PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed ...

Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) is a low growing perennial with trailing fleshy stems. Introduced from Eurasia as an ornamental in xeriscape gardens. Myrtle spurge is highly competitive and ...

Create a personally customized benefit package based on your own unique interests and build lifelong memories with Golden Gopher Athletics! The Gopher Loyalty Program is an experience-based benefits ...

Florida is home to plenty of species that need no introduction: alligators, crocodiles, panthers, or manatees. However, a silent sentinel lies within burrows of Florida's grounds. The gopher tortoise ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

The fate of the gopher tortoise, Georgia’s state reptile and the only land tortoise in the eastern U.S., has worried conservationists for decades. Habitat loss and other factors have pushed ...

Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise. Credit...Tony Cenicola/the New York Times Supported by By Catrin Einhorn It ...

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. In fact, more than 4,000 animal species are native to the Sunshine State. In the heat of summer, a growing number of ...

Gophers men's hockey has been red-hot on the recruiting trail this summer, with five significant commitments from in-state prospects within the last two weeks. The recent success won't be felt in 2025 ...

Bob Motzko and the Gophers have landed a major commitment from 17-year-old goalie recruit Carter Casey, a native of Grand Rapids (MN) who is coming off an impressive playoff run in his first taste of ...

Gopher Resource will have to submit an updated air permit application after elevated lead levels were detected near the facility last winter, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. A ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A proposed housing development on the Treasure Coast is threatening to displace hundreds of gopher tortoises, and it may be part of a bigger pattern playing out across the ...