Driving around the county, I routinely spot invasive exotic plants like Brazilian Pepper (the poster child of invasive exotic plants in Florida), Schefflera, Castor bean, Asparagus densiflorus ...

"A nursery in Georgia is telling me that this plant is a yellow flowering Bignonia capreolata (native crossvine). This is an absolute dead ringer for the extremely invasive Dolichandra unguis-cati ...

In much of the eastern US, October and November usher in an autumn peak of the blacklegged tick season. For years, researchers have noticed that these ticks, also called deer ticks, are more abundant ...

The "Ginger Ale Spring" is located in the woods in Longwood. County officials have warned locals to stay away, however. This ‘Ginger Ale Spring’ is hidden in the trees near I-4. Here’s why ...

An even better strategy for stopping invasive plant species is prevention because up to 90 percent of them were introduced through horticulture. Be careful what you plant! Black swallow-wort vine ...

Read full article: 2024 FWC Lionfish challenge breaks records The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 2024 Lionfish challenge broke records, removing 1,785 pounds of the invasive ...