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• FWC: Get started fishing this license-free freshwater fishing weekend!

  Monday, March 30, 2026 -  This spring's license-free fishing weekend is on April 4 and 5 and invites residents and visitors to explore the many recreational freshwater fishing opportunities Florida has to offer.

• Go slow and look out below — manatees are on the move

  Wednesday, March 25, 2026 -  FWC is sharing the springtime reminder that Florida’s manatees are starting to naturally disperse from their winter refuges. Boaters and other watercraft users are advised to go slow and look out below for the slow-moving mammals when on the water.

• Florida students excel at 2026 State Archery Tournament in Gainesville

  Tuesday, March 24, 2026 -  NASP is an in-school program designed to teach international-style target archery to students in grades 4-12 as part of their physical education curriculum, and it is sponsored in Florida by the FWC.

• FWC shares tips to protect nesting sea turtles

  Tuesday, March 17, 2026 -  The FWC is reminding residents and visitors how they can help protect vulnerable nesting and hatchling sea turtles while enjoying Florida’s coastal areas.

• FWC stocks 800 yellow perch to restore Dead Lakes population

  Thursday, March 12, 2026 -  FWC biologists, in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, stocked more than 3,000 yellow perch in Dead Lakes in 2024 and an additional 800 yellow perch last month.

• FWC stocks 300,000 Florida bass into Lake George

  Thursday, March 12, 2026 -  FWC recently stocked nearly 300,000 Florida bass in Lake George, part of the St. Johns River system.

• Now is the time to plan for bat maternity season

  Tuesday, March 10, 2026 -  The FWC encourages people to inspect homes and other buildings for roosting bats before the maternity season begins. Florida’s bat maternity season runs each year from April 16 through Aug. 14, when most native bats give birth and raise their young.

• 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.