The bills would allow developers to buy credits for wetlands mitigation far from areas impacted and long before restoration ...

A fight between a crocodile and an alligator in Florida was recently caught on video. Are crocodiles native to the Sunshine ...

During the wet season, nearby Lake Okeechobee spills over and flows into the Everglades. Water flows southward through ...

Although coastal wetlands account for less than 2% of ... Everglades peat forms quickly. In Florida's mangrove forests, around 2 to 10 millimeters of soil are added to the forest floor each ...

Nature-based solutions like restoring mangroves, and hybrid solutions, protect vulnerable shorelines. However, they need careful planning to be effective. A new GIS-based tool, combined with varied ...

The reptiles live in coastal areas in South Florida and the Keys and prefer brackish or saltwater areas and coastal mangrove swamps but may wander inland or out to sea. They are not found anywhere ...

Schmidt College of Science. South Florida's coastal ecosystems, including mangrove swamps and coastal strands, have already been incorporated into various shoreline management practices that ...