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Thursday, May 13, 2021 To the Editor: From looking at the comments on the River Life on the Duck Facebook page, more information about the Warners Bridge river access is needed. I was one of the two commissioners who represented the 4th district during the replacement of the old Warners Bridge. During that time, I received a phone call letting me know that access to the river was blocked but a fence that had been erected from the guard rail to the property line running east and west. This seems to be about where the gates are currently standing blocking access. I went and looked for myself th...

Recently two incidences have occurred that impact our water resources. One was in Jacksonville and one at Piney Point near Tampa.

Two artificial reefs were constructed in the St. Johns River in December 2014 by the city of Jacksonville in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Coastal Conservation Association. These river reefs were located south of the Fuller Warren Bridge in the St. Johns River, just off San Marco. They are named the CCA Reef and George Holt Reef. They marked a new chapter in reef deployment in Northeast Florida. Historically artificial reefs had focused on improving offshore fish habitat. This was the first time reefs had been deployed in the St. Johns River. The ...

Image: Kraft-Heinz, Inc. April Fools' Day Cravy ad by Heinz It's understandable that a lot of people just don't feel like breaking out the April Fools' Day pranks this year. Frankly, the last 12 months have felt like one long, especially mean prank. But some Pittsburghers are getting into the spirit and providing some much-needed levity with fake products, outrageous photoshop jobs, and other ways to make ya look. The nonprofit Riverlife ...

The manatees are back, the manatees are back! At least that is what it felt like last week at Jacksonville University. Despite the still cold water, we had a manatee visit our boat dock. There is nothing like one of these charismatic megafauna appearing and causing students to get excited. Most manatees leave the Northeast Florida area every winter when the water temperatures drop below 60 degrees. And while water temperatures are still what I would consider cold, they are rising above 60 degrees during these bright sunny days. When the water is below 60, it is potentially fatal to manatees...