Look at Alternatives Before Using Synthetic Chemical Pesticides
[printfriendly] By Pam Brown As residents of Florida, we enjoy wonderful weather almost year-round. But our moderate winter…
Perils of Plastic
[printfriendly] By Sigrid Tidmore When our nonprofit organization, Community Stepping Stones, won a Tampa Bay Estuary Program mini-grant…
Love Hurts! Some Nature Photographers Get too Close
[printfriendly] By Ann Paul and Mark Rachal, Audubon Florida The Tampa Bay region supports some of the largest…
Simple Aquascaping of Your Retention Pond Using Native Plants
[printfriendly] By Ernie Franke Someone recently called for advice on beautifying the retention pond next to her home.…
From Pasture to Prairie: Pasco Restoration Project Breaks New Ground
[printfriendly] At first glance, Jumping Gully Preserve looks just the way it should. Sandhill cranes stroll majestically through…
Teaching the Three “Ts” — Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapin
[printfriendly] It was love at first sight. George Heinrich was just five years old when his father brought…
Marvelous Mud
“Ewwww!” “Yuck — it’s icky, squishy and smelly!” “Cool. Can we take off our shoes and play in…
The Life We Overlook
Above: A tube anemone waits for a tasty morsel to drift by its hiding spot near Egmont Key.…
Shark Appeal
[printfriendly] [su_pullquote align= “right”] [/su_pullquote] By Mary Kelley Hoppe [su_tabs class=”my-custom-tabs”] [su_tab title=”Shark Sleuths”] Dan Huber studies the…
UF Research Examines How Common Pesticide Mixes May Affect Be Die-Offs
[printfriendly] Researchers have investigated possible reasons ranging from hive-infecting mites to cell phone-tower radiation since reports of widespread…