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Big Cypress National Preserve has issued a temporary trail closure to promote visitor safety during prescribed fire activity beginning June 12, 2023 and continuing through June 18, for the East Hinson and Airplane areas.

Big Cypress National Preserve issues temporary trail closures for two prescribed fire areas

Big Cypress National Preserve has issued temporary trail closures for visitor safety during prescribed fire activity beginning Monday and continuing through June 18, for the East Hinson and Airplane areas.

E22 being harassed by mockingbird near the nest in late May.

SWFL Eagle Cam web site to stay active until the end of June

The operators of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam have decided to continue operating the video feed for the site through the end of June, mainly due to the remaining eaglet E22 still hanging near the Bayshore Road nest.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras leaves his office in Athens on Thursday, hours before he announced he would step down as prime minister amid fresh elections set for Sept. 20.

Greek PM Steps Down, Calls New Elections, In Wake Of Bailout Deal

Alexis Tsipras, fresh from a bruising battle to push a European bailout plan through parliament, will resign ahead of fresh elections set for Sept. 20.

Boaters inspect what's left of their vessels, which were swept by storm surge more than 100 feet inland from Matanzas Pass onto San Carlos Island days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Lee County on Sept. 28, 2022

Liveaboards damaged by Hurricane Ian may be covered by FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will cover vessels damaged by Hurricane Ian if they were liveaboards and the proper proof can be shown.

Report: Marshals Service Needs To Improve Its Handling Of Felons' Assets

The Justice Department's inspector general has found poor oversight and problems with record keeping that could be costing taxpayers money. The Marshals Service concedes there have been problems. It is implementing changes.

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it churns through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean

The storm was located about 1,130 miles (1,815 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward Islands and moving west-northwest at 14 miles per hour (22 kilometers per hour) on Wednesday. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour).

If a permit application is approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, dozen of these artificial reefs will be hanging below docks surrounding Roberts Bay in Venice providing habitat to fish and shrimp, and algae, the latter of which will help cleanse water as it passes through the structure

Venice community groups hoping to install dozens of floating reefs under docks in Roberts Bay

Several community groups in Venice are asking the state for permission to install dozens of floating reefs underneath people’s docks to provide fish habitat and help clean coastal seawater.

Summertime pattern of heat & daytime thunderstorms return to Sunshine State this week

As summer-like heat builds this week across the Sunshine State, an approaching cold front is expected to result in widespread storms by Wednesday.

Current conditions indicate that there will be notable blooming this year of the Southeastern sunflower at the Pepper Ranch in Immokalee. Two photography time periods have been set aside. Reservations can be made beginning September 20.

Pepper Ranch Preserve sunflower weekend viewing dates announced

The Conservation Collier Program announces two special sunflower viewing periods of Southeastern sunflowers (Helianthus agrestis) at the Pepper Ranch Preserve at 6315 Pepper Rd, Immokalee.

Saildrone is launching 12 drones this storm season as part of a mission of ongoing research into how and why some relatively mild tropical storms rapidly intensify into major hurricanes, which is particularly destructive when it happens just before landfall. Of all recorded weather disasters in the US, hurricanes have had the most significant impact: Between 1980 and 2021, hurricanes were responsible for over $1.1 trillion total in damages and 6,697 deaths

Sea and air drones coordinate to get data from Hurricane Tammy

Saildrone and NOAA released footage on Monday from Hurricane Tammy, captured near the western and southern eyewall of the storm.

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