The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated there are less than 1,000 ghost orchids left in the United States. The agency ...

The bald cypress tree (Taxodium distichum) has been quietly standing sentinel to centuries of ecological change in the murky wetlands of the American Southeast. These towering trees are some of the ...

The proposal is among the more high-profile actions taken under the Endangered Species Act by the Trump administration, which ...

While National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in January. In 2025 that date is Friday, January 1. This early date is perfect for ...

Consider this a cautionary tale, in the best sense of things. I first heard of Cat Island Wildlife Refuge when I moved to Louisiana. People told me that the largest bald cypress tree in the world was ...

Florida cypress domes are unique wetland ecosystems named for their dome-shaped canopies formed by taller trees in the center and shorter ones around the perimeter. These ecosystems are incredibly ...