Portions of a 2,980-acre preserve in central Pasco soon will be open to the public for hiking, biking and other recreation. ...more

June 26, 2008

For several local home-schooled children, Starkey Environmental Education Center in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park is kind of a "school away from school." ...more

June 22, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY For several local home-schooled children, Starkey Environmental Education Center in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park is kind of a "school away from school." Hardly a week goes by that NPR Homeschoolers, a community organization of home schooling families, doesn't have some sort of a session at the center, usually tapping recreation leader Katie Mac Millen's vast knowledge of nature. Some weeks they are at the park more than once. They even have the occasional overnight event. ...more

June 14, 2008

Recreation director imparts the wonders of nature ...more

June 7, 2008

Katie Mac Millen never stops teaching. Even walking a short distance through a field with her can be an educational experience. ...more

June 7, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- For several local home-schooled children, Starkey Environmental Education Center in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park is kind of a "school away from school." Hardly a week goes by that NPR Homeschoolers, a community organization of home schooling families, doesn't have some sort of a session at the center, usually tapping recreation leader Katie Mac Millen's vast knowledge of nature. Some weeks they are at the park more than once. They even have the occasional overnight event. ...more

June 6, 2008

A three-year restoration project within the Starkey Wilderness Preserve will restore 951 acres of uplands, officials at Southwest Florida Water Management District said. ...more

May 24, 2008

Katie Mac Millen never stops teaching. Even walking a short distance through a field with her can be an educational experience. ...more

May 20, 2008

Green-conscious Pasco residents who want to appreciate the environment can check out the March for Parks next month and have some fun while they are at it, organizers say. "It's coming together," Katie Mac Millen, a recreation leader for the Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department, said. ...more

February 20, 2008

Longtime environmentalist and philanthropist Marsha Starkey is among four local "Women of Distinction" that the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida will honor next month. ...more

February 18, 2008