Jan. 23. 2025 – It’s easy to lose sight of nature in winter, amid the rush to escape cold, wet, and gray weather. But there’s another way to approach the season, one expert says: notice nature.

Nature is always out there reaching inwardly toward us, if we only take time to notice. This new year, go be a part of it. Your wellness may depend upon it.

Winter Haven officials celebrated the grand opening of Lake Conine Nature Park on May 13, a project that's been more than 15 years in the making. The roughly 32-acre park, with main parking lot ...

Winter Haven officials celebrated the grand opening of Lake Conine Nature Park on May 13, a project that's been more than 15 years in the making. The roughly 32-acre park, with main parking lot ...

After a warm and comfortable start to the month, Mother Nature has remembered that February is actually a winter month. Cold air will flood the Central and Eastern United States this week.

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