A devastating scouring from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 opened the native forest on Virginia Key to invasive plants that profoundly changed the ecosystem on the barrier island. Staff members of the ...

Old Florida charm flows across this top-rated Florida vacation island ... forest. On the far north side of the island in Anna Maria, where you can walk the popular AMI City Pier to snap photos ...

Conservationists are pushing back against a government plan that would swap hundreds of acres of public and private land on Georgia’s largest barrier island. The National Park Service says the ...

Rescue efforts continued Sunday on Florida’s decimated barrier islands, where Hurricane Ian ... by helicopter by members of mediccorps.org. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert The next day, the Confortis ...

What a fine way to start the day — seeing the photo of State Road Highway A1A ... The paths on the barrier islands that would become A1A through St. Johns County had been used for centuries ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — When Hurricane Ian struck Florida’s Gulf Coast, it washed out the bottom level of David Muench's home on the barrier island ... them away.” PHOTO GALLERY: Ian leaves ...

These photos taken by the Tampa Bay Times show chinks in the armor left by Hurricane Idalia on Pinellas’ northern barrier islands. A channel of water is etched into the beach Sept. 18 on Anclote ...

visiting Aotea/Great Barrier Island is a no-brainer. So many reasons to go - and we haven't even touched the land yet. Once there, find every island stereotype you could dream of: golden beaches ...