Rocking spidery legs and surrounded by stinky mud and hordes of insects ready to take a bite, the red mangrove was a hard ...

A black mangrove in Stuart is the state’s largest of that species. It measures 35 feet tall, and 233 inches in circumference with a 31.5-foot crown spread. It's Martin County's first Florida Champion ...

I have been photographing the red mangrove tree at Bunche Beach in south Fort Myers since at least 2015, maybe longer. The only way to get to it is by foot, boat, kayak or paddleboard. The walk, best ...

A Windsor resident illegally removed mangrove trees from his Sebastian waterfront property, polluting the Indian River Lagoon in the process, according to county officials. Drone footage, compared ...

Here's what to know if you want to alter or trim a mangrove tree without breaking the law.

CATHERINE WELCH, BYLINE: Just past the dumpster, at the edge of a fire station parking lot, Andrew Otazo ducks under some branches and disappears into the thick of a hardwood hammock. He pushes ...

By Candyce H. Stapen Just the thin green lines of mangrove islands separated the vast expanse of glistening turquoise waters ...

Florida is the only state in the U.S. where you can see flamingos. And that’s not the only rare and iconic wildlife you can ...

Andrew West is a photojournalist at The News-Press & Naples Daily News. He has been covering Southwest Florida since 1997. Among his favorite topics to cover are the environment and the outdoors. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Windsor resident is responsible for the illegal removal of mangrove trees and pollution of the Indian River Lagoon from the ...