Southwest Florida’s warp-speed development of expanding roads, home communities, retail centers and commercial parks creates thousands of jobs. Planners, architects, landscapers, bricklayers, ...

Georgia wildlife officials say the state has reached a milestone in its push to protect gopher tortoises, even as some environmental groups say more needs to be done.

A.M. A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT GOT THE GREEN LIGHT RIGHT ON THE PORT ORANGE, NEW SMYRNA BEACH LINE. THE I-95 AND PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE IS MOVING FORWARD DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION. WESH 2’S PAMELA ...

Gopher tortoises are protected under state law. It’s illegal to handle or even relocate the animals, with one exception. The Florida Wildlife Consercation Commission does grant special permission to ...

When an iguana crawled from a burrowing owl nest, John Johnson picked up his air gun and started a war. The lizards never saw it coming ...

A Vero Beach man, 28, was taken into custody July 31 on an active warrant for the unlawful taking of a gopher tortoise.

ENGLEWOOD – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas closed Sept. 5 on the purchase of a quarter-acre lot in prime Florida Scrub-Jay habitat on Clearwater Street, after ...

The 6th Annual Urbanite Theatre Modern Works Festival runs for two weeks. The Urbanite Theatre Modern Works Festival begins Thursday with comedian Phoebe Potts’ tour de force, “Too Fat for China.” ...

Bainbridge Lions Club happily welcomed Lora Smith as guest speaker for their late August meeting. For a person who enjoys being involved with the natural world, Smith has a dream job: She works with ...

Next Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9:30 a.m., the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be voting on a Conservation 20/20 nomination of two Pine Island properties. The two land nominations include four ...

An 11-year-old Florida panther was found dead just outside Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park from a vehicle strike. Street View Image from March 2023 © 2025 ...