In The Fight Against A Lionfish Invasion, Florida Turns To Creative Photo...
Lionfish are the newest target of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation's (FWC) efforts to use social engagement to tackle the problem of exotic, invasives in the state. The FWC announced last...
View ArticleWhy Everglades Restoration Really Needs To Be About Adapting To Climate Change
When the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) was approved in 2000, it was a historic move to "restore, protect and preserve" water resources in central and south Florida. The 30-year...
View ArticlePalm Beach International Film Festival Looks To Make Stars Out Of The Audience
On the schedule for this year's Palm Beach International Film Festival are some of the usual suspects: Independent films starring Hollywood stars given the freedom to explore something outside of the...
View ArticleFlorida Panther Released In Palm Beach County: VIDEO
Florida wildlife news often is dominated by loss: record numbers of manatee deaths, an endangered species on the brink of extinction, invasives over-taking entire ecosystems and so on.
View ArticlePalm Beach International Film Festival: Four Documentaries To See (VIDEO)
The Palm Beach International Film Festival boasts a few star-studded indie films, but the schedule also is packed with a host of alternately gritty and inspirational documentaries featuring everyday...
View ArticleRediscovered Photographs From 1910 Offer A Glimpse Of Seminole Life In The...
Throughout the month, WLRN will celebrate the Everglades in audio, visual, and written form. On Sunday, Florida's singular River of Grass got a national shout-out when the weekend edition of NPR's "All...
View ArticleRead About This Innovative High School Program If You Dream About A Career In...
Sure, logging a stint with South Florida's largest theater company's rigorous high school mentorship program looks good on a college application. But the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's Youth Artists' Chair is...
View ArticleSea Turtle Nesting Season Begins: Here's How To See Them In Action
Sea turtle nesting season is off and crawling this year with the first reported sea turtle nest in Boca Raton. The nest, made by a leatherback turtle, was recorded on Sunday morning in South Beach Park...
View ArticleNine Awesome Everglades Animals (Aside From The Alligator)
Is there any animal more closely associated with the Everglades than the American alligator? OK, the Burmese python has been the 'glades press "darling" as of late, but invasive, non-natives do not...
View ArticleMiami Researcher Stars In TV Special On Great White Sharks
Miami-based shark researcher Neil Hammerschlag, whose work WLRN has covered in the past, is getting international attention with his latest study on the feeding habits of the ocean's most feared and...
View ArticleLike Kayaking The Loxahatchee River? Public Asked To Weigh In On Future Of...
Several ecologically-significant tracts of public land in Palm Beach County will go under the microscope this month as a state agency continues its multi-region assessment of state-owned lands...
View Article2 Million Floridians Threatened By Sea Level Rise, But New Study Says It Can...
If sea level rise continues unabated, sections of South Florida -- and Miami in particular -- will be under water in a matter of decades. But a new study suggests that swift reductions in "short-lived...
View ArticleRead About New Boating Guidelines For The Everglades
Proposed changes at Everglades National Park have put anglers at odds with environmental groups. The park's draft general management plan, which includes several variations (or "alternatives"), is...
View ArticleEnjoy Florida's Wetlands Before They Disappear
The recently-wrapped 2013 Florida Legislative session was an active one for those who track environmental issues in the Sunshine State.
View ArticleBoynton Beach's Growing Arts Scene Keeps Things "Fresh And Green"
As one of the key players behind the up-and-coming Boynton Beach Art District (BBAD), artist and gallery owner Rolando Chang Barrero is getting no down time during South Florida's "off season." Barrero...
View ArticleWhy The 'World's Weirdest Bird' Is Ditching South Florida And Heading North
The roseate spoonbill -- often mistaken by confused tourists for the non-native flamingo -- is one of Florida's great iconic species. Dubbed "one of the most breathtaking of the world's weirdest birds"...
View ArticleSea Level Rise May Happen Too Quick For Shore Birds To React
Humans aren't the only species facing an uncertain future in South Florida should current sea level rise predictions prove accurate. Migratory and resident shore birds also would feel the pinch of...
View ArticleFeds Do About-Face, Step In To Help Endangered Florida Grasshopper Sparrow
The clock is ticking for the highly-endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, but a new project recently green-lit by a federal agency may offer some hope for avoiding extinction. Scientists believe...
View ArticleSouth Florida's New Science Center And Aquarium
What's in a name change? Plenty, when the new moniker also signals an "emotional change," as is the case with the soon-to-be-unveiled South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. The entity is a...
View ArticleBicycling In South Florida Isn't As Good As It Should Be, But It's Getting...
Year-round sun, miles of oceanside roadways, few changes in elevation: South Florida should be a paradise for even the most casual of bicyclists. But the state is also home to plenty of thoroughfares...
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