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 […]
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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.
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 […]
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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Everything Bartram
Bartram Trail High School Seal, St. Johns County, FL. What do these places have in common (besides sharing the location of Northwest St. Johns or Southwest Duval Counties)? Bartram Academy […]
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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