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		<title>More Kids in the Woods event hosts 500 middle school students at Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The U.S. Forest Service has partnered with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to co-sponsor a More Kids in the Woods event hosted by the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center (BTYCC) in Lamont, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 9-13, 2012. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) oversees the outdoor learning center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ocala National Forest offers Christmas Tree Permits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Forest Service will again sell Christmas tree permits. For those who would like to harvest a Christmas tree from the Ocala National Forest, the area will be available for harvesting a tree on Friday, Nov. 25 to Saturday, Dec. 24. The most convenient way to receive a permit is by postal mail. To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Juniper Creek WMA open to family hunts in 2011-12 season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media contact: Stan Kirkland (FWC), 850-265-3676: Marcus Beard (USFS), 850-523-8568 When the 2011-12 Florida hunting season opens, there will be a new public hunting area in Calhoun County with a focus on families and youth, thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and its partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate National Great Outdoors Month in June!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 18:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June is a great month for the great outdoors as we celebrate National Great Outdoors month!  Check out the events below&#8230; June 5-6: Forest Service Waives Fees in Celebration of National Trails Day The National Forests in Florida is waiving fees to the public on June 5-6 at select day-use areas in the Apalachicola, Osceola [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Deputy Ranger to Come on Board in Apalachicola National Forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Forests in Florida is preparing to welcome a new Deputy District Ranger to the Apalachicola National Forest.  Beginning June 7, Allen Smith will be stationed on the Apalachicola Ranger District in Bristol, Fla. Smith, a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service, started his career as a forester trainee in 1984 on the [...]]]></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>
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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>Apalachicola and Ocala National Forests Prescribed Burning Today (May 10)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Apalachicola National Forest is prescribed burning approximately 1,253 acres today west of the town of Wilma and east of Highway 379.  The burn is taking place in burn unit #69.  See MAP for details. The Ocala National Forest is also prescribed burning about 3,000 acres in the Shockley Pasture area located north of County Road [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apalachicola National Forest to Host Kid&#8217;s Fishing Derby</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NFinFlorida</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Register now through April 30th.  The Apalachicola National Forest is hosting its 4th Annual Kid&#8217;s Fishing Derby on May 1 from 8 a.m. to noon for children ages one to 16 years old.  The event is free and open to the public. The derby location is Buttermilk Pond off of State Road 12 in Liberty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Opening for Engineering Equipment Operator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NFinFlorida</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work for the great outdoors in the U.S. Forest Service! The Seminole Ranger District in the Ocala National Forest is looking to fill an Engineering Equipment Operator position. The announcement numbers on www.USAJobs.gov are:  ADS10-R8-NFF-SRD-1098G (for all applicants) and ADS10-R8-NFF-SRD-1098DP (for internal applicants) The announcements will be open through April 15th. Duties:  Operates gasoline- or diesel-powered engineering and [...]]]></description>
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