Habitat

Beachgoers in northern Florida have noticed dozens of dead sea birds on the sand recently, but wildlife officials say there's nothing to worry about.

Florida fishermen are now pushing a new grassroots effort to lift a net mesh size restriction, and Collier County is on its leading edge.

Blossom and fruit drop and fruit splitting are fairly common problems for fruit trees. While losing blossoms and small fruit from your fruit trees can be disturbing it is usually a natural process.

A Palm Beach County couple's decision to chop down 109 mangroves from their property along the Loxahatchee River may cost them $1.6 million.

“Ya got enough guys?” someone asked Public Works Director Tim Pinter as the crew assembled for the ceremonial tree planting Friday at Calusa Park on Winterberry Drive. A cast of thousands – well, a dozen or so – gathered to ...

A South Florida beach is open again after shark sightings along the coast.

Four years after the GOP's rallying cry became "drill, baby, drill," environmental issues have barely registered a blip in this Republican presidential primary. That's likely to change as the race turns to Florida.

Tourist tax dollars are up, and that’s good news for Marco Island’s Beach Advisory Committee. In preliminary reports, Tourist Development Council tax collections are $337,133 over budget for 2011. Money from the TDC helps fund beach projects. On Jan. 18, ...

Public comment sparked renewed debate over plans to build a one-story gymnasium, teen center, adult center and welcome area expansion at Mackle Park. Public speaker Joe Rola asked for an update on the new building at the Parks and Recreation ...

For the world, April 22 is Earth Day. For Marco Island this year, it will be Bike Day. Members of the City of Marco Island Bike Path Ad Hoc Committee, taxed with handling all topics bicycle-related, confirmed at their meeting ...

“If we invest in nature, nature will invest in us,” said Cousteau, 44, an ocean explorer, activist and documentary filmmaker in Southwest Florida speaking to the annual meeting of the Conservancy of Southwes

Rookery Bay has Marco Island surrounded. The wetlands, estuaries and uplands managed by the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve encompass all the land connecting Marco to the mainland, and even the island itself, outside the city limits, is the ...

Love fishing? Want to know more about fisheries-related research going on in Southwest Florida?

The Marco Island Shell Club recently announced the establishment of the Marco Island Shell Club, Inc. Tuition Scholarship Endowment at Florida Gulf Coast University in the amount of $25,000.

A 6-year-old local boy bitten by a poisonous coral snake lived to tell his story. But his story sheds light on a big problem for the next victim — a lack of anti-venom.