An unsung environmental success story has unfolded in Florida. With hurricane season is upon us, a restored river wetland ...

Brevard benefited from its science, technology, manufacturing sectors, coupled with growth of commercial space companies ...

For this reason, District scientists have been mapping seagrass habitat along the west-central and southwest Florida coast since 1988 to “take the pulse” of the estuary. The District seagrass maps are ...

Florida has beach towns like Italy has pasta shapes – countless variations, each with devoted fans claiming theirs is the best. But Longboat Key doesn’t need to shout about its charms. It simply ...

There are still places in Florida where you can disappear into a deep wilderness and be reminded of the Florida that once was ...

Just south of the city, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park offers a unique combination of formal gardens and wild coastal ...

Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South ...

But as important as seagrass is for Florida and its ecosystem, it has some serious threats including climate change, pollution, development, dredging and boating.

Due to attention from Alligator Alcatraz, ICE detention center in the Florida Everglades, many are wondering about gator and ...

Beginning in 2011, a series of intense algal blooms—fueled by pollution and nutrient overload—wiped out vast stretches of vital seagrass beds in Florida's Indian River Lagoon (IRL).

Though Florida is home to 1.3 million alligators, it's not the state with the biggest alligator population. Florida is synonymous with alligators, but did you know crocodiles live here, too.

TAMPA, Fla. — A group of Tampa students are doing their part to take on seagrass restoration. Students in the Focus Academy Transition program, which serves young adults with developmental ...