in the Ten Thousand Islands region near Everglades City on Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29. ...

Rate Crist Receives National Wildlife Federation Conservation Award - Chipley Florida Online Newspaper

Original at Foster Folly external link    Tue, Mar 10

The vast acreage is the “missing link” that the South Florida Water Management District needs to reconnect Lake Okeechobee and Everglades National Park and to protect Florida’s coastal estuaries and better revive, restore and preserve one of America’s ...

Rate State-by-state guide to green hotspots

Original at mnn.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

 GA 305-323-8858; earth-learning.org/ Everglades National Park Million-plus acres are home to rare wildlife, including the Florida panther. Take a boat tour or rent a bike on-site and show yourself around. 40001 State Rd. 9336, Homestead, FL. ...

Rate Anglers digesting Everglades park proposals that were just ...

Original at KeysNet external link    Wed, Mar 4

 Florida By KEVIN WADLOW Everglades National Park staffers return to Key Largo twice this spring to learn what Keys residents think about new proposals to manage Florida Bay. After the latest set of alternatives was released Friday, local conservationists and ...

Rate March 1st Florida Inshore Seasonal Harvest Changes Snook and ...

Original at TheLedger.com Blogs external link    Sun, Mar 1    29 related articles

 FL Anglers fishing in Florida's Gulf of Mexico, Everglades National Park and Monroe County coastal and inland waters may keep one snook per day between 28 and 33 inches in length. Snook season will remain open until May 1st for Gulf Coast anglers and ...

February of 2009

 

Rate North Fla. Spotted Seatrout and Gulf Snook Seasons Reopen March 1 - Chipley Florida Online Newspaper

Original at Foster Folly external link    Sat, Feb 28    29 related articles

Harvest of snook is not legal in Florida’s Gulf, Everglades National Park and Monroe County coastal and inland waters in December, January and February each year to help protect snook populations during colder months, when snook are most vulnerable. ...

Rate Invasive species changing Florida ecosystem

Original at Detroit Free Press external link    Fri, Feb 20    29 related articles

 United States BY CURTIS MORGAN • MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS • February 20, 2009 MIAMI -- The small pond 6 miles deep in Everglades National Park suddenly began bubbling like a pot aboil -- a telltale sign of air-slurping walking catfish. Dave Hallac, the park's chief ...

Rate NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 February 2009 - Space Ref

Original at Space Ref external link    Thu, Feb 19

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press release) CEO photo targets uplinked for today were Florida Coastal Everglades (the majority of this Long Term Ecological Research [LTER] site is located in the freshwater marsh in the Everglades National Park. Requested was documentation of the vegetation and ...

Rate State quarter needs freshly minted ideas

Original at Delmarva Daily Times external link    Wed, Feb 18    29 related articles

 DE By Katie Rogers • The News Journal • February 18, 2009 DOVER -- Florida has Everglades National Park. Colorado offers Rocky Mountain National Park. Even tiny Rhode Island boasts three national historic sites. Most states will have no problem coming up ...

Rate Podcast program brings Everglades to you

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Sun, Feb 15    29 related articles

 FL BY WHITNEY SESSA The Everglades National Park is launching its second season of its video podcast program with a new segment each month this winter. The park is the first national park in Florida -- and possibly the first in the South East region -- to ...

Rate SCCF, BIG ARTS and Everglades Foundation to present conservation forum

Original at Cape Coral Daily Breeze external link    Tue, Feb 3

 FL He has also worked at the South Florida Water Management District, Everglades National Park and as an assistant professor at South Dakota State University. Van Lent is a resident of the Florida Keys. Rae Ann Wessel, SCCF natural resource policy ...

Rate Florida panthers may come to Georgia

Original at Macon Telegraph external link    Mon, Feb 2

 GA By the 1980s they were found only in a large swath of swampy land in south Florida including the Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park. Their numbers had dwindled to an estimated 20 to 30 animals, a population so low that ...

January of 2009

 

Rate Prop scarring stretches hundreds of miles

Original at KeysNet external link    Sat, Jan 31

 Florida - No one really knows how badly boaters have scarred the bottom of Florida Bay, say Everglades National Park researchers. But a park study can account for at ...

Rate Upcoming outdoors events

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Thu, Jan 29    29 related articles

 FL The snook harvest remains closed until March 1 in the Keys, Everglades National Park and all of Florida's Gulf of Mexico waters. Meanwhile, the recreational harvest of gag grouper in all of Gulf of Mexico waters off Florida is closed Sunday through ...

Rate North Florida spotted seatrout season closes, snook reopens Feb. 1

Original at WTVY external link    Wed, Jan 28    29 related articles

 AL - The harvest of snook remains closed in all of Florida’s Gulf of Mexico, Everglades National Park and Monroe County coastal and inland waters until March 1.

Rate New reports: Seagrass scarring worse problem than thought

Original at KeysNet external link    Wed, Jan 28    2 related articles

 Florida - By KEVIN WADLOW Florida Bay has taken a beating from boaters over the decades, say new studies by Everglades National Park staff. ...

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Original at clipser.com external link    Sun, Jan 18

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The above video was taken on August 22, 1993 at the Everglades National Park in Florida. www.clipser.com

Rate Public forum on offshore drilling impact set for Saturday

Original at Pensacola News Journal external link    Thu, Jan 15

 FL - Sisskin has worked at Everglades National Park, and is currently at the University of West Florida. She is a well-known activist who serves on the boards of ...

Rate Governor Crist to Receive Everglades Legacy Award - Chipley Florida Online Newspaper

Original at Foster Folly external link    Fri, Jan 9

Governor Crist to Receive Everglades Legacy Award Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News, fl - The vast acreage is the “missing link” that the South Florida Water Management District needs to reconnect Lake Okeechobee and Everglades National Park and ...

