🌱 How a pricey 35-acre Marineland tract may soon be preserved

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• How a pricey 35-acre Marineland tract may soon be preserved

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of thundershowers, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 87, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Flagler Environmentally Sensitive Lands program makes offer on Hammock property (observerlocalnews.com) — Major conservation moves are underway for a 35-acre Marineland property, with Flagler County and Florida’s DEP splitting the purchase to protect both a wastewater plant site and marina. The deal, involving JDI Marineland and Whitney Lab interests, is part of a broader push to secure sensitive Hammock lands through conservation easements and county approvals.
   

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📸 Around Marineland

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Firefighters' Retirement Fund Board of Trustees Meeting →
  St. Augustine, FL Calendar, 75 King Street, St. Augustine
  1:00 pm
• Little Builders Tour
  Otis a. Mason Elementary School Saint Augustine, FL 32086
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• City Commission Meeting →
  Flagler Beach, FL Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Romanza Presents: Mama Blue! →
  St. Augustine, FL Calendar, 170 St George St, St. Augustine
  6:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Wickline Park Dedication →
  Wickline Park, S. 7th and S. Daytona Avenue, Flagler Beach
  6:00 pm
• May 2026 Flagler Flicks →
  Wickline Park, S. 7th and S. Daytona Avenue, Flagler Beach
  8:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• 4th Annual Special Needs Resources Expo →
  St. Augustine, FL Calendar, 25 W. Castillo Dr, St. Augustine
  11:00 am

Tuesday May 19

• Butterfly Spotting for Beginners
  Fort Matanzas National Park, 8635 A1A South, St. Augustine
  10:30 am

Wednesday May 20

• The Medicinal Plants of the Maritime Forest
  Fort Matanzas National Park, 8635 A1A South, St. Augustine
  10:00 am

Thursday May 21

• Story Time at the Flagler Beach Library →
  City of Flagler Beach Library, 315 S. 7th Street, Flagler Beach
  11:00 am
• Third Thursday Together →
  Flagler Beach, FL Calendar, S. 7th and S. Daytona Avenue, Flagler Beach
  6:00 pm
• Food Distribution →
  4835 Randolph St, Hastings
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Palm Coast

• Palm Coast City Council candidate Amaral, Flagler County Commission candidate Pontieri qualify for ballot (observerlocalnews.com)
• Big tech is coming to Palm Coast — not everyone is on board (wuft.org)
• Residents' views important in Palm Coast's growth plan, McGlothlin says (news-journalonline.com)

St. Augustine Beach

• St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier to close through November (firstcoastnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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