As we’re seeing this year, even Lowcountry winters can seem cold and dreary sometimes, but we’re lucky to have plenty of green in the landscape. For example, saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) — that tough ...

RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two people allegedly illegally harvested 800 pounds of saw palmetto berries from a farm in Ruskin. Apothecary and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez is adding more resources to nab thieves who are illegally harvesting saw palmetto berries. This comes after two people were recently ...

The main ingredient to what some believe is a health elixir is readily available in the Flagler County area. But don't grab a ladder and a basket just yet. For years, Flagler County Land Management ...

A permitting process meant to eliminate the illegal harvest of native saw palmetto berries and shrink the black market has left many non-permitted harvesters with misdemeanor charges and $500 fines.

Nighttime advisory board meetings aren’t generally riveting, but Wednesday’s gathering of Lee County’s Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee was the exception that ...

Saw palmetto berry pickers, trapesing into the Florida wilds to nab those small purple-black drupes this past year, had a lot more to be concerned with than in years passed. A new state law ...

Saw palmetto berry harvesting has begun this year, alongside arrests in connection to the illegal harvest of the berries in Southwest Florida. As of July 2018, harvesters must possess a native plant ...