Could a Black Bear Hunt return to The Sunshine State? Florida Fish and Wildlife are preparing to make their decision if the conservation effort takes place later this year.

At the end of the Florida Keys lies The Dry Tortugas. The jewel of this Caribbean secret is the historic Fort Jefferson. The efforts to build the structure took tremendous ingenuity and effort.

The Wonder Gardens has a minimal staff to keep up with their efforts in preserving local fauna and flora. Volunteers came together to help the facility get ready for some upcoming guests.

Florida will have a record-breaking 126-day Gulf Red Snapper recreational season for 2025, the longest season since Florida assumed management of Gulf red snapper. The expanded season as announced Monday by Governor Ron DeSantis includes additional summer and fall fishing days from 2024, offering anglers more opportunities to fish over major holidays such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving.

Downtown Fort Myers is going green! The city unveiled its latest project where it took a vacant lot and transformed it into a “pocket park”.

For a good part of May, if you draw a glass of water and you’re a Lee County Utilities customer, you might notice a change in the taste, odor and color of the water.The utility will be temporarily converting its disinfectant process from chloramines to free chlorine residual from May 1 through 21.

For FGCU's University Police Department, the work can get a bit wild.From time to time, UPD has to deal with animals that have wandered onto campus.The most recent animal case was on March 25, when a 6-foot alligator wandered onto the South Village (SoVi) boardwalk.

Conditions for a burn ban have been met; Lee County will continue to monitor conditions.

Southwest Florida’s landscape is graced by numerous native plant species. From towering longleaf pine trees with their prickly pinecones bobbing in the breeze, to the leatherleaf ferns that blanket the marshy bald cypress forest floors, there is so much more to these native ecosystems than meets the eye.

A temporary trail closure in the Big Cypress National Preserve is in effect after the discovery Saturday of a more than 340-acre fire east of State Road 29 and north of Deep Lake.The temporary closures include the Deep Lake Trail (including Trail Head) and the Fire Prairie Trail. During the closure all recreational use including off-road vehicles, hiking, camping, hunting and commercial activities are prohibited in the designated areas.