A SW Florida photographer documented a single mangrove tree at Bunche Beach for nearly a decade, watching it thrive then die ...

If you venture deep into the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, you just might find a relic of Earth’s ancient past along a swampy riverbed. And it’s unlike anything else. Mangroves exist on coastlines — ...

Note to audience: Andrew West is a multi-media photographer at the News-Press and Naples Daily News. He has been covering Southwest Florida since 1997. One of his favorite things to cover is the ...

Beyond their inherent value as living organisms, mangrove trees are vital when it comes to protecting healthy waters and fisheries and even human development. A 2019 study from The Nature Conservancy ...