Drilldown: News Link

$1.7m Peroxide Algal Bloom Treatment Underway at Lake Minneola (1) · Avian Influenza Confirmed in Florida (1) · Brevard County Beaches Closed Mid-Day This Weekend (1) · Brevard County Closes All Beachside Parking (1) · Brevard County Commission Moves to Close County to Non-Residents (1) · Brevard County Reverses Beach Closure Decision (1) · Brevard Environmental Groups Comment on NASA-KSC Roberts Rd Assessment (1) · Building Community Resilience Through Habitat Restoration (1) · Canaveral National Seashore is Closing Due to COVID19 (1) · Cocoa Beach Limits Beach Activities (1) · DEP Announces Free Admission to Florida State Parks on Veterans Day (1) · DEP Launches New Green Stormwater Infrastructure Website (1) · Environmental Leaders Applaud Governor Ron DeSantis (1) · EPA Announces $97,527,000 for Infrastructure Projects to Protect Surface Water and Drinking Water in Florida (1) · Fishing in the Know - November 2020 (1) · Florida Gopher Tortoise Awareness Day on April 10th (1) · Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Freedom First Budget to Promote Natural Resource Restoration (1) · Florida Senate Passes SB1632 Environmental Protection (1) · Florida State Parks and Coastal Facility Updates (1) · Florida State Parks Closed (1) · FWC Continues to Monitor Avian Influenza Across Florida (1) · FWC Fishing in the Know December 2020 (1) · Half Off Florida State Park Passes and FWC Licenses (1) · It’s bat time again: Check your home before maternity season (1) · Make a difference for manatees this November (1) · Pharmaceuticals Found in Florida Redfish (1) · Proposed Kennedy Space Center Mitigation Bank to Restore 135 Acres (1) · Rep. Brian Mast speaks about Lake Okeechobee water releases and management (1) · Ron DeSantis-backed bill to increase sewage spill fines passes first committee (1) · Sea Turtle Nesting Season Has Arrived (1) · Sebastian Inlet Jetties Closed October 18 - 22 (1) · Six Endangered Sawfish Found Dead (1) · SJRWMD Amends BlueGreen Algicide Contract to Include All Florida Waterways (1) · Spotted seatrout central east zone seasonal closure starts Nov. 1 (1) · St Lucie County Beaches Closed (1)

''"Fishing in the Know"'' is the FWC's monthly fishing newsletter. This issue includes the December Commission meeting agenda where changes to the Atlantic Coast flounder fishery will be discussed. Atlantic Snook fishery closes Dec 15, 2020. (1) · ''Fishing in the Know'' is Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission's monthly fishing newsletter with information on fishery closures, regulation changes and upcoming Florida fishing events. November 28th is Florida's Saltwater License Free fishing day. (1) · A bill backing a Gov. Ron DeSantis proposal to raise fines for violating environmental protections passed its first committee stop Monday. (1) · All 177 Florida State Parks are closed as of Monday, March 23, 2020. (1) · All beaches in the City of Cocoa Beach are closed to all activities except walking, jogging, biking, fishing, surfing and swimming. Activities such as sunbathing, sitting in chairs, organized sports or laying on blankets is not allowed. (1) · Beachside public parking along the 72-mile Brevard County shoreline will be closed beginning on Thursday March 18, 2020 in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. (1) · Brevard County Beaches will be closed 11am - 4pm March 27 - 29, 2020. (1) · Brevard County Commission moves to close the county to tourists and leisure visitors. (1) · Brevard County environmental groups comment on the NASA KSC Roberts Road 100 Acre Expansion Environmental Assessment (1) · Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) is closed due to novel coronavirus (COVID19) guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (1) · Effective immediately, all Florida State Parks are changing day visitation hours to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m and cancelling all events, activities, special event reservations, pavilion rentals and camping reservations at Florida State Parks for the next 60 days. (1) · Effective Monday March 23, 2020 all St. Lucie County Beaches are Closed. (1) · Efforts like restoring coastal wetlands and removing outdated dams (ie: causeways) can improve coastal resilience—helping communities recover from and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather and climate change. (1) · Florida Environmental Leaders Applaud Governor Ron DeSantis Signing Legislation to Protect Florida’s Water Resources and Support Conservation Efforts. (1) · Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding beachgoers that they can help protect nesting sea turtles by practicing some simple tips. (1) · Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has been notified by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory of confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) strain: H5 2.3.4.4 in avian species. (1) · Funding is available for a wide range of water infrastructure projects, including modernizing aging wastewater infrastructure, implementing water reuse and recycling and addressing stormwater. (1) · Gov. DeSantis announces 50% discounts from October 14, 2023 through January 13, 2024 on Florida State Park passes and FWC Hunting and Fishing licenses. (1) · Israeli company BlueWater Technologies completed it's $940,000 Lake O. contract last week with no application of their hydrogen peroxide algicide. This week they move to Lake Minneola to begin a $1.7m contract to apply the controversial product. (1) · NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation involving the deaths of six critically endangered smalltooth sawfish in Everglades City, Fla. (1) · November is Manatee Awareness Month and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public that these large marine mammals are on the move. (1) · Pharmaceutical contaminants have been found in Florida's redfish during a year-long study by FIU and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. (1) · Removal of Florida bat colonies must be completed before the maternity season starts on April 15. Bat exclusions are illegal during the maternity season, which runs through August 15. (1) · Seatrout closure Nov 1 for Florida's East Coast. (1) · Sebastian Inlet Tax District (SITD) has posted a public notice announcing the closure of the North and South Jetties October 18 - 22, 2021 while engineers conduct an inspection of the structures. (1) · The 2023 Florida Senate has passed SB1632 to strengthen Basin Management Action Plans (BMAP) and fund Indian River Lagoon restoration projects. (1) · The budget reaffirms Governor DeSantis’ commitment to high priority conservation items including red tide research and manatee rescue, and provides additional resources and support for law enforcement. (1) · The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is offering free admission to Florida State Parks for all visitors on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, in gratitude for the courageous men and women who served in the nation's armed forces. (1) · The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water Restoration Assistance Nonpoint Source Management program announces the launch of the new green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) website. (1) · The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) continues to monitor bird mortalities suspected to be attributed to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza throughout Florida. (1) · The Gopher Tortoise Council has declared April 10th as Gopher Tortoise Day to raise awareness for this remarkable reptile. Gopher tortoises are charming creatures that are classified as state-threatened in Florida, primarily due to habitat loss. (1) · The primary ecological goal of the proposed KSC Mitigation Bank is to improve fish and wildlife habitat and improve the overall integrity of ecological communities within Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Indian River Lagoon watershed. (1) · The Saint Johns River Water Management District will now allow all Florida water management districts and the FDEP to rapidly access the BlueGreen algicide treatment when critical harmful algal blooms (HAB) are present. (1) · This weekends Brevard Beach closures will now be determined by each municipality. (1) · U.S. Rep. Brian Mast spoke about Lake Okeechobee water levels on Tuesday morning, and called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its water management, or he says we could see harmful water releases this summer. (1)

