It is geography that makes the Green Swamp special. The swamp is the starting point for five major river systems – the Withlacoochee, the Oklawaha, the Hillsborough, the Peace and the Kissimmee. It ...

Stabbing my walking stick into the muck and sliding my feet forward, I waded into the swamp, one eye on the lookout for alligators, the other trying to spot the elusive orchids that draw so many ...

The great Florida swamp is a terrible place to raise a family. Wading birds with nests in the Everglades worry constantly. Bandits are everywhere. They steal babies and eat them, sometimes in front of ...

Note to readers: This is the fourth installment of our special series on the great outdoors of Southwest Florida. So far we have covered where to see amazing birds, places to spot an alligator and ...

“Here’s an asset class that’s basically failed on all counts...I doubt these are being pitched as an opportunity to lose 1 percent.” Wade into the Reverse Convertible Swamp with me for a moment... I ...

For a crayfish in the Florida Everglades, its worst nightmare is three feet long, dark brown and pure muscle, with a mouth like a vacuum that sucks up nearly everything it can find — tiny fish, small ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at a conference Wednesday morning, celebrating 100 years of the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics. While he made no comment on the status of the ...

Ever wonder what the Naples area looked like 500 years ago? Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary offers that kind of experience, and the Audubon facility is hosting various guided walks between now and the end ...