Florida

HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON

Says one guide: “I don’t have a free second to not be out here helping, neck deep in mold, sand, saltwater, and sweat”

A house, center, lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, alongside an empty lot where a home was swept away by Hurricane Helen, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Hurricane Milton

Organizations working to provide relief after the storm

A group of people organize items that were impacted by flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene

A hurricane-savvy writer marks the moment when aftermath meets forecast

A spread of steak and meats on a white table clothed table in a red booth

Food & Drink

A peek inside the return of a beloved steakhouse

sea grass and debris cover Steinhatchee's bay front

Hurricane Helene

After surviving the terrifying ordeal, the owner of a local fish market pivots to rebuilding her community—yet again

People stand by a manatee in a puddle

hurricane helene

The aquatic mammals often end up in precarious positions after floods abate

Horses in stalls in a barn

HURRICANE HELENE

The Ocala venue once again steps up to help its community weather the storm

Dolphins approaching a platform while a drone flies over them.

Land & Conservation

Breath samples? Check. Body condition data? Check. Technology has taken off—literally

Two men cast from a small boat

Sporting Scene

A Florida company unveils a hybrid craft that will go where others can’t

A portrait of a woman behind pink plexiglass coral

Champions of Conservation

A ceramist and educator’s interactive coral reefs put the dire straits of Florida’s waters into relief

A panther with kittens

Land & Conservation

Cattle ranchers are joining forces with conservation groups to support the big cat’s comeback

A bowl of soup.

Recipe

The Panhandle’s take on an age-old recipe

Palm trees lining a boardwalk

Travel

With its year-round temperate waters and seashells (and sea glass) galore, this laid-back isle is a beach lover’s dream 

A beach with umbrellas

Travel

Amelia Island is the demands-free destination you’ve been looking for in Florida

A wall of cast iron pots and pans

Food & Drink

We asked three Southern chefs: If you were frying chicken on a desert island, which skillet would you want?

Crystal River, Florida

Travel

Crystal-clear waters provide a welcome respite from the blazing sun

A Florida panther runs in grass

Land & Conservation

The task of attaching a tracking collar to a hundred-plus-pound carnivore involves hounds, portable cushions, and sometimes one brave tree climber

A man stands in a field with binoculars

Land & Conservation

Ornithologist and eBird co-founder John Fitzpatrick has created a blueprint for how a development can be mutually beneficial to people and wildlife

A group of lobsters under a rock.

Land & Conservation

Florida Keys crustaceans offer a window into how to restore reefs struggling with heating waters

A garden with palms

Travel

How a veterinarian with a green thumb turned a junkyard into a palm paradise