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Meeting tonight on power lines proposed on edge of Everglades National Park
Environmentalists hope for a big crowd today at a hearing at Florida International University on a proposal for a set of power lines along the eastern border of Everglades National Park.
Florida Power & Light Co. wants to construct three sets of lines to...Tags: Palm Beach County, Travel, Crimes, National Parks, Florida International University
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Everglades National Park seeks volunteers to remove old tires
Everglades National Park is seeking volunteers this weekend to help clean up old tires dumped at the park’s northeastern Chekika area.
The tires, discarded there illegally, will be loaded onto trailers to be hauled away. Volunteers are asked to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Travel, National Parks
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Adult deer found inside python in Everglades
An adult deer was found intact inside a huge Burmese python Thursday, after the snake was captured and killed in the Everglades.
Contractors for the South Florida Water Management District encountered the python on a tree island in western Miami-Dade...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science, Miami-Dade County, Everglades, Natural Resources
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Meeting on FPL lines proposed for Everglades National Park
A controversial proposal for three major power lines along the eastern border of Everglades National Park will be the subject of a public hearing June 22 at Florida International University.
Florida Power & Light Co. wants to construct the lines to carry...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, FPL Group, Travel, National Parks
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Birds! Bugs! Gators! See national parks for free
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — To help build public support for national parks, the Interior Department on Monday announced 17 admission-free days next year for visitors to the Everglades and other parks. Federal officials want... -
15-foot python devours 76-pound deer: Is that normal?
Nation NowPython: A Burmese python killed in the Everglades was discovered with a white-tailed deer in its stomach. We talked to a snake expert to find out just how unusual this is.... -
Volunteers clear Everglades trails
Fourteen volunteers braved the hardships of the southern Everglades last Saturday to clear overgrown trails at Everglades National Park, reports Cerisa Swanberg, the park’s assistant volunteer coordinator.
“Undaunted by the heat and mosquitos...Tags: Everglades, Spring Break
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Robert S. Chandler dies at 74; National Park Service veteran
Robert S. Chandler, who dealt with complex problems as superintendent of many of the country's largest national parks and took the lead in implementing the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in the late 1970s and early '80s, has died. He...Tags: Career and Workplace, University of Maryland, College Park, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bakersfield
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Cooler temperatures make this the perfect season for South Florida parks
MIAMI — The heart of winter in South Florida may be the best season to explore the three national parks that surround the region: Everglades, Biscayne and the Big Cypress National Preserve. Cool breezes, the absence of insects and lack of...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Canoeing and Kayaking, Bodies of Water, Travel, National Parks
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U.S. agency moves to ban importation of pythons
Hoping to halt a slithering invasion of giant exotic snakes, federal officials said Wednesday that they want to ban all imports of Burmese pythons, the adaptable constrictor that is threatening the Everglades' balance of species. Eight other types of...Tags: Nature, Animals, Everglades, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Ken Salazar
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South Florida has a boat ride and celebrity gossip for every taste
MIAMI — We've got boat rides. We've got paddlewheelers and pirate ships, air boats and catamarans. Speedboats, glass-bottom boats, schooners, yachts and purpose-built tour boats. We've got fast rides, slow rides and hop-on, hop-off boat tours...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Bodies of Water, Crimes, Naomi Campbell, Port Everglades
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Even in off-season there's plenty to see in the Everglades
MIAMI — Just because the moonlight bike tours and guided swamp walks have ended for the season and most of the migratory birds have moved on doesn't mean there's no reason to visit the Everglades this spring and summer. The hottest, stickiest,...Tags: Travel, National Parks, Wetlands, Nature, Wildflowers
Jun 22, 2011
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Jul 5, 2011
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Oct 28, 2011
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Jun 9, 2011
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Oct 17, 2011
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Nov 1, 2011
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Jun 9, 2011
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Dec 30, 2010
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Feb 17, 2011
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Jan 20, 2010
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May 18, 2011
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May 18, 2011
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