Nature Archive

With more than two months remaining in the Trek Ten Again in 2009 Program, 83.3% of the 30 who have mailed Validation Cards to date have all 15 trails stamped.  In its second year, organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program are ecstatic with early returns – 50% live outside PolkCounty and 80% of those [...]

Note: The following post is a new regular feature you can find here on Sunny Central Florida. Monte Goodman, from Central Florida Bucketmouths guide service will be providing regular fishing forecasts to help you know where to find the fish in Polk County. So, now that you know where they are…it is up to you to [...]

On Sunday, July 19, the state of Florida is waiving admission to all state parks. That means you can enjoy any of the state parks in Sunny Central Florida (Colt Creek, Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek and Lake Kissimmee) on that day with your family without the normal charge. In addition to offering free entrance on [...]

While organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program agree the summer months are probably not the best time of the year for participants to begin its hiking challenge, posts to http://www.geocaching.comwebsite indicate that many are just getting started. Interestingly, it is not the heat or surprise of an unexpected afternoon shower that most geo-cachers log [...]

Who says there is no good news in the newspaper anymore? In yesterday’s Ledger, Tom Palmer wrote a story about upcoming nature classes at Polk’s Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland. Tom is The Ledger’s Environmental Reporter (among other duties) and he probably knows more about nature and the environment in Polk [...]

Do you know where you are going to be looking up at the sky this July 4th? Several communities around Polk County have celebrations planned, so check this list before you head out to make your plans to celebrate July 4.
Haines City – Thunder on the Ridge (July 4 from Noon-10pm): The 2009 Thunder [...]

National Tourism Week begins on Monday and there will be events and celebrations going on around the country. Polk County will celebrate the occasion with our annual National Tourism Week luncheon at The Lakeland Center on Thursday, May 14. Bill Hardman, who is President and CEO of the Southeast Tourism Society will be the keynote [...]

Are you still stressing over what to do with your significant other for Valentine’s Day? Bok Tower Gardens is trying to make it easier for you. They have a full day of activities lined up just waiting for couples to come and enjoy the day at the gardens. Here is what they have planned:
Sweetheart Tea [...]

There will be no shortage of things to do around Central Florida this weekend, that is for sure. With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, that certainly adds some events to the calendar, but there is a lot more going on than just Halloween events (we will list those events in a separate post [...]

You may have noticed a little hiatus for our regular “Out and About” post of things for you to do around Central Florida on the weekend. Well, I really don’t have a good excuse except that it has been pretty hectic around here. So, now that the apology is aside, we had to get this [...]