Clearing mangrove trees without permission is a first-degree misdemeanor, and could be punishable by a $10,000 maximum fine ...

A Windsor resident illegally removed mangrove trees from his Sebastian waterfront property, polluting the Indian River Lagoon ...

Disappearing species. By studying old aerial photographs, researchers estimate 86 percent of mangrove coverage in Florida has been lost since the 1940s, leaving about 469,000 acres statewide.

A Windsor resident is responsible for the illegal removal of mangrove trees from waterfront property, officials say. See what ...

Mangroves in southern Florida are essential habitat for migratory species, and more than 30 percent of Europe’s avian population spends winters in mangrove forests in West Africa.

Florida mangrove trees are a protected species. Mangroves are protected under state law. It is illegal to alter or cut down mangroves without a permit.

The melaleuca tree alone has cost the state a fortune — one University of Florida estimate put the damage at $1.7 billion in 2010 — after it was introduced in Manatee County in 1887 and later ...

A Windsor resident illegally removed mangrove trees from his Sebastian waterfront property, polluting the Indian River Lagoon in the process, according to county officials. Drone footage, compared ...

Mangrove roots are shown reaching for the water at Weedon Island Preserve in July 2023 in St. Petersburg. Mangrove trees on Florida's east coast are being infected with a fungal pathogen that ...

Now here come fake mangroves.A professor of architecture and design has created concrete panels for placement on sea walls that attempt to mimic red mangroves, coastal Florida trees whose sturdy ...