Drought is the third-costliest natural disaster in the country, and goverment scientists just reported in an academic journal the natural disaster is poised to get worse

Hundreds of amateur and professional photographers enter the popular photo contest every year. All the shots must be taken within one of Florida's 175 state parks, trails, or historic sites.

A Naples homeowner found a bald eagle tangled in vines, called the experts from the von Arx Wildlife Hospital, where the bird was treated and released back into the wild

A common mosquito killer is finding its way from land into Gulf waters. Researchers at FGCU's The Water School are determining its impact on fish found on Kimberly's Reef. The underwater classroom and laboratory called Kimberly's Reef is the subject of an upcoming documentary produced by WGCU.

The resiliency being discussed all week is measured by the preparedness of Florida’s communities to face the environmental calamities that come with climate change

University of Florida researchers morphed the casual comments people leave on Google Maps and TripAdvisor into scientific data that has figured out why some parks rule while others feel like vapid green space.

Estuaries, such as the area where the Caloosahatchee River mixes into the Gulf, are essential for the health of our coastal ecosystems, where two bodies of water, usually saltwater and freshwater, meet and mix.

A conservation group has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from holding the state’s first bear hunt in a decade.Bear Warriors United filed the 15-page lawsuit Wednesday in Leon County circuit court, contending the commission violated several legal requirements, including approving a hunt using “obsolete” bear population numbers. The 23-day hunt, approved by the commission last month, is scheduled to start Dec. 6.

Millions of dollars earmarked for the Conservation Collier program could be lost as once again as the popular conservation program could potentially see significant tax cuts

A Charlotte Harbor-based member of the national estuary program will host a summit later this month designed to expand the region’s ability to prepare for and recover from climate change