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State federal district or territory Common name Scientific name Image Year Alabama: Longleaf pine: Pinus palustris: 1949 clarified 1997 [1] Alaska: Sitka spruce: Picea sitchensis: 1962 [2] [3] American Samoa: None [4] Arizona: Blue palo verde: Parkinsonia florida: 1954 [5] [6] Arkansas: Loblolly pine: Pinus taeda: 1939 [7] California: Coast ...
The DEP is responsible for state-owned land, divided into the Florida State Parks program and the Public Lands program. This includes the state park system and most Florida's beaches. Separate entities deal with programs such as trails and greenways (Florida Ecological Greenways Network), Green Lodging, and the Clean Marina program. The Front ...
Due in part to its prevalence in the exotic pet trade, [12] Florida has a large number of non-native species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission tracks 31 species of mammals, [ 13 ] 196 species of birds, [ 14 ] 48 species of reptiles, [ 15 ] 4 species of amphibians, [ 16 ] and 55 species of fish [ 17 ] that have been observed in the state.
The storm system that formed over the Florida Keys this week and dumped up to 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain across parts of South Florida has moved into the Atlantic Ocean, bringing clearing ...
A 2018 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, titled: Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods, and the Implications for US Coastal Real Estate stated that Florida is the state with the most homes at risk from climate change: "about 1 million homes (more than 10% of the state's current residential properties)."
The Fort Myers-based company owns 53,371 acres (21,598.5 hectares) across eight counties in Florida and 48,700 acres (19,708 hectares) of oil, gas and mineral rights in the state.
10 out of Florida's 67 counties currently under burn bans County-enacted burn bans in effect as of May 16, 2024. According to the Florida Forest Service, as of May 16, 10 counties are under a ...
In northern Florida, there is a weak winter secondary maximum while statewide the driest months of the year are during the spring. [17] During El Niño, Florida sees greater rainfall between November and March. [12] Due to the lack of the secondary maximum across the peninsula, a distinct dry season is seen in the averages from winter through ...