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Water district head leaving to take environmental consulting job
Sun SentinelMelissa Meeker is stepping down as head of the South Florida Water Management District to take a private sector job with a Stuart-based environmental consulting firm. Meeker resigned Monday after two years leading the agency that is charged with...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Environmental Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Consultancy Service
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Rick Scott
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UPS Foundation donates $6,000 to aviation academy
The Boynton Beach Aviation Academy program at Boynton Beach High School, a dual college/ high school program for students to enter the aeronautical field has received a $6,000 grant from the UPS Foundation specifically geared to encourage women to enter...Tags: Human Interest, Boynton Beach, Teaching and Learning, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami
ReutersBy Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., May 21 (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch (5.6 metres) Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence. College student Jason Leon snared...Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Everglades National Park
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Palm Beach County approves new deal to sell Mecca Farms
Finally giving up on developing taxpayer-owned Mecca Farms, Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday approved pursuing a $26 million deal to sell the former citrus groves to the state for water storage as well as a public shooting range. The price of...
Tags: Local Government, Research, Endangered Species, Conservation, South Florida Water Management District
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Offshore kayak fishing tournament yields good catches
There were a bunch of noteworthy catches in Saturday's May Madness offshore kayak fishing tournament out of Pompano Beach, including wahoo, tuna, kingfish, amberjack and grouper. In all, the 113 anglers competing in the Extreme Kayak Fishing event...
Tags: Fishing, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated, Plantation Park Elementary School, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports
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South Florida Water Management District head resigns
Sun SentinelThe head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and leading Everglades restoration....Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Politics, Environmental Politics, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch
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Introducing Bonecrusher II: Gatorland adds 70 creatures to its menagerie
Gatorland is adding more than 70 animals -- including a 15-foot American crocodile known as Bonecrusher II -- to the attraction after purchasing the creatures from the recently closed Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs. New to Gatorland will be...
Tags: Orange Blossom Trail, Gatorland
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Atrapan una pitón de 5,68 metros, la mayor jamás capturada en Florida
EFEUn hombre de Miami ha capturado y matado una pitón birmana de 5,68 metros de largo, la más grande jamás atrapada en Florida, un estado de EE.UU. donde esta especie invasora está haciendo estragos en la fauna local. Así lo anunció hoy la Comisión para...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Gun range, ATV course proposed for Palm Beach County parks
Forget slides, swings and soccer fields. A shooting range, off-road vehicle course and bicycle jumps are new nontraditional park attractions potentially coming to Palm Beach County. While county officials joke about getting into the extreme-sports...
Tags: Shootings, Endangered Species, Conservation, Farms, Sports
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Record python killed in South Florida
A record-setting Burmese python was killed with a knife in a rural section of southern Miami-Dade County, after a long struggle in which it wrapped itself around a man's legs. The monster snake was 18 feet, eight inches long, beating the previous...
Tags: Endangered Species, Conservation, Science and Technology, Florida International University, Biology
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Python, more than 18 feet long, sets new record in Florida
A record-setting Burmese python nearly 19 feet in length was captured and killed in a rural part of Miami-Dade County, officials announced this week. Measuring 18 feet 8 inches, it is the longest Burmese python that has ever been found in the area....
Tags: Science and Technology, Biology, Miami-Dade County, Wildlife, Florida City
May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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