USF researchers are using knowledge of the Bay Area's beach erosion and coastal ecosystems to help coastal areas around the ...

A first-degree misdemeanor is punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. And that's just the ...

Clearing mangrove trees without permission is a first-degree misdemeanor, and could be punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. According to the Florida Department of ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: Hundreds of red ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: hundreds of red mangrove seeds scattered across the shoreline. These long, torpedo-shaped seeds ...

"They can't move away from the water, which means they probably won't survive," said Jim Beever, principal planner for the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. Mangroves are trees that are ...

Fewer hard freezes due to global warming means more mangroves will flourish in Florida and worldwide to trap carbon and temper further warming, new NASA-funded research concludes. The mangrove’s ...

Mangroves are a type of tropical forest found in coastal regions such as the Everglades of Florida. They are often the first barrier ... However, high-speed winds in hurricanes could damage the trees, ...

Who cut down trees and killed mangroves in a Palm Beach County neighborhood ... This week, WPTV saw three Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) crews surveying what was left ...

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Jones, a coastal ecologist at the University of North Florida. “Your storm surge ... was ordered to plant 2,800 mangrove trees on its property after cutting down nearly 1,000 of them without ...

These watery graveyards of once-thriving trees are a product of mangrove forests' increasing vulnerability to intensifying storms and environmental change. Mangroves are vital to the Florida ...