December of 2008

 

Rate COMMENTARY: The Everglades’ Critical Turning Point

Original at E external link    Tue, Dec 30

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 CT - Wading bird populations in Everglades National Park have plummeted by over 90 percent. Sixty-eight species of plants and animals, including the Florida ... Contract Vote Will Preserve Glades The Ledger all 5 news articles

Rate Save The Everglades

Original at beta.sling.com external link    Sat, Dec 13

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The Florida Everglades are at risk. Dave Price is in Everglades National Park learning about the park's exquisite wildlife and why it's so ... beta.sling.com

Rate Today in History - Dec. 6

Original at google.com external link    Fri, Dec 5

 - Dec 5, 2008 In 1947, Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman. In 1957, AFL-CIO members voted to expel the International ... MLive.com all 63 news articles

Rate Round Table for Saturday December 6, 2008

Original at readerrant.capitolhillblue.com external link    Fri, Dec 5

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 VA - Dec 5, 2008 1947 - Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by US President Truman. 1957 - AFL-CIO members voted to expel the International Brotherhood of ...

November of 2008

 

Rate GPS malfunctions cause Florida Bay problems

Original at KeysNet external link    Tue, Nov 25

 Florida - Nov 26, 2008 We got a lot of important feedback" during the 2007 review, said Fred Herling, supervising planner at Everglades National Park. ...

Rate Officials concede little progress on Everglades

Original at KeysNet external link    Tue, Nov 18

 Florida - Nov 19, 2008 The Modified Water Deliveries project, underway since 1989, to move water flows in Everglades National Park more to the east. The C-111 Canal projects to ...

Rate No to Auto Bailout - The Petition Site

Original at Overview Petitions external link    Tue, Nov 18

Big Oil? Yeah Right, If you believe that then I have some 20000 foot high mountain building lots in the middle of the Florida Everglades National Park I want to sell you!! # 3:. 7:40 am PST, Nov 18, Name not displayed, Texas ...

Rate I Still Smell the Flats

Original at About Saltwater Fishing external link    Sat, Nov 15

It is low tide in one of the myriad mangrove creeks accessible along the southwest Florida coast in Everglades National Park. It is a sight and smell I witnessed so...

Rate Keys: We need a say in the new plan

Original at KeysNet external link    Fri, Nov 14

 Florida - Nov 15, 2008 An afternoon panel at 1:30 pm hears fishermen and other user groups speak on the economic importance of Florida Bay. At 3 pm, Everglades National Park staff ...

Rate Gate 10 in Everglades National Park

Original at troubledmachine (Livejournal) external link    Mon, Nov 10

By recycle the records! Originally uploaded by tmachine. Bought a book over the weekend about hikes in southern Florida. This is the trailhead described the book as "You may get your feet wet", in reality the trail for more ...

Rate Florida Everglades | Everglades National Park

Original at Florida Vacations external link    Fri, Nov 7

Discover the hidden secret of the Florida Everglades and tour this unique area of Southern Florida with us.

Rate Fishing the Ditches – Slagle and House

Original at About Saltwater Fishing external link    Thu, Nov 6

About half way and along the shoreline between Flamingo in Everglades National Park and Cape Sable on the southwest tip of Florida are two canals. Actually they are more like...

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Rate America’s 40 Most Enchanting Parks

Original at Rock The List external link    Fri, Oct 24

By RTL Staff Central Park in New York City, New York 9. Everglades National Park in Homestead, Florida [image credit: minds-eyes] 8. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 7. Yellowstone National Park in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming ...

Rate NBC News -- Everglades National Park

Original at apexchange.com external link    Wed, Oct 22

NBC NEWS -- Everglades National Park -- Pictured: Plant life along the Anhinga Trail of Everglades National Park in Florida on October 19, 2008 (Photo by: Stephanie Himango/NBC NewsWire via AP Images) ...

Rate Snook Fishing and The Everglades National Park Of Florida ...

Original at Florida Snook Fishing external link    Sun, Oct 12

You wont fight any bigger Snook than you find in the everglades National Park of Florida.

Rate Macy’s Teams with National Park Foundation for Green Campaign

Original at promomagazine.com external link    Thu, Oct 9

The top winner will receive a trip for four to Everglades National Park in Florida and star in an electronic field trip broadcast live from the park that millions of school children will watch across the U.S. ...

Rate Young Panther is Killed Crossing a Road in Everglades National Park

Original at National Parks Traveler external link    Thu, Oct 2

By Bob Janiskee A car struck and killed a panther kitten Monday night in Everglades National Park. There are probably fewer than 100 panthers left in south Florida, so the death of even a single youngster is very sad. read more.

Rate Everglades National Park - , Florida

Original at flbeautiful.com external link    Tue, Aug 12

By Travel Writer The Everglades National Park is a watery wonder world of mangroves, shallow bays, lazy rivers, and isolated islands. It is the perfect setting in which to go canoeing, and there are many different and wonderful areas there, ...

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Rate Florida Rejects Everglades Coal-Fired Power Plant due to Global Warming

Original at Dvorak Uncensored external link    Wed, Jun 6

By hhopper Global warming concerns helped persuade the state Public Service Commission on Tuesday to reject a plan by Florida’s largest utility to build a $5.7-billion coal-fired power plant near Everglades National Park. The denial marks the first time global warming has ever played a role in a PS...

Rate Carl Pope: Another Two Bite the Dust

Original at Huffington Post external link    Wed, Jun 6

By Carl Pope Tallahassee, FL -- The biggest coal-burning power plant still on the drawing board was planned right next to Everglades National Park by Florida Power and Light. But the Glades plant, which the Sierra Club had challenged before the Florida Public...

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