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Charlotte County is beginning the conflict resolution process with Lee County over the new regulations on parking on Boca Grande. It's part of state law to allow government bodies to try to resolve disagreements before lawsuits are filed.

Public records show a 2016 report on climate change and sea level rise by a University of Colorado researcher has been heavily edited to remove all references to human-induced climate change.

Small businesses in Joshua Tree, California, rely on tourism dollars from the nearby national park. But with the government shut down, their bottom line is at risk.

An investigation began in February 2023, when the Liberty County Tax Collector's Office contacted the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles after learning that a large number of disabled parking placards were applied for and issued to one individual within their county on behalf of multiple persons residing in South Florida.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the busiest National park in the U.S., but with the park service cutting nearly a quarter of all positions last year, volunteers have made up the difference.

Kenya's elephant population has more than doubled since the 1980s, and one national park is currently having a 'baby boom' thanks to a relief from drought and a drop in poaching.

Officials appear to have resumed coordinating with local shelters after days of dropping off hundreds of mostly Central American migrants without any plan.

Monroe County announced this week plans to reconfigure a dog park in Key West believed to be above the graves of Africans who were rescued from the...

Lee County families planning ahead for summer can begin registering their children for Parks & Recreation summer camps starting at 7 a.m. Monday, March 23. The registration date is later than in previous years, giving families more time to explore camp options and prepare for the upcoming season.Lee County Parks & Recreation offers several camp programs based on age and interests. Traditional Summer Camps are available for children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade, while Middle School Summer Camps serve students in sixth through eighth grade. Specialty camps and special needs camps are also offered, with age ranges varying by program and location.Summer camps will run for eight weeks, from June 8 through Aug. 2, at a cost of $85 per week per child. Camp hours vary by location and are listed on the department’s website.

Two members of Congress want to preserve artifacts from American lunar missions with a national park on the moon, but there are some international hurdles to jump. Still, Space Policy Institute director Dr. Scott Pace says the bill raises intriguing questions about what the future of human-space interaction will look like.