A hand holds a gag grouper above the ocean.

March Stories to Watch

Wondering what happened to the bills covered in February’s legislative issue? Stay tuned for our April legislative update issue!  Stories to Watch  … Continue

Joel Saunders holds a horsehoe crab found along a living shoreline in Cedar Key.

January Stories to Watch

Over the past decade, many coral populations have struggled to survive due to factors that include a blight of diseases like stony coral … Continue

sargassum

December Stories to Watch

December 2025 Stories to Watch  In South Florida, residents are increasingly reporting concerns about flooding in regions that are documented as having “little to no risk.” Prior to an … Continue

red knot in sea foam

November Stories to Watch

Once widespread across Florida’s reefs, elkhorn and staghorn corals are now considered “functionally extinct” following a series of extreme heat events. When corals … Continue

red cockaded woodpecker

Stories to Watch

To pair with the rest of our educational content in each Earth to Florida newsletter, we bring you monthly updates … Continue