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FOLA News

Tariq Roozitalab
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Please come to FWC Hydrilla Meeting on March 8th, 2023
Dear Friends of Lake Apopka, As members of an organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of Lake Apopka, we have a...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Feb 15
- 2 min
UN Restoration Road Trip
The demise of Lake Apopka was foreshadowed when the Apopka-Beauclair Canal was constructed in 1893. The new canal lowered the 50,000-acre...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Jan 14
- 1 min
FOLA will be participating in the Global Water Dance!
WHAT ARE WE DOING? A Global Water Dance! GWD uses the international languages of dance and film to promote awareness and a behavioral...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Jan 14, 2022
- 1 min
FOLA 40 2022
The annual FOLA 40 will be held this year on April 24th at 8:30am! Join the event through the attached link! https://fb.me/e/38JbmRlZ6
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FOLA
- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
Remembering Jim Thomas
It is with great sadness that we share that Central Florida lost an Environmental Lion on September 19, 2021. Jim Thomas, a respected...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Lake County to host ribbon cutting ceremony for the Neighborhood Lakes Trailhead
Tavares – Lake County is inviting the public to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 2 at 9 a.m. for the Neighborhood Lakes Scenic...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Expect weekday construction detours on Lake Apopka Loop Trail
MAITLAND, Fla., March 12, 2021 — Recreational users of the Loop Trail at Lake Apopka will experience a detour beginning March 15 to...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
Expect alternative route on Wildlife Drive this weekend
MAITLAND, Fla., Feb. 12, 2021 — Visitors to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive should anticipate a temporary closure at the western...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
Hook a Lake Apopka female trophy bass named Jim and win $5,000
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/environment/os-ne-lake-apopka-bass-prizes-20210116-zwhkg2guvffxxl5jvlaksu6oza-story.html Click above...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
District opens new temporary parking area at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive entrance
MAITLAND, Fla., Jan. 5, 2021 — The St. Johns River Water Management District has created interim parking and a new small gate at the...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Construction begins on Lake Apopka water storage improvement project
Originally posted at The Apopka Voice Anticipate intermittent closures of the Loop Trail; Wildlife Drive is unaffected From the St. Johns...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Nov 7, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual FOLA 40 Bike Ride (UPDATE)
As said in the last post here, today is the last day to sign up or donate towards the FOLA 40 virtual bike ride! Make sure that if you...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual FOLA 40 Bike Ride
The 4th Annual FOLA 40 bike ride is still on! But because of coronavirus, we are going “virtual” to protect our cyclists and volunteers....
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Orange Audubon Society Volunteer Help Needed
Volunteer with Orange Audubon Society? The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) is part of the Lake Apopka North Shore, a work site used...
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Tariq Roozitalab
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
District will close the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Sunday for Hurricane Isais
MAITLAND, Fla., July 31, 2020 — The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive will be closed Sunday, Aug. 2....
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FOLA
- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive reopens to vehicles
MAITLAND, Fla., June 11, 2020 — The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is reopening to vehicular...
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- Feb 14, 2020
- 1 min
Lake Apopka Loop Trail detours in place Feb. 18–20
MAITLAND, Fla., Feb. 14, 2020 — A portion of the St. Johns River Water Management District’s Lake Apopka Loop Trail will be temporarily...
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