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• Visit Oscar Scherer State Park on March 21 to celebrate the Florida scrub-jay!

  Monday, March 9, 2026 -  The 17th Annual Florida Scrub-Jay Festival, organized by the FWC, is on Saturday, March 21, at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey. This special event honors Florida’s only endemic songbird, the Florida scrub-jay.

• FWC to host public meeting for Jenkins Creek Dredging and Stabilization Project

  Friday, March 6, 2026 -  FWC will conduct a public meeting to present information and receive public comments on the project design plans and restoration goals for the Jenkins Creek Dredging and Shoreline Stabilization Project in Hernando County on March 25.

• FWC invites public to attend 31st Annual Tenoroc Youth Fishing Derby

  Friday, March 6, 2026 -  FWC invites the public to a free youth freshwater fishing derby at the Tenoroc Fish Management Area in Lakeland on Saturday, April 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required and begins March 1.

• Be on the lookout! Wildlife is more active in spring

  Thursday, March 5, 2026 -  Springtime means Florida’s wildlife is stirring. The FWC shares seasonal tips to reduce conflicts and help conserve our native species.

• Help shorebirds, seabirds and wading birds have success this nesting season   

  Wednesday, March 4, 2026 -  With breeding and nesting season beginning for our state’s shorebirds, seabirds and wading birds, the Wildlife FWC is sharing ways that anyone spending time along the coast can help them have nesting success.  

• FWC conducts Lake Okeechobee organic sediment removal

  Monday, March 2, 2026 -  The projects will be completed during natural low-water conditions using mechanical scraping with excavators, dozers and dump trucks, and will run through June.

• Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish opens March 1 in Gulf state and federal waters

  Friday, February 27, 2026 -  Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish will open in Gulf state and federal waters on March 1.

• FWC’s Catch a Florida Memory Triple Threat Throwdown Season 4 Starts March 1

  Thursday, February 26, 2026 -  FWC 's Catch a Florida Memory continues its 10-year “Catch-a-versary” celebration in 2026, the FWC is excited to announce that the Triple Threat Throwdown is back for Season 4!

• The FWC enhances Lake Poinsett with native eelgrass

  Monday, February 23, 2026 -  The FWC is beginning a native eelgrass revegetation project in Lake Poinsett, a 4,334-acre natural lake in Brevard County, to enhance fish and wildlife habitat. These planted areas will provide several ecological benefits and aid in the continued restoration of Lake Poinsett and other waterbodies of the St. Johns River. In addition to providing food and habitat for native fish and wildlife, native eelgrass beds enhance water quality and provide improved fishing and hunting opportunities.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Rousseau

  Friday, February 20, 2026 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in areas where it is encroaching on beneficial native submersed aquatic plants and where it may negatively impact navigation and flood protection. There are no restrictions for swimming, fishing, or turf irrigation after treatment.