Smoke from an over 1,000-acre prescribed burn in a state park north of Fellsmere will likely be seen from Interstate 95 and could make its way north into Palm Bay, a park official said.
Crews with Florida Department of Environmental Protection started the controlled fire at St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park around 10 a.m. Wednesday, said Justin Teall, a natural resource manager with FDEP Division of State Parks.
He said smoke from the fire would likely move further north into Southern Brevard County and westward for days.
They started a test fire around 9:40 a.m. to check how it would react with wind and weather conditions.
Nearly 150,000 Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes to Be Unleashed in Florida
On 4/28/21 at 8:07 AM EDT
Containers of mosquito larvae seen in July 2020 in Key Largo, Florida. Nearly 150,000 genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys.
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Nearly 150,000 mosquitoes that have been genetically modified by Oxitec, a biotechnology company based in the U.K., will be released across parts of Monroe County s Florida Keys region starting this week.
The release is part of an experiment to help combat a disease-transmitting local mosquito population (the Aedes aegypti mosquito species) that is responsible for virtually all mosquito-borne diseases transmitted to humans such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever, the company says.
Toxic algae concerns mount as rainy season, warmer weather near
Health alert issued for Pahokee Marina
Toxic algae concerns and the possibility of past water quality problems of previous summers are growing in Martin County and communities along Lake Okeechobee.
Posted at 12:31 PM, Apr 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-28 19:05:10-04
STUART, Fla. â Toxic algae concerns and the possibility of past water quality problems of previous summers are growing in Martin County and communities along Lake Okeechobee.
Water discharges from the lake are controlled by the Army Corps of Engineers as a way to control lake levels during the rainy season.
Legal Fight to Restore Florida s Ocklawaha River Now at Federal Appeals Court
Appellate court asked to reverse lower court ruling, allow lawsuit seeking removal of Rodman Dam to proceed
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OCALA, Fla., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Florida Defenders of the Environment (FDE) and supporters of restoring the Ocklawaha River are asking a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling and force the U.S. Forest Service to move forward with its longstanding commitment to remove the Rodman Dam.
The original lawsuit filed by the Florida Defenders of the Environment and plaintiffs Joseph Little and Bruce Kaster charges that the state has operated the controversial Rodman Dam on U.S. Forest Service property without a required permit for nearly 20 years.