Winter Garden’s strategic location makes it an ideal base for exploring natural Florida beyond the confines of theme parks and tourist attractions. Lake Apopka, once severely polluted but now ...

The color change is not only a signal to the opposite sex, but a testament to the invasive animal's adaptivity to the ...

The 20th century was horrible for the Everglades. The broad shallow river, one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet, ...

An elderly Palm Coast man was found clinging to life in a remote wooded area on Dec. 19 after spending several days pinned ...

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies found Allyn Schmidt, 72, who had been the subject of a "silver alert," stuck against a tree ...

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is just the most efficient way to nab the nuisance lizard, says Mike Kimmel, ...

As sea levels rise and soils grow saltier, even the iconic Sabal palmetto—the official state tree of Florida also known as ...

Tropical plants in Florida, including the breadfruit tree and dracaena fragrans may be creeping north as winters warm.

Several locations in Bay County are selling live Christmas trees for the holiday season. PANAMA CITY ― With the holiday season in full swing, families across the area are on the hunt for the perfect ...

Plant pathologists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) studied nearly 30 palm species to analyze their risk for Thielaviopsis trunk rot. This disease, ...

Florida’s palm trees don’t just define the Sunshine State’s skylines. They are important to the state’s environment and economy. Yet pests, diseases and nutrient issues can make it tough to keep the ...