The Alachua Conservation Trust held a grand opening for the newly protected and restored land of Orange Lake Overlook on Friday. The trust expanded the park, located off U.S. 441 south of McIntosh, from 71 acres to 156 acres.

Dozens of shorebird roosts are quickly disappearing as rising sea levels reshape Florida’s Nature Coast. Artificial reefs and conservation purchases, undertaken to save the region’s oyster industry, offer a glimmer of hope for oystercatchers.

Construction of the Black Creek Restoration Project is nearly finished and promises stable water levels and renewed recreational activities for Keystone Heights. The project, which the St. Johns River Water Management District operates, has cost tens of millions of dollars and aims to recharge the Floridan Aquifer using excess water from Black Creek.

A growing group of Florida nature-lovers and advocates are encouraging springs conservation through human connection, framing water as a relationship, not a resource.

It takes Johnell Gainey less than a minute to walk from his parents’ house to the Florence Construction and Demolition Landfill in southeast Gainesville.

Johnell Gainey returned to the Alachua County Commission Tuesday evening with the same request he’s had for the past seven years: to get rid of the “dump” in his residential neighborhood.

A manatee and two calves sought refuge from the January morning chill in the warm, glassy waters of Silver Glen Springs. They drifted slowly, searching for a grassy breakfast.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Feb. 3 to get input on proposed changes to manatee protection zones in Levy County.

A springs-advocacy group is challenging newly proposed state rules, saying they will not adequately prevent water withdrawals that could harm what are designated as “Outstanding Florida Springs.”

The City of Gainesville is planning to build 47 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city.