ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Crews in Orange County spent hours Wednesday morning dumping thousands of fish into a local pond.
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Orange County’s Parks and Recreation department partnered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to relocate 4,500 into a pond behind their administration building at Barnett Park.
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It comes ahead of the county’s “Fish for Fun” catch-and-release event.
It’s a chance for kids 12 and younger to see what they can catch for free.
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The event is set for Saturday at 7:30 a.m. and no pre-registration is required.
More information about the event can be found here.
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