Wetlands are Florida’s hardest-working ecosystems. From the Everglades to the floodplains of the Apalachicola River, the 10 ...

Each project is different, but one Polk County site offers a window into the challenging but rewarding process of restoring damaged land. Slow and shiny, a softshell turtle shuffled through a swath of ...

Interminable swamps Wetlands aren’t on the endangered list, but they probably should be — especially in Florida. Wetlands filter out pollution, hold back floods, and recharge the aquifer, the source ...

As Manatee County leaders were poised for a final vote to restore local wetland protections, state officials shocked them with a last-minute opposition. Florida agencies get to review Comprehensive ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state argued this week that a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting projects that affect wetlands, contending that “disastrous consequences flow” from ...

Rules put in place decades ago to protect dwindling wetlands that help clean water and protect Florida from hurricanes and flooding face a new challenge. State lawmakers now want to rewrite the terms ...