And the true price that parts of Southwest Florida have paid ... suffocated many of the trees in that patch. But in the midst of that death, we also found baby mangrove shoots.

Florida is a special place. We may not have sweeping views of towering mounts or backcountry roads sprinkled with fall ...

Along with the salt water, though, mangroves require a location where temperatures never dip into freezing ranges. That’s why these trees are common in subtropical areas like Florida ...