More than 200 volunteers removed 880 pounds of trash and debris from the Fort De Soto county park near Tierra Verde last week. ...more

September 26, 2009

More than 200 volunteers packed into Fort DeSoto County Park Saturday to remove 880 pounds of discarded trash and debris. ...more

September 23, 2009

With the economy in turmoil and tax collections plummeting, Gov. Charlie Crist announced Wednesday that the state has dramatically downsized its plan to buy and restore the Everglades. ...more

April 2, 2009

She's taking on a physical event for charity, getting in shape and hoping to make the world a better place. ...more

March 4, 2009

Daily Fishing Report ...more

November 3, 2008

Daily Fishing Report ...more

October 27, 2008

Here we are once again replaying last year's fiasco with special interests trying to weaken the regulation and enforcement of the Hillsborough County's wetlands protections. ...more

July 16, 2008

Last week we became historic witnesses to what once seemed remote and unimaginable. Immediately a few uninformed critics began trying to spin our brightest moment into something dark and cynical. ...more

June 29, 2008

By any measure, Florida Gov. Charlie Christ's announcement to buy out U.S. Sugar to protect the Everglades is incredible. When has a governor anywhere offered a billion-dollar buyout for environmental purposes? While we praise his courage, and admire any Florida politician who sees and remedies faulty policy that's gone on for decades, we worry about the human toll this will take. ...more

June 25, 2008

The senator took off his glasses, leaned forward in his chair and looked up at the five members of the Florida Public Service Commission above him on the dais. ...more

February 13, 2008