An appeals court Wednesday upheld the conviction of a man who was accused of driving drunk when he crashed into a van on Alligator Alley in March 2018, killing one person and injuring 14 others.

After an almost decade-long endeavor, the Florida Bay Forever tag is now available for South Florida residents and others to purchase. The Florida National Parks Association (FNPA), along with park staff, local dignitaries, and vehicles sporting the new license plate commemorated the achieve…

Each year, International Dark Sky Week celebrates dark and natural night, while raising awareness of the effects of light pollution. This year, the week runs from April 2nd through 8th. Everglades National Park is expanding on the Dark Sky theme with a month-long Everglades Dark Sky Celebration.

On March 10th, at approximately 16:43 hours, National Park Service rangers responded to the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park in response to an apparent crocodile bite.

ForEverglades Endowment campaign has raised more than $59 million to date

Friday, October 27th, Everglades National Park and their concession partner, Guest Services Inc., marked the end of a long process to bring the Flamingo Area of the Park back to life with dual ribbon cuttings for the renamed Guy Bradley Visitor Center and the Flamingo Lodge and Restaurant. A…

Everglades National Park (ENP) is looking for volunteers to help keep the historic Nike Hercules HM-69 Missile Site open to the public during the 2023-24 winter season.

The only hotel in Everglades National Park, new restaurant, and redesigned visitor center.

Rubio, colleagues urge Commerce Department to defend American Tomato Industry from unfair dumping.

On Saturday, September 23, there are three volunteer events near Miami, as well as 20 other volunteer events throughout Florida for National Public Lands Day (NPLD).

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Confidence offloaded more than 12,100 pounds of cocaine worth more than $160 million in Miami, Tuesday.

 The spectacled caiman, a species native to Central and South America, has been established in Florida since the 1970s.

The quintessential American summer road trip is an epic journey that unites families and friends. It’s an adventure that lets you meander through the tapestry of America's landscapes, steeped in captivating scenery, quaint towns, and timeless charm. However, behind the enticing postcard-perf…

As temperatures warm and the rainy season approaches some wonder if it’s still worthwhile to venture into Everglades National Park to see birds and other wildlife. Last Sunday I set off from the Homestead entrance to find out.

Public comment period runs through April 27

Everglades National Park staff and Project Management personnel were on-hand Tuesday March 7, 2023 at the William F. Dickinson Community Center in Homestead to provide information about a Water and Wastewater Systems Rehabilitation Project.

Katia Viana Xavier holds a special place among growers in the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) as a researcher fighting plant diseases at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).

The Florida Senate is moving forward with proposals to better protect mangrove forests and clean up waters where millions of used tires were sunk in the past as part of an artificial-reef project. The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Monday backed measures to expand rule…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) continues to monitor bird mortalities suspected to be attributed to Highly Pathogenic Avian

On Saturday, Dec. 3rd, Everglades National Park held a 75th anniversary celebration along the shore of Florida Bay in the Flamingo area of the Park.

On Sat., Dec. 3, Everglades National Park will celebrate its 75th Anniversary with a rededication ceremony, live music, historic reenactors, and tours of the new facilities in Flamingo.

On Veterans Day Everglades National Park celebrated the vigilance and hard work of Veterans who were assigned to 2nd Missile Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment with a program focused on the 60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Park’s HM-69 Nike Missile Site.

With the wild weather over the last few weeks, more eyes and attention have been tuned to our local beaches, but on November 12, the spotlight will be specifically on Virginia Key Beach.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday that it will consider granting Endangered Species Act protection to the ghost orchid, a critically endangered flower. Under federal law, the agency now has until January 2023 to make a decision.

Tampa and Miami in June topped 18 other major metropolitan areas in growth in housing prices when compared to a year earlier, according to an analysis released Tuesday.

The Florida Cabinet approved spending more than $56 million on seven parcels of land totaling 19,897 acres within the Florida Wildlife Corridor for acquisition or conservation easement made possible by the state’s Florida Forever Program and Department of Agriculture’s Rural and Family Lands…

Florida’s First Lady, Casey DeSantis, journeyed to South Florida on Friday, August 5, to not just highlight and kick off the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, but to actually participate in the ongoing efforts to remove invasive Burmese pythons.

Prior to signing Florida’s nearly $110 billion budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis went through it line by line, exercising his veto authority as part of what he says is his commitment to being a good steward of taxpayer money.

Everglades National Park announced on 22 March that the West Lake Trail and the West Lake parking and dock area had been reopened.

When the News Leader last reported on Everglades National Parks 2 major projects in December of 2020, both the Flamingo Lodge and the renovation of the Flamingo Visitors Center were projected to be completed in the Fall and Summer of 2021 respectively.

Updating our water infrastructure to restore the historic freshwater flow through the Everglades is crucial for our future.

Florida’s economy runs on clean water, and the health of our water – which is sourced from the Everglades – directly benefits everyone in South Florida, including every Homestead resident.

Homestead residents might think of the Everglades only as their neighboring Everglades National Park. Many may not realize that the Everglades ecosystem is three times larger than the park’s boundaries, and that it supplies their drinking water.

Get Out and Explore Your Backyard - The Joys and Wonders of Everglades National Park!

A study led by UF/IFAS scientists that focused on the threatened American Crocodile maps out the status of their population over the last 40 years in response to changes in the Florida Everglades. Key findings demonstrate that increased salinity in the water that crocodiles navigate influenc…

Editor’s note: Brush fires are part of living in South Florida. Last week, our area experienced the effects of a stubborn brush fire that burned for almost a week. It consumed 13,000 acres of vegetation, spread smoke and ash for miles, and closed Card Sound Road to all traffic for two days. …

In late April, the National Park Service (NPS) will kick off a $6.3 million project to complete repairs to areas of Biscayne National Park significantly damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

I would be willing to bet a large portion of my children’s college fund that if I asked visitors of Everglades National Park to name a type of animal found there, a baleen whale would not rank in the top 50 answers given. And yet, in late January of 2019, a baleen whale showed up in park waters.

Reconstructing Tamiami Trail to restore water flow to Everglades National Park

The Shark Valley entrance to Everglades National Park, located off Tamiami Trail, offers park visitors the opportunity to see birds and other wildlife up close.

The Florida National Parks Association (FNPA) is continuing its campaign to support Everglades National Park with the new Florida Bay Forever specialty license plate.

This is the third article in a three-part series on the recent historic water levels.

Water is the lifeblood of the Everglades. I know this to be true, and I tell other people about it a lot as a science communicator at Everglades National Park. I will admit, though, that until recently, our other mantra related to Everglades Restoration, “getting the water right,” seemed too…

This is the first of a three-part series on the recent historic water levels.  Stay tuned for a deeper dive into what effects the high water levels are having on the park’s natural resources.

Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks will waive their entrance fee on six days in 2021.

Revered around the world, Everglades National Park, is showcasing new facilities for adventurers of all ages.

Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on state tourism decreased in October, but recovery for Florida’s vital revenue-generating industry is still at best a year away, according to an association study.

In support of America’s military members and families, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Order 3387 at the Iowa Gold Star Museum in October, announcing that Gold Star Families and U.S. military veterans will be granted free access to national parks, nationa…

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauded the announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District that it had awarded four construction contracts, totaling more than $81 million, for ecosystem restoration in South Florida.

Your help is needed to tell the stories of one of the best preserved Nike Hercules Missile Bases remaining in the United States.