The federal government owns about 1,700 acres in Highlands County and is asking for public input on how to best manage the property at a meeting tonight. ...more

September 25, 2008

Sometimes, a fence helps –– and helps a lot. For all those who thought no fence could keep overzealous all-terrain vehicle riders away from the Carter Creek Scrub area, there is some good news. The gates to the Carter Creek fence, installed to keep ATVs out, have not been installed yet, but Riverdale Road and surrounding areas have been a lot more quieter with the fence nearly completed, authorities say. There are believed to be few ATVs in the area in recent weeks, or at least authorities have received much fewer complaints. ...more

February 11, 2008

AVON PARK — The gates to the Carter Creek fence have not been installed yet, but Riverdale Road has been a lot more quieter with the fence nearly completed, according to a Highlands County Sheriff's Office official. Sheriff's Capt. Paul Blackman said fewer area residents have complained about all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, criss-crossing the environmentally sensitive area. Authorities also have not had any complaints about ATVs running up and down Riverdale Road, he added. "That issue kind of went away as well since the state started erecting the fence," Blackman added. ...more

February 9, 2008

SEBRING — State and federal officials have started several controlled fires through Highlands County since Monday, with more planned through mid-December. The cool, dry weather coming to the area made it a good time for the Division of Forestry to start as many controlled fires as possible, said Tim Elder, the division's forest area supervisor for Highlands County. "What's going to get us to (stop) is a frost," he said. ...more

December 5, 2007

SEBRING –– The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has begun fencing off the 3,100-acre Carter Creek Scrub area. ...more

November 15, 2007