With freshwater canals, a warm mineral spring, and a state forest, North Port, Florida is a great spot for your next nature-focused vacation. Here are the best thing to do when you visit.

Coquina Beach, with its Australian pine-lined shore, offers natural shade that’s increasingly rare on Florida beaches. The ...

Follow my ideas to enjoy Florida on a budget, whether you're doing a local staycation, weekend away, or a cheap family ...

Manatee deaths in Florida have reached 477 so far, which is outpacing last year’s total of 565 for the entire year.

Pitkin County ranchers question why Colorado Parks and Wildlife is bent on protecting a depredating wolfpack that continues ...

Manatees are amazing creatures that are worth protecting. There are numerous places in Florida to see manatees.

Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral.

A museum in Palmetto hopes more people can experience the joys of the history that surrounds them in Manatee County.

James “Buddy” Powell, a trailblazing manatee researcher whose decades of work advanced the conservation of one of Florida’s ...

Florida State men's basketball is working on putting together a big visit weekend for late August, coinciding with when FSU football hosts Alabama at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.

Did you already know about the glow-in-the-dark adventure in Eastern Oregon? Jo Paddle has gotten a great reputation for ...