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Keep your eyes to the sky for migrating white pelicans in Northwest Florida

Migration time for white pelicans By Stan Kirkland, FWC One of the many benefits of living in the Florida panhandle and particularly near the coast is the vast variety of wildlife we often see. Daily, you’re apt to see bald eagles, ospreys, fox squirrels, black bears, wild turkeys, deer and numerous other species. It’s all about being in the right place at the right time. One species you may miss that’s migrating through our area now are white pelicans. Just...

Twin Oaks Farm tour Oct. 16, 2011

Enjoy a day of workshops on a Certified Organic farm As one of the featured farms on the New Leaf Market Farm Tour, Twin Oaks Farm is hosting a day of workshops and farm tours on Oct. 16, 2011. Twin Oaks Farm is a 94-acre Certified Organic farm located in Holmes County, Florida. Twin Oaks raise chickens and ducks for egg and meat production, their hens are fed a certified organic mix of grains without soy. They roam freely on...

Florida huntin’ season is crankin’ up!

Outta’ the Woods By Tony Young Football season is in full swing, and the 2011-12 hunting season is cranking up. Heck, in Zone A, they’re already into general gun season. But for the rest of us, I’d like to cover the rules and regulations regarding two hunting seasons that are just around the corner: muzzleloading gun and the first phase of dove. Immediately following the close of crossbow season in each zone, the muzzleloading gun season begins. Season dates run...

Are black bears dangerous?

It is not very likely for black bears to attack people in the Deep South From the Desk of the FWC –  By Stan Kirkland, FWC It’s been all over the news recntly about a group of seven young teenagers on a month-long survival-skills course in the Talkeetna Mountains of Alaska, being attacked by a grizzly bear sow with a cub. Immediately after the attack, the group activated a personal locator beacon, which brought Alaska state troopers and help.  Thankfully,...

E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center open to the public

Center open on weekends The E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center is now open to the public on weekends. The Center offers education on a better understanding of our environment; with its focus on the importance of biodiversity, ecosystems, conservation, preservation and restoration of our natural resources.  The hands-on environmental learning facility had previously only been open to serve students, teachers and professional audiences. The exhibition hall showcases exhibits of bees, snakes and turtles, forest and wetland habitats and hands-on interpretive displays....