Planning first-time a visit to the Everglades? What to know

For those planning a first-time visit, here's what you should know — including when to go, what to bring and how to get there ...

Catch a python? This Florida restaurant will accept it as currency

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge is underway, one Florida restaurant will let you cash in your catch for a pizza. The ...
Miami Herald

Can you visit Everglades National Park during the federal shutdown? What to know

Parks remain open but services and visitor centers in Everglades are closed. Some rangers and staff are furloughed, reducing law enforcement and upkeep. Private operators run some tours and ferry ...
CBS News

How restoring the Florida Everglades would protect the Keys as scientists monitor drought conditions

The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida's east and west coasts. Florida Bay, a body of water located ...

Florida drought put pressure on key indicator of Everglades' health

Florida’s long-running drought has placed further pressure on the already-imperiled wading birds of the Everglades.
Miami Herald

For the sake of Florida’s national parks, keep offshore drilling off the table | Opinion

A great blue heron snatches an invasive asian swamp eel from the wetland marsh in the Florida Everglades on Oct. 17th, 2025. Michelle Yi FIU Caplin School If you get out on the trail at ...