The team learned from the workers at the site that the backfilling activity is part of a P97-million government program that intends to cover the existing mangrove trees.

Clearing mangrove trees without permission is a first-degree misdemeanor, and could be punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine ...

Here's what to know if you want to alter or trim a mangrove tree without breaking the law. ... which would decline drastically without healthy mangroves. Tim O'Hara is TCPalm's environment reporter.

Red mangroves are called "walking trees" because of how their red roots extend into the water. Black mangrove roots are distinct dark, woody, fingerlike projections that grow vertically from the sand.

If you wish to trim a mangrove tree on your property lower than 6 feet, you will have to apply for an individual permit. ... which would decline drastically without healthy mangroves.

The Department of Environmental Protection and Indian River County are investigating illegal mangrove-clearing and Indian ...

2025: A Windsor resident illegally removed a swath of mangrove trees and polluted the Indian River Lagoon from the unpermitted clearing of his Sebastian waterfront property, according to Indian ...

It was awful,” said Lynn Sadler of Sebastian. "People need to be held accountable for their actions. Own it when you do wrong ...

Shucher isn’t alone in noticing supposedly healthy trees being cut down in Chicago. But officials from the Department of Streets and Sanitation say the timber does not come down so easily.

However, activists allege that healthy trees are being "indiscriminately chopped or lopped under the guise of precaution". Public outrage intensified on Monday after multiple trees were cut down ...