Butterflies Need Our Help, Expert Says
Butterfly expert Dr. Marc Minno’s message is alarming. “We are losing caterpillars and butterflies in Florida. Five or…
Crested Caracaras Rebound in Florida
Ornithologist Adam Kent has studied birds throughout the world. He was Florida’s first scrub-jay conservation coordinator and assessed…
Saving Florida’s Endangered Plants Requires Different Strategies
Florida ziziphus may be the Jurassic Park of the plant kingdom. When botanists first described it in 1955,…
Florida Critical to Swallow-Tailed Kites Survival
Aloft, the swallow-tailed kite is the embodiment of grace and beauty. The streamlined black and white raptor effortlessly…
Coyotes in Florida are Here to Stay
Coyotes are here to stay in Florida. Learn more about these fascinating creatures and how they've adapted to living in even the most urban settings, at the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, Oct. 15 to 17, 2021.
Seagrass Loss Poses Challenges, Opportunities
Our car was heading north as we were gazing at the waters of Tampa Bay, “Take one last…
Turning Back the Clock on 1950s Technology
If you’ve ever looked out the window of an airplane flying into Tampa International, you may have noticed…
Living fossils featured at nature festival
Berylnna Heres, a research associate with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is tasked with recruiting and…
Changing the world, one child at a time
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth,” wrote Rachel Carson in 1956, “find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”
A new way to look at litter
A grant from the EPA is allowing the Tampa Bay Estuary Program to build a two-pronged approach to collecting trash and developing proactive litter prevention programs.