The 2021 rally has an event page on Facebook that includes informational videos about how to identify and remove six different invasive plants that are prevalent in Gainesville: coral ardisia, air potato, skunk vine, cat’s claw vine, Caesar’s weed and sword fern.
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The Earth Academy day camp, which was supposed to run through the rest of the month in Gainesville, is instead ending Friday.
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In contrast to the closure of all state parks, and despite a steady rise in Alachua County's number of COVID-19 cases, Sweetwater and a number of other city-owned parks have remained open so far.
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Each year, the free event welcomes around 1,000 people from all over Alachua County.
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City park officials warn visitors of bacterial contamination in urban creeks due to runoff and animal waste.
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More than 900 volunteers across Gainesville helped clear up the invasive species Coral Ardisia during the Great Invader Raider Rally on Saturday.
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The Living History Farm at the Morningside Nature Center aims to include the Gainesville community with Barnyard Buddies, a program that allows people of all ages to help the staff feed the animals every Wednesday.
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If you're heading out for Earth Day festivities this weekend, WUFT has list of activities throughout the region to celebrate mother Earth.
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The Garrity family is the first family to receive the Michelle Park Family Recreation Scholarship from the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department. The scholarship is valued at $1,500 and was created for families to engage in recreational and cultural activities for free.
Read More »Gainesville's 15th annual Great Air Potato Round-Up attracted volunteers in the area to help eradicate the invasive plant known as the air potato. The plant has become a problem in Florida because of its disruptive nature to native plants.
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