Controlled burn at Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek aimed at wildfire prevention caused smoke in Margate, with health advisories for sensitive groups.

COCONUT CREEK, FL – A stretch of overgrown prairie at Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek will go up in flames Monday -- on purpose. Broward County Parks staff, with help from the Florida ...

During the average pre-Helene months of March, April and May, the nature center received around 50,000 visitors, Gentile said. In 2025, there were 35,000 visitors over the same period.

I won’t tell you where the climbing fern lives, but that shouldn’t deter you from getting outside and reveling in the blooming of nature. Examine every twig and tendril that you find, pause to listen ...

Looking very “unfernlike,” the American Climbing Fern has individual leaves that look something like a hand. About the size of a quarter, they can be easy to overlook. PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON ...

For decades, the Environmental Nature Center has offered the Orange County community an opportunity to immerse themselves in nature. Officials fear the refuge may be threatened by potential ...

Nature’s Eggs Extravaganza, a special egg hunt event at Chippewa Nature Center, will take place on Saturday, April 19. Children ages 3-12 will decorate their own egg hunt bag, then venture into ...

Fern Forest Nature Center is a 247.1-acre urban wilderness known for its rich biodiversity that contains a prairie ecosystem. As the site of South Florida’s most preserved native plant habitats, it is ...

Fern Hollow Nature Center administrators are making strides with ongoing fundraising efforts for an expansion project at the nature preserve that sits on 33 acres in Sewickley Heights. Since 1997 ...

Louisville Nature Center is inviting people to name a roach after their ex in exchange for a donation this Valentine's Day. Money raised will go toward funding a new turtle habitat.

"We want the center to be in harmony with nature," he said. The nature-friendly renovations, which began in late August of 2024, were originally expected to be completed by mid-April.

Last year was on track to be another standout year for the Nature Center’s visitor attendance when Helene struck on Sept. 27. Gentile said the projected revenue loss for the about six month ...