Searching for Fort Picolata
Fort Picolata (Spanish: Fuerte Picolato) was an 18th-century Spanish fort on the east bank of the St. Johns River, in northeast Florida. It was about eighteen miles west of St. […]
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Ancient Chunky Yard – Indian Athletics and Ceremonies
Billy Bartram is best known as an explorer, botanist, artist and writer. But readers often don’t realize that he described and sketched many encounters with Native Americans. His observations, views […]
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Evolution of Honeybee Keeping
William Bartram, American colonial naturalist, is best known for his 18th century botanical, writing and sketching skills of the Southeast colonies natural and cultural resources, published in his book “Travels, […]
John and Billy Bartram’s 1765 Visit to St. Augustine and the “Old Watchtower” Lighthouse
Like many places in Northeast Florida, particularly around St. Augustine, amazing historical and natural resources exist. One such place is the St. Augustine Lighthouse, strategically located on Anastasia Island. Based […]
Holly’s Black Drink – Historic Ceremonial Brew
Our state has eleven native species of holly (Ilex), plus many landscape hybrids. Hollies, in the form of shrubs and small trees, are found in almost every plant community from […]
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Anhinga Observed and Described in 1774
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) also known as the snake bird or water turkey, is a year-round Florida resident. They inhabit aquatic and marine ecosystems that include the Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal […]
Southern wax myrtle is useful to humans and wildlife.
Our southern wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), also called bayberry and candle berry is a relatively quick growing, small, evergreen native shrub or tree, capable of reaching a height of about […]
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An Alachua County Adventure
My wife, Carole, and I had an amazing weekend adventure to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and Micanopy in August. The park was not crowded with humans, because of the […]
Hooded Pitcher Plant – A Local Carnivorous Plant
There are more species of carnivorous (insect eating) plants in Florida wetlands than anywhere else in the country. There are six species of native pitcher plants with hollow stems that […]
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