Everglades

In an effort to help restore the Everglades Ecosystem, construction of a large pump station has officially begun to help rehydrate coastal wetlands and prevent too much freshwater discharge into Biscayne Bay. It has been 20 years in the making, but on Tuesday Miami-Dade County leaders got to toss the ceremonial dirt signifying the start of construction for a pump…

In an effort to help restore the Everglades Ecosystem, construction of a large pump station has officially begun to help rehydrate coastal wetlands and prevent too much freshwater discharge into Biscayne Bay. NBC 6’s Lorena Inclan reports.

A Burmese python estimated to be over 15 feet long was seen crossing a road in Everglades National Park.

A Burmese python estimated to be over 15 feet long was seen crossing a road in Everglades National Park.

State and federal officials continued efforts to restore the Everglades. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Questions remain around the small plane that crashed in the Everglades. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports

The winner of the 2022 Florida Python Challenge is a 19-year-old from South Florida who wrangled 28 snakes in the Everglades. NBC 6’s Jessica Vallejo reports

The winner of the 2022 Florida Python Challenge is a 19-year-old from South Florida who wrangled 28 snakes in the Everglades.

A brush fire broke out in the Everglades Monday morning that burned thousands of acres of land, the Everglades Florida Forest Service said.

A brush fire broke out in the Everglades Monday morning that burned thousands of acres of land, the Everglades Florida Forest Service said. According to a tweet posted by FSS Everglades, the fire broke out along Mile Marker 38, north of Alligator Alley, where 7,000 acres were burned. Although there are no threats to vehicular traffic at this time, the…

A brush fire broke out in the Everglades Monday morning that burned thousands of acres of land, the Everglades Florida Forest Service said

NBC 6’s Victor Jorges reports on the first day of the 2022 Florida Python Challenge.

Today marks the official start of the challenge meant to invigorate the community and strengthen the ecosystems of the Everglades

Friday marks the first day of the 10-day Florida Python Challenge where hunters will compete for cash prizes to catch the biggest pythons — a species invading the Florida Everglades

NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia takes an airboat ride to detail the restoration efforts to the Everglades’ River of Grass

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said.

NBC 6’s Adam Berg has more on what the winds will do in the days to come.

Crews are working to put out a large brush fire that broke out in a portion of the Everglades west of several Broward and Palm Beach County cities. The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department posted a message on Twitter saying it was aware of smoke in the cities due to the fire. Florida Forest Services Everglades Division did not release details…