Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state ...

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A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (WFLA)— Manatees have made their way to Blue Spring State Park to keep warm. According to the Florida Fish ...

Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state park in 1972 ... protected springs such as Blue Spring, especially ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed keeping manatees under a threatened species classification, which has sparked ...

An accessible picnic pavilion at Lake Manatee ... Ball Wakulla Springs State Park. New, accessible electric trams at Oleta River and Big Lagoon State Parks. “Each year, Florida’s state parks ...

along with the “Great Blue Heron,” a hybrid-electric river tour boat at Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park. The license plate also funded 25 Cannondale e-bikes for Florida park rangers. The ...