Media Release December 4, 2021 If you plan to boat or fish in the Atlantic…
Category: Nature
Pat’s Wildways: Atlantic Seafood Birds
By Pat Foster-Turley December 2, 2021 Caption: Black vultures pair-bond for life and are intelligent social…
Amelia Island Bird Club schedules field trip to Huguenot Memorial Park – Dec 4
Amelia Island Bird Club By Bill George [email protected] November 30, 2021 The Amelia Island Bird Club…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Pat Foster-Turley November 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: Many of you know Pat Foster-Turley through her…
New regulations for spot and Atlantic croaker on Atlantic coast effective Dec. 1
Media Release November 27, 2021 New regulations for spot and Atlantic croaker in state waters from…
Pat’s Wildways: Fall sights
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. November 25, 2021 Autumn is a beautiful time here on Amelia Island.…
Pat’s Wildways: That time of year again
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. November 18, 2021 It’s that time of year again, the time…
For Hunters, November = Opportunity!
Media Release November 13, 2021 November is National Gratitude Month and for hunters, there’s a lot…
North Florida Land Trust Has Officially Saved Little NaNa Dune
Media Release November 12, 2021 “‘This really was a team effort to save this important piece…
Pat’s Wildways: Gone but not forgotten
By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. November 11, 2021 Recently I’ve been browsing and rereading some of…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By William Birdsong November 5, 2021 Editor’s Note: William Birdsong was born in Jacksonville, Florida and…
Manatees are in motion: it’s Manatee Awareness month
Media Release November 6, 2021 November is Manatee Awareness Month and the Florida Fish and…
FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest
Media Release November 6, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in…
Bird sightings – “serendipitous circumstances”
By Patrick Leary October 2021 Serendipitous circumstances. Three weeks ago the region was blanketed in…
Pat’s Wildways: Lost in Bigfoot Country
By Pat Foster-Turley Ph.D. November 4, 2021 I recently took a road trip to see the…
City of Fernandina Beach proclaims November 2021 “Right Whale Month”
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst November 3, 2021 Right Whale Festival organizers…
Pat’s Wildways: Georgia fall crops
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 28, 2021 Fuju Persimmons are grown in more than 60 orchards…
Russian Thistle removal at Fort Clinch earns a challenge coin
from Bev Lawence/Jason Allgood October 27, 2021 A group of volunteers working together to remove invasive…
Catch a Florida Memory celebrates 5-year “catch-iversary” with program milestone
Media Release October 26, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Saltwater…
Florida’s Gulf recreational red snapper quota met, no fall season
Media Release October 24, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces Florida’s…
Pat’s Wildways: Heritage River Road in Autumn
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 21, 2021 It’s no secret that a favorite place that Bucko…
North Florida Land Trust to receive an anonymous donation to Save Little NaNa Dune
October 18, 2021 MEDIA RELEASE North Florida Land Trust The donor has committed $500,000 to help…
FWC certifies new state record butterfly peacock bass
Media Release October 17, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fisheries biologists certified…
North Florida Land Trust Names New Director of Conservation Acquisitions
Media Release October 16, 2021 Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 14, 2021 – North Florida Land Trust has…
Share your input on largemouth bass aquaculture for food
Media Release October 16, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants your input…
Pat’s Wildways: Happenings at the Inlet
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 14, 2021 Living in Fernandina Beach there are always unexpected happenings…
FWC approves a draft proposal for limited, highly regulated harvest of goliath grouper
Media Release October 13, 2021 At its October meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
Invasion of the Landscape Snatchers
from the County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager October 10, 2021 Please see the…
Advice for introducing new hunters – from a new hunter!
