That’s why forestry managers for public lands, like Everglades National Park, do so many controlled burns throughout the park. It keeps the system healthy and also avoids a buildup of brush that could ...

Strong winds place more than 24 million Americans under wildfire warnings on Thursday, as a powerful storm moves toward the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Firefighters gained some ground Thursday in the blaze that has scorched thousands of acres between ...

Friends of the Everglades is working to acquire 100,000 acres of land south of Lake Okeechobee to restore the flow of clean ...

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The blaze has consumed more than 24,000 acres and intermittently shut down the only routes into the Florida Keys.

Spanning 1.5 million acres of wetland across South Florida, Everglades National Park is a worthwhile daytrip for outdoor enthusiasts visiting Key Largo. There are multiple entrances into the park ...

The Great Calusa Blueway is a 200-mile marked canoe and kayak trail that meanders through inland tributaries. ©Visit ...

Everglades peat forms quickly. In Florida's mangrove forests, around 2 to 10 millimeters of soil are added to the forest floor each year, building up over time like sand filling an hourglass.

Florida Forest Service Emerging research has found that historically, high and dry parts of the Everglades — like pine rocklands — are in fact designed to burn around every four years.