Clearing mangrove trees without permission is a first-degree misdemeanor, and could be punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine or six months in jail, or both. According to the Florida Department of ...

Mangroves are protected under Florida law, meaning their removal is illegal without first getting permission through the proper channels. A Windsor resident is responsible for the illegal removal of ...

•In 1996, Florida adopted the Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act, whose intent is to “protect and preserve mangrove resources valuable to our environment and economy from unregulated ...

Satellite images show the mangroves along the Florida coast are thriving in areas to the north that used to be too cold. ... Inside, shelves of mangrove plants in pots.

A study conducted by Yale School of Environment scientists examined the impact of rising sea levels on various ecosystems.  ...

Florida's mangroves should be seen not only as a recreational and environmental plus, ... Mangroves are essential to the state — a native plant worth protecting so that it can protect others.

Mangroves are prevalent in tropical south Florida, but the plants have been moving farther north as climate change makes freezing weather less common. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the plant's ...

Mangroves are a common sight in South Florida, and will sometimes spread as far north as the coast of Northeast Florida in parts of Nassau, Duval and especially St. Johns County.

ENVIRONMENT ‘It’s devastating’: Florida questioning Michael Mota after resort’s protected mangrove trees chopped down A state investigation found nearly 17,800 square feet of mangroves ...

A one-year clock started ticking Friday on an environmental restoration project that’s crucial to the expansion of Port Everglades. The port just finished planting more than 16 acres of mangr… ...