Fireworks of another kind have begun in the wilds of Southwest Florida. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County announced July 1 that the rare "Super" ghost orchid has begun blooming. Ghost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the chief menaces to Audubon's beloved Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is an unexpected foe. Most of Florida's invasive plant ...

In “The Orchid Thief,” author Susan Orlean wrote of a “phantom” flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida “so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile ...

Joan Dunn enters Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s boardwalk through the exit. The weathered planks creak underneath her as she crunches over fallen needles from the scrub pines that stand in the ...

More than 100 years ago, people came together to save the wading bird rookery in Collier County’s Corkscrew Swamp from slaughter by poachers hellbent on selling the birds’ feathers for personal gain.

A rare orchid, which uses the skills of a magician to appear from nowhere and seemingly float in the air next to its host tree, is in bloom at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. First seen in 2007, ...

Fifteen years ago, there was no noticeable problem with invasive Carolina willows at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. That changed. Corkscrew’s marshes and prairies, once dominated by diverse ...

LAKELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Audubon Florida named Publix Super Markets its Distinguished Philanthropist Award recipient for 2022 at a ceremony in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Dec. 2. The award is ...