Known as “nature’s apartment builders,” gopher tortoises carve out burrows that offer shelter and resources to over 350 species. But … Continue
Florida’s Environment: Bills to Keep Tabs on in the 2025 State Legislative Session
UPDATE: The 2025 Florida legislative session came to an end on June 26th, after two extensions, as lawmakers approved a … Continue
Hard clam shellfish aquaculture, also known as clam farming, is a $20 million industry spanning ten Florida counties. This month, TESI environmental communicator Kamila Koralasbayev dives into the challenges and innovations shaping two of Florida’s clam farming communities.
Once viewed as a niche pastime, birdwatching has experienced a surge of popularity with a diverse audience in recent years. It … Continue
In case you missed them, we’ve compiled our feature stories from 2024.
TESI environmental communicator Aleida Wells highlights how fire is essential to ecosystem management of Florida’s endangered longleaf pine forests.
Guest Feature: First Local Extinction in the U.S. Due to Sea Level Rise
Florida Museum of Natural History science writer Jerald Pinson sheds light on the loss of the Key Largo tree cactus.
For millions of years, sea turtles have played important roles in marine food chains. Today, they face many threats, most of which stem from human activity.
Although they make a big impact on our lives, fungi are often invisible to the untrained eye.
Florida’s Environment: What Happened in the 2024 State Legislative Session?
Lawmakers approved a $117 billion state budget and several bills related to our state’s environment.