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In 2017, Hurricane Irma flooded Paynes Prairie. The high water habitat attracted new wildlife to north Florida, including the snail kite.
Read More »An endangered snail kite was spotted in Paynes Prairie, though its future is unclear
The Importance Of Urban Forests In Florida For Suburban Birds
As forests get paved over, the fragmented green spaces left behind provide valuable territory for local and migratory birds.
Read More »Rising From The Roots
It’s been 20 years since Antonia Rios left Oaxaca for the United States. She believed her hometown in southern Mexico offered no future to raise a family as she wanted.
Read More »Skepticism, Frustration Overpower Neighborhood Meeting On Recent Dog Attacks
Twenty residents of the Northwood Pines and Northwood Oaks neighborhoods attended the two-hour meeting at the Senior Recreation Center to have their voices heard.
Read More »Gainesville Becomes First Florida City To Adopt Participatory Defense
Gainesville is the first Florida city to have a participatory defense hub. Tennessee, Alabama, California, Pennsylvania and New York are among other states with the community-driven initiative.
Read More »UF Students Join Farmworkers To Protest Wendy’s
On Thursday, about 200 people representing the Coalition held a demonstration at the University of Florida to demand that the university end its contract with Wendy’s.
Read More »Belleview Toddler Becomes Ambassador For Down Syndrome
Riley Belcher, a 2-year-old from Belleview with a radiant smile, was selected to be an ambassador for the Down syndrome awareness nonprofit Nothing Down.
Read More »Gainesville’s Freeride Surf & Skate Shop To Close After 25 Years
Gainesville’s surfers and skateboarders will be without their local shop for the first time in more than two decades.
Read More »What It’s Like To Skateboard For 24 Consecutive Hours In Florida
Skaters compete in the Miami Ultraskate — an annual skateboard race in which riders skate around a 1.5-mile racetrack as many times as they can in 24 hours.
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