Environment

Last summer, wading bird nesting was at its lowest point since consistent record-keeping began 30 years ago

Fort Myers converted Billy's Creek into an urban drainage route, and now has spent the years since trying to reverse the resulting bacteria problems and nutrient pollution but so far little is working.

The nonprofit believes shellfish aquaculture can clean and restore Southwest Florida’s estuaries and help invigorate its coastal economies

Beachgoers at Residents Beach on Marco Island have the all-clear to return to the water after an advisory against swimming due to enterococcus levels

Experts compared lessons from hurricanes, flooding, drought, wildfire and extreme rainfall, including what worked, what failed and what should change before the next disaster at a recent summit in Punta Gorda.

The Sanibel Plan, which is how the city’s residents want to approach the future, is being revisited

Two weeks after the Florida Coastal Corridor created an artificial reef off Naples the nonprofit dropped a second one offshore of Fort Walton Beach

Using fertilizer is best in moderation, but some people overdo it so communities throughout Southwest Florida have bans against using fertilizers during rain-prone summer,

Planning for, and recovering from, things that pushed wetlands, beaches, rivers, and other natural systems beyond that ability to quickly bounce back is the focus of the sixth annual Southwest Florida Resiliency Summit Southwest Florida Resiliency Summit in Punta Gorda.

Florida Gulf Coast University researchers are investigating why nearby barrier islands can respond differently to the same storm to give those communities a blueprint for best hurricane protection