William Bartam’s Role in Our Constitution
This painting memorializes the gathering of three special men at Bartram’s Gardens June, 10th 1787. John Bartram had built the gray stone home on the banks of the Schuylkill River […]
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John and Billy Bartram’s 1765 Visit to St. Augustine and the “Old Watchtower” Lighthouse
Billy at the City of St. Augustine Historical Marker near the Yacht Club on Salt Run. Photo: Sam Carr Like many places in Northeast Florida, particularly around St. Augustine, amazing […]
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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The Puc-Puggy Sailboat Donated to BTSF
The Puc-Puggy with builder Bob Cole Photo by Bob Griffin The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners has donated the Puc-Puggy, a conceptual replica of William Bartram’s sailboat, to […]
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.
Photo by University of Florida, IFAS Our southern wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), also called bayberry and candle berry is a relatively quick growing, small, evergreen native shrub or tree, capable […]
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St. Johns Academy 3rd Grade Birding and Eco-Tour
November 13, 2023: Mike Adams hosted the 9th annual birding and eco-tour for 3rd graders from St. Johns Academy, a local Classical Christian school in St. Augustine. The tour was […]
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The Ivory-billed woodpecker
Male Ivory-billed woodpecker. Source: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology “Billy Bartram’s Nature Notes” One of a bird watcher’s “holy grail” birds is the Ivory-billed woodpecker. Once abundant across much of the […]
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 […]