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 ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I encountered something rare and exciting: hundreds of red mangrove seeds scattered across the shoreline. These long, torpedo-shaped seeds ...

Volunteers helped to plant mangroves when they took part in a project on an island nature reserve at the weekend. Trunk Island, in Harrington Sound, became the new home for 14 young red mangrove trees ...