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		<title>No Holiday Weekend for Firefighters on Impassable Bay Fires</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lake City, Florida – In spite of the Independence Day holiday, firefighters working on the Osceola National Forest’s Impassable Bay and Kelly Road fires will maintain a watchful eye for smoke and new fire starts. Mop-up efforts will continue, and as the weather warms everyone will be looking for fires that may have started from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Service Waives Fees for Veterans Day 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tallahassee, Fla. – In honor of Veterans Day and those Americans who have served in the armed services, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees to the public on Nov. 11 at select day-use recreation areas in the Apalachicola, Osceola and Ocala National Forests. “We extend this invitation to recognize the service and sacrifices of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Difference at Osceola National Forest Oct 23</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday October 23 is National Make a Difference Day, and the Osceola National Forest will hold a work day at the Olustee Beach Recreation Area. The event is the second in a series to revitalize the forest and its facilities. The event will be from 9 AM to 12 pm, and afterwards, volunteers will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Forest Service Waives Fees in Honor of Back-to-School Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This upcoming weekend, August 14-15, many National Forests in Florida recreation sites are fee-free in honor of Back-to-School. Get the family outdoors and have a great time before settling back into the classroom! Free admission applies to certain sites within the Ocala, Apalachicola, and Osceola National Forests. Review the full list of sites in each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GO on Saturday June 12!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Outdoors = GO! Join the National Forests in Florida in celebrating National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday June 12 by enjoying our forests with your family.  Even as the weather warms up here in Florida, there&#8217;s always a getaway to enjoy year-round in our National Forests in Florida: Take a short walk and go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AmeriCorps members planned for Osceola National Forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Forests in Florida is now accepting applications for AmeriCorps positions on the Osceola National Forest in Olustee, FL.   AmeriCorps is a national service program for enthusiastic people to put their idealism into action! These AmeriCorps positions are focused on volunteer coordination and community outreach.  Duties will include: Recruiting and assisting in the administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Gum Swamp Wilderness Wildfire Contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NFinFlorida</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 56-acre wildfire caused by a lightning strike in the southwest corner of Big Gum Swamp Wilderness in the Osceola National Forest was 100-percent contained by U.S. Forest Service firefighters at 8 p.m. on May 10. Aerial ignitions from a helicopter will be used today to prevent spot fires. The wildfire was discovered at about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osceola National Forest Firefighters Respond to Wildfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NFinFlorida</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Olustee, Fla. &#8212; A team of U.S. Forest Service firefighters immediately responded to and safely secured a wildfire in the southwest corner of Big Gum Swamp Wilderness that was discovered at approximately noon on May 9. The fire was secured last night but the Forest Service will conduct a 3,000-acre burnout today on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osceola National Forest Seeks Volunteers for Summer Months</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NFinFlorida</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Osceola National Forest is seeking volunteers to fill several positions. &#8220;Volunteers help out in all sorts of ways and are a great asset during peak summer months when winter volunteers return north,&#8221; said Debra Stucki, District Recreation Program Manager.  &#8220;This is a great opportunity for volunteers to serve on national forest lands, enhance their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Service Key to Sustaining Woodpecker Population in Southeast</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nationalforestsinflorida.com/ocala/forest-service-key-to-sustaining-woodpecker-population-in-southeast#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NFinFlorida</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Forests in Florida play a critical role in recovering the red-cockaded woodpecker, a federally endangered species. Over the past 20 years, more than 530 red-cockaded woodpeckers have been moved from the Apalachicola National Forest &#8212; and more recently the Osceola National Forest &#8212; under the National Forests in Florida translocation program. The woodpecker [...]]]></description>
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