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 […]
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Hooded Pitcher Plant – A Local Carnivorous Plant
The hooded pitcher plant (Sarrecina minor), Photo by Carole Adams There are more species of carnivorous (insect eating) plants in Florida wetlands than anywhere else in the country. There are […]
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Scarlet Swamp Hibiscus is a Punch of Summer Color
Photo by Carole Adams We are certainly fortunate to have a myriad of year around flowers in our region – hence the Spanish explorer’s name “La Florida.” One such flower […]
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A Bartram Lesson in Regional Natural History and Herpetology
A Bartram Lesson in Regional Natural History and Herpetology Colonial naturalist and explorer, William Bartram encountered and sketched many turtles in the 1770s, including this species, during his travels along […]
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