Northeast Florida's Outdoor Journal
The citrus harvest in Florida gets underway in February, and John Abercrombie’s fruit at his 5 acre Southside home is ready to be picked. Abercrombie has Ruby Red and Pink Grapefruit, Satsuma and Calamondin Oranges, Limequats (a cross between limes … Continued
Skip the crowds and surprise your Valentine with a sunset this Tuesday at an off-the-beaten-path spot along the St. Johns River. The state’s longest river has many faces – quiet fishing nooks, magnificent sunrises and sunsets, and busy international port … Continued
The National Hurricane Center reported a “monster” hurricane in late September that was headed toward north Florida. It plowed over Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas with 160 mph winds, leaving 1,000 dead. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a State of … Continued
How do you start over when you’re 70-years-old, your spouse has cancer and a hurricane just sent five feet of saltwater through your home? “I’ve lost everything I own,” one parishioner told Leon Holden, pastor of First Baptist Church of … Continued
Jacksonville, FL — Two winters ago, a battered-looking boat showed up in the Ortega River just east of the Highway 17 Bridge. Its wooden hull appeared worn through in places. Rotted wood on the cabin had been patched with plywood … Continued
Jacksonville, FL — Has marine life been washing up dead onshore on the Gulf Coast? That’s the question then-councilman Robin Lumb asked an oil industry consultant at the Jacksonville City Council meeting last June when a resolution to ban seismic … Continued
Jacksonville, FL — An internet article listing Jacksonville’s drinking water the 10th worst in the U. S. got another round of sharing and gasping on social media recently, even though the article is five years old and based on questionable data. … Continued
It’s official: Metro Orlando will run out of water sometime in the next 20 years, and will need to take water from surrounding regions, says the state agency in charge of Florida’s water. To meet Orlando’s 50% projected growth rate, … Continued
Palatka, FL – Jacksonville finally made its voice heard on Tuesday to those in charge of doling out water to fast-growing Central Florida, after three years of trying to be included in a regional plan that could affect the St. … Continued
St. Augustine, FL — Environmentalists claimed victory Tuesday when county commissioners voted “no” to a developer’s plans to build a large subdivision in a rural part of St. Johns County. Calling it a “litmus test on sprawl,” Matanzas Riverkeeper Neil … Continued
