Snouts are already popping up in the waters near Tampa Electric Co.'s Manatee Observation Center as winter approaches. ...more

November 25, 2009

An engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Sebring was recently recognized by her peers as a young woman "on the cutting edge" of her profession as a civil engineer. ...more

March 24, 2009

The U.S. Navy is investigating the arrests of four men accused of wantonly shooting and killing 21 protected birds. ...more

February 22, 2009

Daily Fishing Report ...more

January 25, 2009

It's environment for the sake of development. Entrepreneur Bill Casey is creating a 161-acre wetland mitigation bank in which developers can buy credits in repentance for destroying swampland elsewhere. ...more

November 7, 2008

Highlands County is a wonderful place to study nature and ecology. We have a very important project under way on the Kissimmee River, which, when completed, will restore an entire wetland ecosystem. ...more

August 7, 2008

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has turned a "blind eye" to Florida's Everglades cleanup efforts, while the state is violating its own commitment to restore the vast ecosystem, a federal judge ruled last week. ...more

August 3, 2008

Has it been a long time since you visited Highlands Hammock State Park? Well, on Sunday, park admission will be free all day long from 8 a.m. to when the park closes at sundown. You can bring the kids and hike the trails or take a leisurely walk on the catwalk and see the alligators. With all the rain we've had recently, water levels are back up and the park is looking beautiful. The increase in water levels is rather recent so the mosquitoes are not bad yet, making this a perfect time to visit the park. ...more

July 11, 2008

The rains sweep through like a pail of water splashing a sleeping giant, and Wolf Branch Creek preserve springs to life. ...more

July 3, 2008

Where Does It End? Regarding "Land Program Fate Up To Voters" (Metro, May 22): ...more

May 29, 2008