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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser/Tim Donovan/FWC/We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week, in Florida and beyond. -
Kevin Spear/Orlando Sentinel/Within a coastal refuge of tiny islands and sea water saltier than the ocean is a climate battle among natural Florida’s titans.It’s happening in Central Florida’s remote and alluring Mosquito Lagoon, which nearly abuts Kennedy Space Center launch pads at the Atlantic Ocean.Reigning guardians of the lagoon are oysters. They assemble in fortresses of low mounds, or reefs that appear above water at low tide. Their closely clustered shells suggest an invincible bristle of daggers and shields.Invaders of Mosquito Lagoon are mangroves. Leafy and leggy, they are the only tree species fond of saltwater. Mangroves expand their turf by launching hordes of floating invaders that are sort of like elongated seeds and are called propagules.
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond
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The National Park Service (NPS) has announced the beginning of the prescribed fire season in the South Florida National Parks and Preserve.
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A pelican rescue group is calling on state wildlife officials to increase patrols at a popular fishing pier in Manatee County where more than a dozen mutilated birds have been found over the past month.
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According to new research from Harvard University, 8.7 million people died from fossil fuel pollution in 2018.
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The funds will be used to address issues such as sea level rise, floods, and intensifying storms, among other climate change related issues, like wastewater treatment and healthcare.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced a plan to increase the amount of water being released from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee Estuary.
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.
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As hurricane season officially comes to an end, red tide is found
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Earlier this month, the M-CORES Task Force released their final reports, evaluating the feasibility of the three proposed toll roads throughout the state. The controversial toll roads may have hit the end of the road.
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The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water from Lake Okeechobee as Tropical Storm Eta bears down on South Florida. This can be problematic in more ways than one.
