A portion of Myakka Road will be closed beginning Monday for a Sarasota County project to to replace a culvert and improve drainage in the area. Myakka Road will closed to through traffic, south of ...

A boardwalk for bird-watching and taking in the scenic views at the Myakka River State Park on May 2, 2024. A recent prescribed burn that became out of control in the park. (Tiffany Tompkins/ttompkins ...

To Leigh, TerraNova is just one example of development that has slowly started to infringe on those who are trying to maintain a rural lifestyle. She worried that, if TerraNova continued its rezoning ...

In 1975, Sarasota County commissioners lobbied to have the Myakka added to the National Wild and Scenic River System. This designation was created by Congress in 1968 to preserve “certain rivers with ...

A portion of the Myakka River may become the third in the state to receive federal protections under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Senator Rick Scott filed a bill Tuesday to instill ...

The Sarasota County Commission is set to approve a $14 million contract to buy Camp Venice RV Resort, a 20.8-acre park on the west bank of the Myakka River just south of Snook Haven this week. Funding ...

The Florida State Parks Foundation is providing Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire e-bikes to park rangers across the state. Funding for the e-bikes comes from sales of the "Explore Our State Parks" specialty ...