Brevard County (8) · Florida (20) · Florida East Coast (5) · Saint Lucie County (1) · United States (1)

Estuary · None · Atlantic Ocean · North Indian River · Mosquito Lagoon · Banana River · Central Indian River · Indian River · Other · St Lucie River · South Indian River · St. Lucie River · Other

Beachside (4) · Brevard and Volusia County (1) · Cocoa Beach (1) · East Coast (1) · Everglades City (1) · Hutchinson Island (1) · Kennedy Space Center (2) · Miami (1) · Palatka (2) · Saltwater Fishery (1) · Sebastian Inlet (1) · Stuart (1) · Tallahassee (17) · Viera (1)

None (33) · Yes (2)

None (33) · (Gopherus polyphemus) (1) · Photo: National Park Service (1)

January 2020 (1) · February 2020 (2) · March 2020 (8) · April 2020 (2) · October 2020 (3) · November 2020 (2) · December 2020 (1) · March 2021 (1) · June 2021 (1) · July 2021 (1) · October 2021 (1) · November 2021 (1) · December 2021 (2)

None (9) · Brevard County Commission Meeting (1) · COVID-19 Prompts Closing of All Beachside Public Parking (1) · DEPNews (1) · Facebook Page (2) · FDEP (1) · Fishing in the Know (1) · FIU News (1) · FLAPOL (1) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (1) · Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (1) · Florida Manatee Program (1) · FWC (1) · FWC Press Release (1) · FWC Recreational Fishing Regulations (1) · Habitat News (1) · In the Know (1) · MyFWC (2) · National Park Service News Release (1) · NOAA Southeast Newswire (1) · Public Notice SAJ-2021-01270 (SCW) (1) · Public Safety (1) · SJRWMD Streamlines (1) · Water News (1) · WPTV (1)

None (2) · 2020 (19) · 2021 (7) · 2022 (1) · 2023 (6)

None (3) · Brevard County Emergency Management (1) · Brevard County Government (1) · Brevard Emergency Management Office (1) · Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 (1) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection (4) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (1) · Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (1) · Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (7) · Florida International University (1) · Florida State Parks (1) · FloridaPolitics.com (1) · FWC (1) · Indian River Lagoon News (1) · MyFWC (1) · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1) · National Park Service (1) · NOAA Fisheries (1) · Saint Johns River Water Management District (1) · Sebastian Inlet District (1) · St Lucie County (1) · St. Johns River Water Management District (1) · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District (1) · WPTV (1)

