Environment

University of Florida scientists are hoping they have a second chance to save a rare Florida Keys butterfly.

Two feet of soil needs to be removed from the neighborhood near Gainesville’s Koppers Superfund site. And over the course of seven hours Thursday afternoon, Mitchell Brourman presented four times to the public the step-by-step plans for doing so.

Mike Myers, 66, lives in Gainesville and founded Bearded Brothers Solutions, as well as the Repurpose Project, a nonprofit that focuses on finding new uses, especially in art projects or crafts, for old items that he says had "always just been dumped in a hole.”

From giant snails to lionfish, Florida has become home to a variety of invasive species in recent years.

A state-run contest to kill snakes brought worldwide attention to Florida’s invasive species problem. But how much closer are researchers to a solution?

As the owner and lead tour guide for Adventure Outpost, Lars Andersen makes his living on the area's waters, knows their histories and intimately understands their geographies. He, like others, are worried.

A University of Florida team dedicated to researching the recent decline of oysters in Florida have discovered that the shortage is not due to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Rather, the decline, which is affecting many fishermen and those involved in the industry, is due to drought and high salinity in the waters.

A team of University of Florida students was recognized for its water sustainability efforts after winning first place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural Campus RainWorks Challenge.

Earth Day will be celebrated Monday with the event, "Of Thirst, Beauty and Vision: Writing to save Our Waters." Four Gainesville water writers, Cynthia Barnett, Jack E. Davis, Lola Haskins and Margaret Ross Tolbert will read excerpts from their books and participate in a discussion with Ron Cunningham.

Forecasters are predicting a roughly 50 percent chance a major hurricane could hit Florida or the East Coast this upcoming hurricane season. Colorado State University's William Gray explained his prediction, which includes a 72 percent chance that a major hurricane will hit the U.S. in 2013.