Federal disaster aid is still available for Volusia homeowners affected by Hurricanes Ian and Milton.

Florida Forever is the state’s main program for acquiring new public conservation land, like parks and preserves.

The grants will support storm preparedness and community resiliency.

The president may have backed off killing the agency outright, but his FEMA Review Council clearly sees a much reduced emergency management role for the federal government.

The study comes as park investments slow down nationally, according to the Trust for Public Land.

Drought conditions affecting most of the region haven’t improved, according to the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Most state parks are free to visit this Memorial Day weekend, in honor of the holiday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

If your neighborhood suddenly sounds like a daycare with wings, that’s because it kind of is.

Members of the state Cabinet warned Tuesday they won’t hold back on taking legal action against those responsible for blazes that get out of control and affect residential areas as the peak of an already highly active year for wildfires has yet to arrive.

Renewing the tax for another ten years would yield an estimated $800 million to help the Indian River Lagoon.

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said that, without significant rain to end drought conditions found in 90 percent of the state, alternatives to fireworks could be in order.

Nine sloths remain in the care of the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, after 13 recently arrived there in poor condition from a Sloth World warehouse.