Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

“Take your little piece of land and steward it. It will give you a sense of power. Your choices matter. You can make a difference.” With punishing wind, rain and flooding, Hurricanes Debby, Helene and ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WUFT) — Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map. They snuck through a jumble of ...

The annual Landscaping with Florida Natives Tour showcases South Brevard yards that use native plants. This year's tour includes the new Melbourne Founders Museum, which highlights local Black pioneer ...

VERO BEACH — A new Florida Native Plant Education and Demonstration Garden was planted at the Vero Beach Main Post Office on 13th Avenue by Pelican Island Audubon Society in partnership with the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A plant that only is known to exist in Polk County, the Blushing Scrub Balm, is at risk due to proposed routes for a planned toll road, native plant enthusiasts say. “We ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission emphasizes the importance of Florida’s native bee species in a Facebook post.Florida’s native bee species play a vitally important role in our ...

For the first time in three years, community members strolled through the Florida Museum grounds for its fall plant sale. The Florida Museum of Natural History hosted a fall plant sale Sept. 19 and ...

Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, artificial sites don’t perfectly replicate nature. Leafy green with tiny, red ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise discarded those options to accommodate recently approved developments and concerns over impacts to wildlife and views in Bok Tower Gardens. FDOT policy doesn’t require ...