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How alligators are breathing life into Florida's Everglades
The Everglades' eclectic alligators are surprisingly diverse builders, bodyguards, commuters, and health-bringing engineers.
When do hummingbirds return to Ohio? Interactive map, when to put out feeders, more
April is in full swing, which means it's time for spring showers, blooming flowers and beautiful melodies coming from your ...
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Jacksonville residents can make a difference at home with natural gardening | Opinion
A local environmental advocate and gardening enthusiast makes a case for creating an outdoor garden friendly to pollinators, wildlife and more.
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The 310-Acre State Park In Florida That Most People Don’t Know About
That’s Dr. Von D. Mizell–Eula Johnson State Park in Dania Beach, Florida – a 310-acre coastal treasure that somehow remains ...
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You Haven’t Explored Florida Until You’ve Visited This 310-Acre State Park
Hidden between Fort Lauderdale’s cruise ships and Hollywood’s beaches lies a coastal paradise so magnificent yet overlooked that it feels like finding a secret passage to Old Florida – Dr. Von D.
Florida lawmakers consider ousting mockingbird as state bird after nearly 100 years
Florida named the mockingbird its state bird back in 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. It may not be quite as representative of today's bustling, modern ...
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Bye bye mockingbird? Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.
Battle of the birds: Florida considers changing state bird
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo and the ...