The Environmental Conservancy of North Port needs $15,000 by September 5th to purchase a quarter-acre lot in Englewood, Florida, to protect Florida Scrub-Jay habitat. This would be the conservancy's ...

A grassroots environmental group based in North Port is slightly more than halfway to its fundraising goal of $25,000 to purchase and protect a quarter-acre lot of natural habitat in a Charlotte ...

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port has completed its fundraising goal to purchase its first parcel in Englewood for a Florida Scrub-Jay and Gopher Tortoise habitat. The grass-roots group ...

Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, February 2017. By Kirsty Nadine via iStock for WMNF News. Several environmental groups have ...

The Florida scrub jay is a threatened species of bird found only in the desert-like scrub habitats of Florida. FWC In the heart of Florida’s scrub lands in the scorching summer heat, the next ...

FORT MYERS, Fla.— Four conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed a request in federal court today to defend critical Endangered Species Act protections for the imperiled Florida scrub ...

ENGLEWOOD – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas closed Sept. 5 on the purchase of a quarter-acre lot in prime Florida Scrub-Jay habitat on Clearwater Street, after ...

The Florida scrub jay is like a lot of Floridians; the bold bird with a bright sky-blue head and grey underbelly is descended from tourists who never left, and seemingly just wanders into political ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The ...

The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay would replace the Northern Mockingbird as Florida’s official state bird if a new bill filed in the legislature becomes law. Sen. Tina Polsky, a Democrat from Boca ...

ENGLEWOOD – The Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas is working to raise $15,000 by Sept. 5 to buy a quarter-acre in a known Florida Scrub-Jay habitat area on Clearwater ...