Please visit our Event Calendar!       Take a quick video tour: Sky High Drone Video of the Pioneer Florida Museum    The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village Video   Open: TUESDAY - SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Special event and holiday hours vary.) Closed: Sunday, Monday and holidays.  

 Aerial View of Pioneer Florida MuseumIt is located on a 20-acre wooded hillside and has over ten main buildings. Eight buildings are historically significant and were moved from surrounding Pasco County communities to the museum grounds. .

A Red Tide algae bloom has been plaguing the Southwest Florida coast for months, and recently threatened to invade Tampa Bay (although the latest forecast shows it traveling southward again). Here are some questions and answers about the microscopic toxic threat to taking a fun trip to the beach. Read More...

  The cane fields sit on 450,000 acres of reclaimed wetlands just below Lake Okeechobee in south-central Florida.  Read More...

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Sept. 26, 2017, that he is calling for a series of new proposals to fight the opioid epidemic in Florida, including $50 million in new funding.Gov. Rick Scott has shrunk the DEP workforce, slashed funding for environmental programs and all but abandoned any attempt at responsible planning.http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/Editorial-Don-t-let-Florida-take-over-wetlands-permitting_164963973