sun-sentinel.com He is a modern-day cowboy, this man who is an iconic name in Broward County for the empire he has created in real estate. Ron Bergeron — or “Alligator Ron,” as he is aptly known — has swagger, dressed in his cowboy hats and button-down shirts. He’s got horses — 20 of them — as well as a handful of ranches, and a self-confidence that spurs his hard work and old-fashioned…
sun-sentinel.com Ron Bergeron is uniquely South Florida: Developer. Environmentalist. Alligator wrestler. Road builder. Gladesman. Friend of governors. Cowboy. Now, Bergeron, 74, is a recipient of the Horatio Alger award, placing him in the ranks of an elite group of men and women who started from nothing and have become enormously successful. Along with Bergeron, the dozen people honored this month include the instantly recognizable – actor Rob Lowe and entertainer Reba McEntire…
PRNewsWire.com DAVIE, Fla., April 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — His name is one of the most recognized in Florida, and the prestigious Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., honored Ron Bergeron, Sr. along with Lee Scott, Jr. (Wal-Mart CEO), Rob Lowe, Reba McEntire, Jimmy John Liautaud (Jimmy John Subs) and other notables at its 71st annual Horatio Alger Awards in Washington, D.C. The Horatio Alger Association is a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging young people to pursue their dreams…
Radio NK Beasley Media Group Chief Operating Officer Brian Beasley was recently honored at The Meggan Morency 8th Annual Wild West Night. The event took place on Saturday, March 17 at Ron Bergeron’s Green Glades Ranch in Weston, Florida. Beasley was recognized for his philanthropic work in helping families who have children with autism. This year’s event featured a special performance by country music star Rodney Atkins. Proceeds from the Wild West…
miamiherald.com Trying to stay motionless while your heart is hammering and your lungs are hyperventilating so a wild turkey gobbler doesn’t see you as he approaches is the reason why South Florida hunters head to the woods this time of year. “Turkey hunting to me is the most challenging hunt that anyone could ever experience,” says “Alligator” Ron Bergeron of the excitement he feels every time a tom turkey starts coming in…
Miami.cbslocal.com MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s estimated Hurricane Irma left 100 million cubic yards of debris when it blew through Florida on September 10. That’s left communities struggling to deal with removing tons of tree limbs, leaves and shrubs. On her Plantation street, Laura Shellswick sees a road full of debris. “I can’t fault the municipalities. It’s the contractors,” she said. Some hauling contractors are taking better payment offers and leaving some cities high and dry. That bothers Ron…
Article: Jenny Staletovich Photo: Carl Juste WLRN So much rain so early in the wet season has led to a slow-moving crisis across South Florida: what to do with all the water before things get really bad. To avoid drowning wildlife in the central Everglades, and avoid fouling the Treasure Coast with dirty water from Lake Okeechobee later in the season, the South Florida Water Management District began back-pumping water into the…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Parts of Florida’s Everglades are so waterlogged that deer, wading birds and other animals are running out of dry ground. Heavy rains this month have left water levels 2 feet (0.6 meters) higher than normal in the wetlands in western Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The water levels top 11 feet (3.4 meters) in some areas, according to an emergency order from Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection.…
Jenny Staletovich Miami Herald So much rain so early in the wet season has led to a slow-moving crisis across South Florida: what to do with all the water before things get really bad. To avoid drowning wildlife in the central Everglades, and avoid fouling the Treasure Coast with dirty water from Lake Okeechobee later in the season, the South Florida Water Management District began back-pumping water into the lake over…
CBS Miami All that rain in the beginning of June is causing big problems in the Everglades. It’s flooded. “It’s about three and a half feet now,” Florida Wildlife Commissioner Ron Bergeron demonstrated as he stood in the Everglades, showing water up to his waist. “In a normal beginning of rainy season it would be below my knees.” More than 20 inches of rain has put the water level two feet higher than normal. “Imagine what…
