3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (423+ words) August brought a return to more typical summer rainfall patterns across the St. Johns River Water Management District, which includes Marion County. While rainfall totals varied considerably across the region, several inland counties received above-average rainfall, helping improve conditions in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (107+ words) A year-round resident in thick forests of Marion County, the white-eyed vireo is more easily heard than seen. Birders often use memory phrases to identify their song, such as “Quick, give me a rain check!” To my ear, their songs…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (203+ words) Hunters in Florida will have a chance to kill more bears later this year than in the 2025 hunt, and once again non-hunters are expected to apply for the permits to undermine the planned hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) A large, international team of scientists has determined that one in 10 butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range, with climate change and extreme weather driving nearly 80% of documented movements. The study, the largest of its kind, includes analyses of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (140+ words) [Image courtesy St. Johns River Water Management District] Recent rainfall has provided some welcome relief to portions of central Florida, but significant rainfall deficits remain and full recovery of water resources is a long-term process, according to the St. Johns…...