Media Release October 11, 2021 Plus, learn how you can be a part of the FWC’s…
FWC approves new regulations for spot and Atlantic croaker on Atlantic coast
Media Release October 10, 2021 At its October meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Dana Hermanson October 9, 2021 Editor’s Note: Dana Hermanson and his wife Heather are part…
Meteor Shower Tonight
from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager 10/8/21 @ 9:15 a.m. – Nassau…
Pat’s Wildways: Country Roads
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. October 7, 2021 I often write about short road trips emanating from…
Flagler College Receives a $600,000 Grant for Their Guana Peninsula Project
Flagler College/FPAN Press release October 4, 2021 The NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS)…
Share your input on the future management of redfish
Media Release October 12, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants your input…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
Submitted by Priscilla Footlik October 2, 2021 Editor’s Note: Priscilla came to Amelia Island in 2007.…
FWC to meet October 6-7 in St. Augustine
Media Release October 2, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet in…
Pat’s Wildways: Visit Darien and Harris Neck
By Pat Foster Turley September 30, 2021 Sometimes Bucko and I just want to go…
Florida’s coral reef: Our underwater national treasure
Media Release September 26, 2021 Florida’s coral reef: Our underwater national treasure Sure, you’ve heard…
Pat’s Wildways: Cicadas and Lovebugs
By Pat Foster-Turley September 23, 2021 I’m sure most of you have heard the loud…
FWC seeks landowners to help with gopher tortoise conservation
Media Release September 23, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking landowners…
Friends of Talbot Island State Parks host the Talbot Tidewater Celebration Sep 25
MEDIA RELEASE The free event will take place on National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept.…
North Florida Land Trust has acquired the funding to Save the Small Islands
Media Release September 21, 2021 The River Branch Foundation has donated the remaining money needed…
FWC seeks public input on beach-nesting birds draft guidelines
Media Release September 16, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking public…
Sept. 24: last day to harvest bay scallops this year
Media Release September 20, 2021 The last day to recreationally harvest bay scallops in Gulf County…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Carollee Addams September 18, 2021 Editor’s Note: Carollee Addams moved to Fernandina Beach from Naples,…
Be BearWise: Follow FWC’s bear necessities this fall
Media Release September 14, 2021 Fall is approaching and that means Florida black bears are…
Pat’s Wildways: Leaping Lizards
Pat Foster Turley September 16, 2021 Many of you living here in Nassau County are very…
Timucuan Parks Foundation asks Volunteers to join them for the 2021 Florida Coastal Cleanup
Media Release September 13, 2021 Timucuan Parks Foundation will be leading two cleanups on Saturday, Sept.…
FWC approves three new Florida Saltwater Fishing Records
Media Release September 11, 2021 Whiting (Gulf kingfish) Captain Sidney Little caught the latest Gulf kingfish…
Pat’s Wildways: Free-ranging chickens of the Keys
By Pat Foster-Turley September 9, 2021 I’m sure many of you have heard about the chicken…
Deer hunters: Find answers to your FAQs
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission For immediate release: Sept. 4, 2021 Media contact: [email protected] …
Labor Day last day to harvest bay scallops from the Fenholloway to the Suwannee rivers
Media Release September 3, 2021 The last day to recreationally harvest bay scallops from the Fenholloway…
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Brent Collins August 27, 2021 Editor’s Note: Brent Collins is originally from Pennsylvania. When his…
Pat’s Wildways: The Reef is Dead
Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. September 2, 2021 It’s been ages since I’ve snorkeled on a coral reef,…
Amelia Island Bird Club schedules upcoming field trips for 2021-2022
Amelia Island Bird Club Press Release Submitted by Bill George [email protected] August 2021 The following field…
Blueline tilefish recreational season closes Sept. 1 in Atlantic state waters
Media Release August 26, 2021 Blueline tilefish closes for recreational harvest in Atlantic state waters…
City of Fernandina Beach Parks & Recs offers “Eco Tours by Amelia Naturally!”
City of Fernandina Beach August 2021 Still chances to experience Eco tours by Amelia Naturally! $20/adults,…
FWC temporarily prohibits take of freshwater softshell turtles and yellow-bellied sliders
Media Release August 26, 2021 FWC temporarily prohibits take of freshwater softshell turtles and yellow-bellied…
Pat’s Wildways: “Nature Watching From the Porch”
By Pat Foster Turley, Ph.D. August 26, 2021 Pat’s Wildways: Nature Watching from the Porch It…
Apply now for FWC’s 2021-2022 High School Fishing Program curriculum and grant funding
Media Release August 24, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2021-2022 High…
Wild Amelia Annual Meeting scheduled for August 24 moved to Zoom
Wild Amelia Press Release Submitted by Jay Kayne [email protected] August 21, 2021 Due to continuing concern…
FWC seeking feedback on proposed changes to diamondback terrapin rules
Media Release August 19, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking input…
Pat’s Wildways: Gardening Trials and Tribulations
By Pat Foster-Turley August 19, 2021 Well, I keep trying to grow vegetables but long ago…
Nassau County BOCC Approves New Tree Ordinance for Unincorporated Amelia Island
from The County Insider Office of the Nassau County Manager August 18, 2021 At the August…
FWC video outlines new rules to keep chronic wasting disease from spreading into Florida
Media Release August 12, 2021 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has introduced a…
Scientists in Florida and Georgia Share Water Quality Data on the St. Marys River
Jacksonville, FL – In October 2011, the Regional Community…
Community Volunteers Needed for Pollinator Garden
Media Release Lynda Bell Keep Nassau Beautiful (904) 261-0165 [email protected] August 12, 2021 300 flowering…
Pat’s Wildways: One fine morning
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. August 12, 2021 My recent day started with a routine medical appointment,…
Timucuan Parks Foundation Presents Author and Columnist Mark Woods at its Exhibition at the Beaches Museum
Press Release August 11, 2021 Timucuan Parks Foundation and the Beaches Museum will host Author and…
FBCC passes measures in support of trees
Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm Reporter – News Analyst August 7, 2021 The Fernandina Beach City…
Wondering about the impact of antler point regulations in Florida? Find out now!
For immediate release: Aug. 2, 2021 Media contact: [email protected] An analysis of check station data…
Planting Nassau’s Future with Callahan Girl Scouts
Media Release Keep Nassau Beautiful August 7, 2021 Callahan Girl Scout Troop 336 initiate donation of…