Work to improve the Carl Gray Park boat ramp is now underway. Crews began dredging work on Wednesday afternoon to remove ...

Florida will remain 'bone dry' for the foreseeable as drought conditions worsen, creating an elevated wildfire risk as dozens ...

Lee became the first county this year to reach the 600-mark on the Florida Forestry Service's Keetch Bryam Drought Index, which ranges from 0 for saturated conditions to 800 for especially dry times.

Purdue Extension Clay County offers programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H Youth Development and Health and Human Sciences. Purdue Extension is a service tailored to meet the needs of ...

The number of wildfires increased Wednesday, growing to 59 fires burning more than 28,000 acres as of Thursday morning, according to the Florida Forest Service. A fire in Collier County Wednesday ...

This would allow them to basically pave wetlands in South Florida and replace them in North Florida,” said Audubon Florida executive director Julie Wraithmell. “That's cold comfort to a neighborhood ...

but there are six county-enacted burn bans in central and southwest Florida, according to the Florida Forest Service’s burn ban map. Note that burning yard debris is always prohibited in Duval ...

Demings said if commissioners voted to reject the agreement, the county would be the lone holdout among Florida’s 67 counties — Orange County became the last county to comply — and could ...

There were 50 wildfires reported in Florida March 26. The 344 Fire in Miami-Dade County is now 85% contained after burning almost 27,000 acres. Card Sound Road, one of only 2 roads leading to the ...

As of the early 1990s, only about half of Florida's original, 20.3 million acres of wetlands remain, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The Office of the State Fire Marshal released new maps that indicate which parts of San Diego County are in a very high-risk zone for fires. For the first time in 15 years ...

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday scheduled arguments May 5 as Florida and the EPA seek to overturn a district judge’s ruling in the lawsuit filed by ...