Brevard County’s southern barrier island is one of the least developed areas on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It’s a quaint, still pristine paradise, but all that seemed at risk just a few years ...

It's blowing up a storm as Hyatt explores the protective barrier islands and their resilient wildlif In this escapade, we dive deep into a stormy Lowcountry, revealing the vital role of barrier ...

Study finds 657 new barrier islands worldwide. April 22, 2011— -- Islands that suddenly appear may sound like something out of a pirate myth. But a new survey has found hundreds of islands ...

Michael Evanoff, a Sarasota resident since 1997, had lived in his house three years before Hurricane Helene struck Siesta Key ...

Natural and man-made climate change stole 60 percent of Jekyll Island's beaches. May 25, 2009 — -- Off the east coast of southern Georgia lies Jekyll Island, whose natural beauty has lured people ...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD)- Just a few miles from the Isle of Palms lies a wild, undeveloped stretch of barrier island — where birds outnumber people, and weathered trees tell stories older than ...

Paddleboard alongside dolphins, wander windswept barrier islands, and drift through quiet tidal estuaries.

Sanibel Island is all about shells, so spend a day browsing the beach for nautical treasures and visiting the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, which has touch pools and a “Great Hall ...