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• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Yale

  Wednesday, June 17, 2020 -  The FWC will conduct aquatic plant control on Lake Yale in Lake County this week, weather permitting.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Miccosukee

  Thursday, June 11, 2020 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in the Jefferson County lake the week of June 15, weather permitting.

• Compete in the 2020 Lionfish Challenge

  Tuesday, June 2, 2020 -  The Challenge is open now and will run through Labor Day (Sept. 7). Register online at FWCReefRangers.com at any time.

• Prescribed burn planned on Lake Okeechobee

  Thursday, February 27, 2020 -  The FWC, South Florida Water Management District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to conduct a prescribed burn on the northwest end of Lake Okeechobee this week,

• Exotic Pet Amnesty Day set for Feb. 29 at Naples Zoo

  Tuesday, February 25, 2020 -  People can surrender their exotic pets at the event, whether they are being kept legally or illegally, without penalty or cost.

• Public meeting to discuss aquatic plant management on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes

  Tuesday, January 28, 2020 -  The meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Osceola Council on Aging, 700 Generation Point, Kissimmee, FL, 34744.

• 80 pythons submitted during the 2020 Python Bowl!

  Saturday, January 25, 2020 -  Participants in the Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl removed 80 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades while simultaneously helping to raise awareness about this important conservation issue. Today the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District announced the results and winners of the Python Removal Competition at the 2020 Python Bowl award ceremony at the Super Bowl Live event in Miami.

• Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl Kicks Off in South Florida

  Friday, January 10, 2020 -  Starting today, participants in the 10-day Python Bowl begin removing Burmese pythons from the Everglades for a chance to win prizes for removing these nonnative constrictors from public lands in South Florida.