Attn: #parents + #teachers! Know a student who loves to draw/paint? The Fish Art Contest is now open to artists in grades K-12! Deadline is February 28, 2023. Visit wildlifeforever.org for info + how to enter. Good luck, artists! #fyccn #outdoorkids #artists #fishinglife

Know a student who likes to draw or paint? The #Fish #Art Contest is now open to all youth in grades K-12! ow.ly/lMEs50KMXIh Art by Juliana Sessum

Binge-eating #bears! Black bears eat +20,000 calories a day in the fall. Don’t enable bears looking for an easy meal & follow #BearWise tips to prevent conflicts: ow.ly/tMXt50KGQka #Florida

In the #GrowingUpWILD activity "Tracks!," children explore animal tracks and make and compare tracks of their own. Wild animals are all around us—even in cities—but most of them hide when they hear or sense danger, making it difficult to see them.

Be a Citizen Scientist!🔬🐸 Make a difference for #wildlife & habitats. Your sightings are of great value to our biologists: ow.ly/vAWh50KvI7H #Florida

As Union Sportsman Alliance CEO said, "THIS is why we do what we do." Us too! Thank you for this wonderful video created at our Suncoast Youth Conservation Center, @UnionSportsmen's Alliance! #fishing #outdoorkids #childrenandnature #fyccn piped.video/watch?v=VUCZNqYQ…

We can't make this good news up! Our local networks and national reach keeps going and growing. Here are the global brands that continue to help us spread the word about our community work in nature: bit.ly/3SN01XE #OutdoorAfro #BlackJoy #BlackPeopleDo #nature #outdoors

How can looking at a bird's beak help us guess what it eats? Your little ones will discover the special functions of bird beaks in #GrowingUpWILD's "Bird Beak Buffet" activity. Have fun designing your own bird, singing "The Bird Song" and "Unique Birds," and more!

New #redfish regs for state waters go into effect Sept. 1, establishing 9 new redfish mgt regions & changing bag, vessel, & transport limits: ow.ly/qN1J50KkS2W #fishing

Report ALL wild turkeys, including juvenile birds, you see in #Florida. Use our chart to estimate the age of poults. Learn more: ow.ly/YAhy50KeVHa

The moth-er of all weeks! #NationalMothWeek starts tomorrow! #Florida claims at least 3,000 species of #moths with some smaller than your fingernail and others larger than your hand! More: ow.ly/QABy50K27jz

Cleaning baby coral tiles to remove built up algae! #coralreefawarenessweek

A fun haiku to get you ready for the weekend!🦌 Little baby deer, Are you searching for snacks here? Sniff them out, good luck! *** 📍: Hillsborough River State Park ⭐: White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) . . #FLStateParks #HillsboroughRiver #TheRealFlorida