Wetlands aren’t on the endangered list, but they probably should be — especially in Florida. Wetlands filter out pollution, hold back floods, and recharge the aquifer, the source of our ...

WASHINGTON— A federal court has ruled in favor of environmental groups, determining that the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated federal law when they greenlit ...

The purchased conservation lands cover 134 square miles, the largest increment of conservation land and easement purchases ...

17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys ...

These deer are well-adapted to the pine rockland and freshwater wetlands of the Florida Keys. Their diet includes native plants such as mangroves, berries, and grasses, though they occasionally ...

The world's only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands ...

BIG PINE KEY, Fla ... are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys. For years, their biggest threat was being struck by vehicles ...

A map that distinguishes natural from human-made features shows how both threaten Florida’s immense and unique freshwater marsh. ByMatthew W. Chwastyk This story appears in the September 2018 ...

The Everglades is a complex mix of salt and freshwater wetlands, hardwood hammocks, and pine rocklands that support a wide variety of flora and fauna. The ecosystem functions as a giant water purifier ...

Regarding “Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Cape Coral,” a commentary published by the Florida Phoenix concerning the city’s efforts to remove the Chiquita Lock and the challenge filed by a trio of ...

Oak-pine-hickory stands, improved pasture, fallow groves, Brazilian pepper trees, temperate hardwoods and some wetlands. There is dense residential development to the west and south, dispersed ...