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• FWC honors landowner for restoring and conserving 600 acres of private land

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  The FWC honored Bob Jenkins as the 2020 Florida Land Steward Landowner of the Year.

• Shikar-Safari honors 2019 Wildlife Officer of the Year

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  The Shikar-Safari Club International named FWC Officer Michael Rice its 2019 Wildlife Officer of the Year during the Commission meeting in Tallahassee.

• FWC extends snook, red drum and spotted seatrout catch-and-release measures in areas impacted by prolonged red tide

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  All three species will remain catch-and-release through May 31, 2021, in all waters from the Hernando/Pasco county line south through Gordon Pass in Collier County.

• FWC approves Biscayne National Park fishing regulation changes

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  The FWC approved several regulatory changes aimed at achieving fishery management goals in Biscayne National Park.

• Hunter safety courses offered in 5 counties

  Wednesday, February 19, 2020 -  Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC’s regional office in West Palm Beach at 561-625-5122.

• Hunter safety course offered in March for Taylor County

  Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -  Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/hunting or by calling the FWC’s regional office in Lake City at 386-758-0525.

• Hunter safety internet-completion course offered in 7 counties for March

  Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -  Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes at MyFWC.com/hunting or by calling the FWC’s regional office in Lake City at 386-758-0525.

• Report horseshoe crab sightings to FWC for science

  Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -  Reporting horseshoe crab sightings provides important information about habitat use, population distribution and environmental conditions for spawning to FWC marine biologists.

• It’s bat time again: Check your home before maternity season

  Thursday, February 13, 2020 -  Bat exclusions are illegal during the maternity season, which runs April 15 through August 15.

• TrophyCatch celebrates first Hall of Fame Catch of Season 8

  Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program, now in Season 8, commemorates its first Hall of Fame bass caught in the new season. Weighing 14 pounds, 2 ounces, it was caught and released in Lake Placid on Jan. 31 by Thomas Hendel, also from Lake Placid.