Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo and the ...

Florida drew a record 142.9 million visitors in 2024. The state’s nature guides and other ecotourism experts say it could do ...

A remote site in the Florida Everglades almost became the world's largest airport but was canceled for environmental and economic reasons.

The Everglades is a unique ecosystem unlike any in the world. We ruined it. Getting it back is expensive, tedious and ...

2000: The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP, is authorized by Congress to restore and protect South Florida's ecosystem. The Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir is approved in this ...

Flow Equalization Basin, or FEB: A shallow man-made water storage area constructed for the collection of runoff that can be stored temporarily before being moved to a stormwater treatment area.

1845: Florida becomes 27th state. 1881: Real estate developer Hamilton Disston buys 4 million acres and begins efforts to drain the Everglades. 1906: The first dredging project began in South ...

Canals dug to drain the land for development and farming cut off that natural flow of water and the Everglades is now half of its historic size. Projects are underway to mimic the natural flow of ...