It was about eight months ago when construction worker Jeff Smith stumbled upon something in his garden that would quickly become his passion. “It was a complete accident, ” said the Buccaneer Point ...

Yard of the Month Chair Dorothy Odom announced the December 2024 award went to 1 st Florida Bank and the January 2025 award went to Willie Mae Cook at 640 Main Street. Certificates have been presented ...

Hillsborough River State Park is like the overachiever of Florida parks. Not content with just one waterfall, it offers a ...

Here's everything you need to know before planning a trip to Florida’s Torreya State Park. On a recent fall trip, magenta ...

Big Pine Key is home to the endangered Key Deer. A National Key Deer Refuge ranger explains how to find-and protect-the ...

The Florida Wildlife Corridor's 18 million acres protects endangered species and the environment. But you can do your part by ...

These plants have thrived in Florida’s ecosystems through gradual adaptations over millennia, and their disappearance would leave lasting gaps in the region’s evolutionary history.

Florida is a national leader for producing plants such as tropical, foliage and house plants. The Sunshine State's nursery, greenhouse, landscape and garden industry generates more than $30 ...

The University of Florida can trace its origins back to the very start of publicly funded higher education in the state. In 1853, shortly after Governor Thomas Brown passed a bill offering financial ...

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Unseasonably warm winter weather and recent heavy rains have helped flowers to bloom and attract a rare tropical visitor to Texas in the new year. Staff at the South Padre Island Birding Nature and ...