Between the buzz of Miami and the breeze of Naples is a Florida wildlife preserve and celestial sweet spot with especially ...

A first-magnitude spring, towering cypress swamps, and wildlife-rich forests shape this serene North Florida escape.

Last month I awoke beside one of the most majestic natural ecosystems in the Southeast, a cypress swamp. The scene was breathtaking — mirror-like water, towering trees and their associated cypress ...

In Florida, going to the beach is probably one of the first things we think about for a nice, sunny day outing. Having access to 47 miles of nearby Palm Beach County coastline may also be one of the ...

Before oil and gas, Louisiana's first industrial boom belonged to the logging industry. With the help of backwoods swampers ...

Southern Sussex County's Great Cypress Swamp used to encompass over 50,000 acres, but was nearly destroyed by centuries of fires, logging, ditching and draining. Today, nonprofit Delaware Wild Lands ...

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and the Eastern U.S., none have ...

From cypress swamps to mountaintop views, here are five bucket list views in Mississippi that are all easy enough for beginner hikers.

Scientists documenting the ages of bald cypress along the Black River in southeastern North Carolina have discovered an ancient tree whose annual growth rings show it to be at least 2,624 years old.

“The Swamp” makes up about 10,000 acres of land in Sussex County, Del. and Worcester County, Md. Although that may seem like a lot, at one point there was an estimated 60,000 acres.

MONCKS CORNER — By day, Cypress Gardens is a quiet county-run park teeming with wildlife and known for being a movie backdrop. By night, it’s transformed into a nightmarish carnival for its Halloween ...