Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Boca Raton’s beaches, while Gumbo Limbo Nature Center says five juvenile green turtles were killed in boat strikes near the Spanish River Bridge in five days.
Five manatees have already died in Broward County this year as volatile winter temperatures increase cold stress risks in local waterways.
Boca Raton’s Wildflower in Bloom series is back at Wildflower Park this spring with weekly wellness classes, special events, and a new monthly Food Truck Fridays lineup.
A slow-speed, minimum-wake zone is now posted on the Intracoastal Waterway between the Oakland Park Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard bridges as Florida wildlife officers begin a 30-day warning period for violators.
State wildlife officials have approved a new year-round slow-speed, minimum-wake zone on a busy stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale to cut down on dangerous boating congestion.