Wesley Chapel is an unincorporated census-designated place of 6.1 square miles at the southern border of Pasco County near I-75 and I-275. In 2010, the US Census recorded 44,092 residents. It is one of the fastest growing areas in the United States John Boyette was born in 1875, the son… Read More
Butterfly season is upon us! I absolutely love September’s fluttering wings, with pairs of dancing Lepidoptera all around. Butterflies are very common on Florida’s Nature Coast, with nearly 200 species living in or traveling through the Sunshine State. In fact, we have our own subspecies of the famed Monarch… Read More
The land was in ruin, residents were losing their homes and farms, and employment was nearly unheard of – then the Federal government became aware of how bad it was in Florida’s Nature Coast. They came to revive the land and its residents through Franklin’s “New Deal.” The Withlacoochee… Read More
This article is based on and derived from Sid Taylor, Florida Forester and Historian Have you ever noticed a sign stating “Welcome to the Withlacoochee State Forest” while driving around Florida’s Nature Coast? Have you noticed one, and then another one in a different location and wondered, “why is this… Read More
