Looking for a place to hike, away from the madding crowd? Try Jack Creek. It's in Southwest Florida Water Management District's new recreation guide, "Get Outside." ...more

September 18, 2009

Kristin Sluder wore rubber gloves and a serious look as she measured the nitrates in a water sample dipped from a drainage ditch along the northern edge of Werner Boyce Salt Springs State Park. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is ready to unveil its $9.7 million, 2,980-acre Conner Preserve to the public. An official grand opening is set for 10 a.m. Friday. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is ready to unveil its $9.7 million, 2,980-acre Conner Preserve to the public. An official grand opening is set for Jan. 16 starting at 10 a.m. ...more

January 14, 2009

Kick off those loafers and slip into some hiking boots for a leisurely stroll through a sea of gold, yellow and lavender wildflowers blanketing a nature preserve near you. ...more

November 19, 2008

Events SUNDAY IN THE PARK: Temple Terrace Garden Club's fourth annual family day is noon to 4 p.m. today at Woodmont Park, on Woodmont Drive, across the street from the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club. Learn about the environment and gardening, and shop the vendors while the youngsters play games and make crafts. Proceeds benefit the Sincerely, Santa charity for needy children in Hillsborough County. For vendor-exhibitor information, call (813) 988-6794. ...more

November 16, 2008

Kick off those loafers and slip into some hiking boots for a leisurely stroll through a sea of gold, yellow and lavender wildflowers blanketing a nature preserve near you. ...more

November 10, 2008

A winding drive down a long dirt road, past grazing cattle and ancient cypress trees, leads to a rushing creek that flows from the Green Swamp in Polk County to the Hillsborough River. ...more

October 18, 2008

By year's end, equestrians, mountain bikers and avid birders could be sauntering down newly opened trails around the enormous C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir east of County Road 39. ...more

July 12, 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