Article (3) · Periodical (2) · Press Release (24) · Social Media (5) · Website (1)

None (29) · District to share innovative algal bloom treatment contract with fellow water managers, FDEP (1) · Florida Environmental Leaders Applaud Governor Ron DeSantis Signing Legislation to Protect Florida’s Water Resources and Support Conservation Efforts. (1) · FWC continues to monitor HPAI in Florida's Birds (1) · FWC: Governor Ron DeSantis’ Freedom First budget promotes natural resource restoration and supports Florida’s law enforcement officers (1) · Lights out, stash the trash. It’s sea turtle nesting season! (1) · This year’s bills carry tweaks to match the Governor’s proposal. (1)

None (33) · Adkins (1) · Downey (1)

None (32) · IRLNews (1) · JoAnn (1) · Renzo (1)

None (28) · ENews (3) · Website (4)

None (27) · Government (2) · Local (1) · News (3) · Politics (1) · Science (1)

None (35)

None (35)

None (30) · Facebook (5)

None (30) · Brevard County Emergency Management (1) · Brevard County Government (2) · Citiy of Cocoa Beach (1) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection (1)

None (4) · Bluewater Technologies Peroxide Algae (1) · Brevard Beach Closure (1) · Brevard County Closed leisure tourists (1) · Brevard NASA KSC Kennedy Space Center Roberts Road Expansion Environmental Assessment Comment (1) · Canaveral National Seashore Closure (1) · Covid19 Brevard Beach Parking Closed (1) · DeSantis Fine Gruters Florida Senate House Bill SB1450 (1) · Everglades Smalltooth Sawfish (1) · FDEP DEP Green stormwater infrastructure (1) · Florida Blue Green Algicide (1) · Florida DeSantis Natural Resource Restoration (1) · Florida EPA Surface Drinking Water Funds (1) · Florida Fishing Fish Newsletter (1) · Florida Gopher Tortoise (1) · Florida Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (1) · Florida Migrating Manatee Awareness (1) · Florida redfish pharmaceutical study (1) · Florida Senate Bill SB1632 (1) · Florida Spotted seatrout regulations (1) · Florida State Park Closure (1) · Florida State Park Pass FWC Hunting fishing License Discount (1) · Florida State Parks Campgrounds Closing CoVid19 (1) · Florida State Parks Veterans Free (1) · Florida Wildlife Bats (1) · Florida, FWC, Bird Flu, Avian Flu, HPAI (1) · FWC Fishing Newsletter (1) · Governor DeSantis, Florida Department of Environmental Resources (1) · Kennedy Space Center Wetland Mitigation Bank (1) · NOAA Coastal Resilience Wetlands Causeways Restoration (1) · Saint Lucie County Hutchinson Island Beach Closed (1) · Sebastian Inlet Jetty (1)

Bird Watching (1) · Brevard County Locale (7) · Environmental Protection Agency (1) · Fishing (3) · Florida Executive Branch (1) · Florida Region (2) · Florida State Park (3) · Government Organizations (2) · Indian River County Locale (1) · Manatee Watching (1) · NASA - KSC (2) · Recreation (1) · Research (1) · Research Resources (1) · Restoration (1) · Saint Lucie County Locale (1) · Sea Turtle Watching (1) · Web Site (1) · Wildlife (1) · Wildlife Encounter (3)

None (31) · Gopher_Tortoise (1) · IRLNews:Avian Influenza in Brevard County (1) · IRLNews:SpaceX_Starship_Super_Heavy_Operations_at_the_Kennedy_Space_Center (1) · Israeli Firm Aims to Keep Lake Okeechobee Algae Out of St Lucie River (1)

Admin (35)

20200127180352 (1) · 20200129091309 (1) · 20200214091427 (1) · 20200216074226 (1) · 20200317195750 (1) · 20200318121239 (1) · 20200319091528 (1) · 20200322181843 (1) · 20200323072924 (1) · 20200326162308 (1) · 20200327112337 (1) · 20200330104257 (1) · 20200402134735 (1) · 20200402153302 (1) · 20201020192019 (1) · 20201022113126 (1) · 20201028201532 (1) · 20201103103931 (1) · 20201105193635 (1) · 20201207190120 (1) · 20210329123840 (1) · 20210625082924 (1) · 20210726122342 (1) · 20211015054151 (1) · 20211106163349 (1) · 20211209093521 (1) · 20211218082834 (1) · 20211229192658 (1) · 20220309085955 (1) · 20230305182115 (1) · 20230408081731 (1) · 20230513194346 (1) · 20230603085258 (1) · 20231018095533 (1) · 20231018100939 (1)