Paul Giorgio

A young manatee known as Melby is on the mend at SeaWorld Orlando, capturing the hearts of visitors and the Melbourne Beach community after a dramatic rescue from a storm drain left him in need of critical care.

Our state is losing more and more rural and natural land every year. And each new project takes a bit of Florida’s iconic landscape with it.

A scheduled draw-down at the Rodman Reservoir, northwest of the Ocala National Forest and bordering Marion and Putnam Counties, revealed a secret landscape along the Ocklawaha River: hidden spring boils, drowned forests and remnants of a decades-old plan to cut across Florida.

Volunteers at Apopka Birding Park spent a cloudy, damp morning spreading mulch, staking gopher tortoise burrows and clearing invasive plants as Orange Audubon Society moves closer to opening a nature center at the site.

The city of Titusville this week launched a six-month pilot deploying a mobile nanobubble generator to raise dissolved oxygen in a corner of the Indian River Lagoon.

The Wekiva River is one of only two rivers in Florida with a federal designation called “National Wild and Scenic.”

The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival brings in tourists from around the country, and they fill hotel rooms during a traditionally slow part of the season. But that success may be in jeopardy. Studies show there are fewer birds to watch.

The Florida Wildlife Hospital has embarked on a mission to safeguard one of the state’s most iconic birds-the Brown Pelican.

Flagler County Land Management is entering its fourth year of hosting the popular guided tour series.

Cherry Lake Nursery is leading the way in water conservation. Using technology, the production manager said they’ve cut water usage by 40% while increasing production by 15%.

Blue Spring State Park’s innovative Rolling Hikes program is breaking down barriers to outdoor recreation, offering nature enthusiasts of all mobility levels the chance to explore Florida’s stunning wilderness.

November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state.