Key Marco Community Association was slapped with fines and a requirement to mitigate what the code board ruled, about one year ago, was irreparable damage to protected habitat in Key Marco. While the association has appealed the code board’s decision ...

Landscapers came across a slithery surprise on Marco Island today as they discovered a 9-foot python sneaking out from underneath a home's lanai just before noon.

In a vote with political ramifications for Gov. Charlie Crist, the South Florida Water Management District voted unanimously this morning to extend a March 31 deadline tied to closing the $536 million deal until Sept. 30.

The most common sea turtle to nest on Southwest Florida beaches would move from threatened to endangered status under a proposal unveiled today by federal agencies.

A python patrol could soon be on the trail of a slithering menace in Southwest Florida. For years, pythons have been spreading across the Everglades, raising worries about how the non-native invaders might disrupt the South Florida ecosystem.

Some days, he’s a roving naturalist and others, a bumblebee. But whether Dick Brewer is wearing his wide-brimmed outdoors hat or black and yellow antennae, he is always teaching people about the swamp.

A state financial consultant is questioning whether Florida's multimillion-dollar plan to buy land from U.S. Sugar Corp. for Everglades restoration remains affordable.

"All of a sudden, it was like, 'That's a big snake,"' said Curry, a resource management specialist at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Commissioner Frank Halas has asked that commissioners consider their legal options at their regular meeting Tuesday.

A plan to remove 12 stormwater pipes was a condition of a state permit issued to Collier County in 2005 to add sand to the beach.

The HHH Ranch is seeking $92 million from Collier County after a 2002 rural growth plan restricted development and prohibited mining on 900 acres of the ranch in North Belle Meade.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting the meeting to update the public on the Merritt Canal portion of the Picayune Strand restoration project.

Moraya Bay on Vanderbilt Beach says it owns the beach up to the erosion control line and can keep people off of it.

The chill may have put a damper on Sunday’s Panther Prowl Road Rally, but it didn’t stop volunteers for the ride. “It’s as much fun to volunteer as it is to participate,” said Mary Crawford, 60, who volunteers with the ...

Expect a lot of talk but possibly little action as lawmakers continue the debate on offshore drilling when they return Tuesday to begin the 2010 legislative session.