Around 60 people helped plant trees at Earl P. Powers Park on Saturday as part of Alachua County’s annual celebration of Florida Arbor Day hosted by the Alachua County Arboriculture Program.

The permit’s scope is narrow. If approved, it would authorize crews to locate two dry stormwater basins next to a site zoned for retail.

Artists document Rodman Reservoir drawdown, the first since 2020, to galvanize dam removal.

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For snook, the old rules no longer apply. The tropical gamefish are taking advantage of warmer winters brought on by climate change, forming a genetically-distinct stronghold on the Nature Coast. As their historical range shifts northward, anglers are adapting, too.

Known for their elusive nature and mythic proportions, tarpon never fail to entice anglers looking for a challenge. But human development and climate change are hurting the species, from the time the baby fish are just a few inches long and seeking safety in coastal ponds.

The Florida Museum of Natural History has published a draft of a book known as “The Butterflies of California.” When the authors first started writing it, initial estimates were that it would take about five years. Instead, it took five decades.

At a water treatment facility in Orlando, engineers are testing technology they hope will help solve one of the most persistent environmental problems of our time: PFAS contamination.

For Tampa-based COO Blake Merrell, dealing with the state’s sewage waste is both an entrepreneurial and ecclesiastical calling.