Ready to walk? Here's the gear you'll need: •Water bottle ...more

December 20, 2008

Florida's delightful winter weather is begging everyone to come outside and play. ...more

December 18, 2008

The Florida National Scenic Trail is 1,400 miles long. It extends from Miami to the Panhandle. ...more

February 23, 2008

A chain saw chewed through the doomed maple while two men held ropes secured to its trunk. ...more

January 22, 2008

A chain saw chewed through the doomed maple while two men held ropes secured to its trunk. ...more

January 17, 2008

CALENDAR Boating CONTINUOUS: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary meets second Tuesday monthly at Brandon Rec Center, 402 E. Sadie Dr., Brandon, 7:30 p.m.; www.cgaux74.org. ...more

December 27, 2007

In an effort to make hiking more pleasurable for others down the trail, a dozen hardy souls ventured deep into the forest to help bridge nature with civilization. ...more

November 10, 2007

In an effort to make hiking more pleasurable for others, a dozen volunteers ventured into the forest to replace a bridge. ...more

November 10, 2007

The noise came suddenly from beneath my Jeep, a grinding, high-pitched squeal that fit somewhere between fingernails raked across a chalk board and the angry utterance of a 2-year-old denied his will. ...more

November 10, 2007

In an effort to make hiking more pleasurable for others down the trail, a dozen hardy souls ventured deep into the forest to help bridge nature with civilization. ...more

November 8, 2007