<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Friends of Lake Apopka]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOLA ]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:54:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fola.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hydrilla Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hear some members of our community discuss the latest information on the ongoing invasive hydrilla problem in Lake Apopka.]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/hydrilla-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b31647cd3293b74791d7e1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/86a00f_6f49ac8cf74044afa2b027b94f85349e/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN Enviornment Programme Restoration Road Trip Sign Dedication on October 19th at 9:30am!]]></title><link>https://www.fola.org/post/un-enviornment-programme-restoration-road-trip-sign-dedication-on-october-19th-at-9-30am</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652e851995f228f577e7d4b9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:59:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86a00f_96c8e30d7d064d01a9addb8d5e53a1be~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_792,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please come to FWC Hydrilla Meeting on March 8th, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Friends of Lake Apopka, As members of an organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of Lake Apopka, we have a...]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/please-come-to-fwc-hydrilla-meeting-on-march-6th-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6400b5b03164dc15b5797057</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:42:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN Restoration Road Trip ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The demise of Lake Apopka was foreshadowed when the Apopka-Beauclair Canal was constructed in 1893. The new canal lowered the 50,000-acre...]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/un-restoration-road-trip</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ed51e7a5248c3a5309ec19</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:51:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86a00f_80dcddf3c8df4e458ba6c2db9642bd79~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_269,h_187,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOLA will be participating in the Global Water Dance!]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHAT ARE WE DOING? A Global Water Dance! 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Join the event through the attached link! https://fb.me/e/38JbmRlZ6]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/fola-40-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e252671dbd160016d36f82</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 04:50:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largemouth Bass Tagging Study]]></title><link>https://www.fola.org/post/largemouth-bass-tagging-study</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61da1b751061230016f6c625</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:17:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86a00f_c455804001dc4874a2f42ea4b1994158~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Jim Thomas]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is with great sadness that we share that Central Florida lost an Environmental Lion on September 19, 2021. 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Make sure that if you...]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/virtual-fola-40-bike-ride-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa6cc8b8e55a8001701fa8c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:39:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual FOLA 40 Bike Ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 4th Annual FOLA 40 bike ride is still on! But because of coronavirus, we are going “virtual” to protect our cyclists and volunteers....]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/virtual-fola-40-bike-ride</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f89a64beac5c6001711a02c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:28:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86a00f_b26497cafff545c7ae5eabf765b5b875~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Audubon Society Volunteer Help Needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteer with Orange Audubon Society? The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) is part of the Lake Apopka North Shore, a work site used...]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/orange-audubon-society-volunteer-help-needed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2d58879c05670017610837</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:37:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/86a00f_037846b52e374a85b219ccac0c6b3654~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_583,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[District will close the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive Sunday for Hurricane Isais]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAITLAND, Fla., July 31, 2020 — The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive will be closed Sunday, Aug. 2....]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/district-will-close-the-lake-apopka-wildlife-drive-sunday-for-hurricane-isais</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f242f1efc71b00017683a7e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_ae0ec7de4e3e464a86b8e7b050519387~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_936,h_514,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tariq Roozitalab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive reopens to vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[MAITLAND, Fla., June 11, 2020 — The St. Johns River Water  Management District’s Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is reopening to  vehicular...]]></description><link>https://www.fola.org/post/lake-apopka-wildlife-drive-reopens-to-vehicles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee2be75b5a2b40017cc7541</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:31:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>FOLA</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>