beaches /tags/beaches beaches en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:16:59 GMT DeSantis signs a bill that boosts Florida public beach access /government-politics/2025-06-24/desantis-signs-a-bill-that-boosts-florida-public-beach-access Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature undid a 2018 law requiring local governments to go through a judicial process before they can designate "dry sand" beach areas as publicly accessible. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:16:59 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-24/desantis-signs-a-bill-that-boosts-florida-public-beach-access Douglas Soule A major sargassum season could be in store for Florida /environment/2025-02-03/sargassum-seaweed-beaches-florida Tons of sargassum — seaweed — is floating far out in the Atlantic Ocean. It could begin coming ashore in the spring. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-03/sargassum-seaweed-beaches-florida Tom Hudson Gov. DeSantis' veto of beach bill roils environmentalists /environment/2024-07-19/governor-desantis-veto-of-beach-bill-roils-environmentalists Environmentalists remain perplexed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent veto of a wildly popular bipartisan bill to safeguard the state’s coastlines and protect the health of beachgoers because he believed it gave the Florida Department of Health too much power Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:25:00 GMT /environment/2024-07-19/governor-desantis-veto-of-beach-bill-roils-environmentalists Tom Bayles DeSantis approves $50 million for beach renourishment /environment/2024-04-25/desantis-approves-50-million-more-for-beach-renourishment The additional money pledged by the state comes as an impasse continues with the Army Corps of Engineers over allocating federal funds to replenish eroded beaches. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:37:55 GMT /environment/2024-04-25/desantis-approves-50-million-more-for-beach-renourishment Steve Newborn Coming soon to Florida beaches: Massive, messy and maybe record mounds of seaweed /environment/2023-03-15/coming-soon-to-florida-beaches-massive-messy-and-maybe-record-mounds-of-seaweed A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:03:59 GMT /environment/2023-03-15/coming-soon-to-florida-beaches-massive-messy-and-maybe-record-mounds-of-seaweed Nicolas Rivero Record amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean /news/2022-08-03/record-amount-of-seaweed-is-choking-shores-in-the-caribbean A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:55:17 GMT /news/2022-08-03/record-amount-of-seaweed-is-choking-shores-in-the-caribbean The Associated Press There's a nationwide lifeguard shortage, and it's starting to hit South Florida /news/2022-06-16/theres-a-nationwide-lifeguard-shortage-and-its-starting-to-hit-south-florida A nationwide lifeguard shortage is acute in South Florida, where lifeguards work year-round, not just in summer. This year, beachside cities have failed to garner the kind of interest they once relied on, many with more vacancies on their hands than they can fill, their lifeguards working overtime. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:55:00 GMT /news/2022-06-16/theres-a-nationwide-lifeguard-shortage-and-its-starting-to-hit-south-florida Shira Moolten | South Florida Sun Sentinel It’s nesting season on the Florida coast! Here’s what you should know to help protect the birds /news/2022-03-31/its-nesting-season-on-the-florida-coast-heres-what-you-should-know-to-help-protect-the-birds Shorebird eggs are often camouflaged in the sand, which is a form of predator protection. They can be easily missed and stepped on. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:19:15 GMT /news/2022-03-31/its-nesting-season-on-the-florida-coast-heres-what-you-should-know-to-help-protect-the-birds Katie Fogarty Catch horseshoe crabs having some 'private time' on the beach? Fish and Wildlife says take notes /news/2022-03-09/catch-horseshoe-crabs-having-some-private-time-on-the-beach-fish-and-wildlife-says-take-notes The Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch Program is a citizen-scientist initiative to collect data throughout the state. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:44:06 GMT /news/2022-03-09/catch-horseshoe-crabs-having-some-private-time-on-the-beach-fish-and-wildlife-says-take-notes Tom Bayles High rip current warning issued in South Florida during spring break /news/2022-03-07/high-rip-current-warning-issued-in-south-florida-during-spring-break As spring break gets going this week, the National Weather Service has extended the risk warning for the waters off Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:55:44 GMT /news/2022-03-07/high-rip-current-warning-issued-in-south-florida-during-spring-break David J. Neal