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› Busch Wildlife breaks ground on sanctuary for 200+ animals
Five wetlands, hundreds of native trees and no interstate noise. Those are some of the benefits of a new 19.4-acre site in Jupiter Farms for the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary and its 200 animals. Crews broke ground on the new $15 million sanctuary last week.
› Anti-litter nonprofit seeks to beautify Gainesville and Alachua County with cleanup event
Keep Alachua County Beautiful will be sweeping back into Gainesville for a widespread community cleanup event. The Great American Cleanup is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a re-launch event in hopes of restoring cleanliness to the parts of the Gainesville community. Each year, the anti-litter nonprofit organization — a local branch of the national Keep America Beautiful group — sets out to make the county a cleaner area by cleaning up parks, dumps sites and streets.
› Dreamette Ice Cream Springfield expects May opening
Dreamette Ice Cream Springfield is on the way. Owners Jimmy and Mari Van Soest said March 18 they expect to open the ice cream shop in about eight weeks. The city is reviewing a permit application for First Coast Walls and Ceilings Inc. to build-out the shop at 1401 N. Main St. in a former service station in Historic Springfield. The site is several blocks north of Downtown.
› How to protect Florida's wildlife as they become more active in spring
From black bears to alligators and manatees – the Sunshine State is home to a wide range of wildlife and many of them will begin nesting, mating and feeding during the spring season. "We don't want to try to keep them as pets – any wild animal really should stay wild," director of Swamp Girl Adventures Reptile Rehabilitation Kimberly Titterington said. Titterington said Florida's continuous growth is bringing a lot of changes.
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