South Florida Water Management District

The latest nesting count for Everglades wading birds found the birds had the second-best nesting season since counting began in 1996.

Mechanical harvesters will be used to collect invasive floating plants and the plants will then be processed and pumped to nearby hayfields to enhance soil.

The measure had drawn opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis and critics such as fishing guides who raced to the Capitol to appear in the Senate gallery. A leader of one group said the changes removed the “worst of the worst” in a bill that opponents argued was being rammed through the legislative process.

Senate Bill 2508 would require the South Florida Water Management District to advocate for farmers to get more water in exchange for funding for clean water projects. Valerie Crowder spoke with Friends of the Everglades Executive Director Eve Samples about what the measure would mean for the state’s vulnerable wetlands preserve.

If you see a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky this time of year in Florida, there is a good chance it’s an under-control wildland burn that has little chance of spreading as opposed to a raging wildfire.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released technical modeling results this week for operating Lake Okeechobee once it completes $1.8 billion in repairs on the Herbert Hoover Dike.

The South Florida Water Management District approved a 2.3-mile long, and 63-foot deep, section of underground wall along Everglades National Park and say they'd like to see the wall stretch another 25 miles.

For decades, the Las Palmas neighborhood on the eastern edge of Everglades National Park has confounded water managers trying to restore the River of Grass, and stood as a warning to compromising on restoration work.

A 1,300-acre Everglades fire that ignited Sunday continued to burn Wednesday across dried out marshes, threatening to spark a more dangerous peat fire.The…

This story was updated to reflect water restrictions issued Friday.As a drought across South Florida deepens following a record-dry March, Lake Okeechobee…

As the Super Bowl approaches on Feb. 2, a more South Florida sports match ended Saturday, recognizing veteran and amateur python hunters.Rodney Barreto,…

A state task force examining ways to fix Florida’s dirty water narrowed its recommendations on Monday by suggesting tighter rules for septic tanks and…