A black mangrove in Stuart is the state’s largest of that species. It measures 35 feet tall, and 233 inches in circumference with a 31.5-foot crown spread. It's Martin County's first Florida Champion ...

Mangroves are incredibly beneficial to Florida's environment, and they wear a lot of proverbial hats. Mangroves play a critical role in a lot of marine ecosystems: they filter the water, act as a ...

Mangroves, once axed for development, are expanding across Florida due to climate change. Will Floridians learn to live with the iconic coastal tree? David Rahahę-tih Webb’s aquarium was more than ...

Florida is a special place. We may not have sweeping views of towering mounts or backcountry roads sprinkled with fall foliage, but we are blessed with an enormous amount of natural beauty. From ...

Note to audience: Andrew West is a multi-media photographer at the News-Press and Naples Daily News. He has been covering Southwest Florida since 1997. One of his favorite things to cover is the ...

2025: A Windsor resident illegally removed a swath of mangrove trees and polluted the Indian River Lagoon from the unpermitted clearing of his Sebastian waterfront property, according to Indian River ...

NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) satellite images have unveiled a concerning phenomenon in Florida: the emergence of "ghost forests" in the state's mangrove ecosystems. These watery graveyards ...

Rhode Island businessman Michael Mota told Florida Department of Environmental Protection investigators in May that he represented the resort’s owner. He blamed the cut trees on storm damage.

A Treasure Coast resort has paid one of the steepest mangrove-cutting fines in state history for illegally cutting about 944 mangrove trees to nubs along the St. Lucie River shoreline. The state also ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Scott F. Jones, an assistant professor of biology at the University of North Florida, has played a crucial role in discovering mangrove trees in southern Georgia, marking the ...