The Friends of the Little Manatee River State Park, a nonprofit organization, will hold two events this weekend to raise money for maintenance and improvements at the park off U.S. 301. ...more

January 9, 2008

Near the end of the swamp tour, the Fakahatchee Strand grew quiet. Weary legs sloshed through waist-deep water. Thick mud sucked at hiking boots. Walking sticks knocked against cypress knees. Splish, splash. ...more

December 27, 2007

More than 600 people participated in the first Hike for Hospice, a benefit that raised $100,000 for Gulfside Regional Hospice, organizers said. ...more

December 19, 2007

SEBRING — Over the summer months, 11 children and two adults became lost among the spacious area that is the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring's Preserve. A faster emergency response system with vehicles that could easily prowl the land became something district officials deemed necessary, so they purchased three four-wheeler ATVs in October. "(The vehicles) can be used for a number of things," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "The main thing is that they will help out our response time during emergency situations." Over the last few weeks, the district organized its own Rural Rescue Response Team, featuring firefighters to man the vehicle. Henderson estimated that Sun 'n Lake has more than 3,000 acres of wooded land that sit behind its residential area and are popular with bikers and hikers. ...more

December 10, 2007

SPRING HILL — Ray Cannata takes the kind of vacations the brochures call "aggressive." ...more

November 3, 2007

Officially, the acronym FNST stands for the Florida National Scenic Trail. Unofficially, among those who know it best, the four letters translate to the Florida National Stealth Trail. ...more

November 2, 2007

Five nights before Halloween - Friday -- will be a full moon. That night, those who dare are invited to participate in a Full Moon Walk from 7 to 9 p.m. at Camp Bayou, 315 S. Tamiami Trail. ...more

October 22, 2007

The A-Train chugs into west Pasco next month for another charitable visit. ...more

October 18, 2007

The A Train will make another West Pasco station stop next month. Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Mike Alstott will attend the first Hike for Hospice, a benefit on Saturday, Nov. 10, to raise money for Gulfside Regional Hospice. ...more

October 17, 2007