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.

NAPLES, Fla. — Two hundred acres of invasive willows and other invasive plants have been removed from Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary as part of an Everglades restoration initiative between Publix and the ...

NAPLES, Fla. — Southeastern Sunflower fields, a rare ghost orchid and even rarer panther sightings — that’s what’s going on at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples. It’s two-and-a-half miles of ...

Video captured what looked like hundreds of catfish lapping over alligators at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County recently. We first shared this story with viewers Wednesday. We went a little ...

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 ...

Time to get to the holiday festivities, and there's a way to do it with a nature twist. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is hosting its holiday market on Dec. 7, with the gift shop featuring nature-inspired ...

Known for his enormous personality and stature, Carlson spent most of his life taking care of Corkscrew Swamp.

To mark the end of 2025,we asked our photographer, Andrew West, to pick one of his favorite images of the year.

Scientists studying water loss in a Southwest Florida swamp hope new research showing canals are over-draining wetlands will help inform wetland ecosystem conservation across the state. After months ...

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, ...

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a beautiful and fascinating haven, sheltering the plants and animals of southwest Florida and the Everglades and providing visitors a unique chance to see important and ...

The heart of the swamp hearkens back to ancient Florida, to a wild, subtropical peninsula that early explorers said wasn't fit for man or beast. But it's here, about a half hour's drive from Naples, ...