Wild Estuaries: Horseshoe Crabs
My husband and I volunteer to survey and tag horseshoe crabs, and I have to admit the first time I held one, it was really strange. But once the initial […]
Wild Estuaries: Eastern Oysters
Wild Estuaries: Eastern Oysters Besides mangroves, oysters also play a critical role in estuaries. These mollusks are a valuable food source and provide a sheltered habitat for much marine life […]
Birds of the Estuaries
Birds of the Estuaries There’s nothing quite like bird watching when there are so many species gathered all in one place! Many Florida coastal birds use these estuarine habitats as […]
Mangroves Part II
Have you ever started learning about something, and then you think you got it all? Well, that is not the case with mangroves. There is so much more the know […]
Mangroves
Mangroves Mostly all Florida estuaries have one thing in common, and that is Mangroves! There are over 400,000 acres of mangrove forests that map along the coastal areas of Florida. […]
National Estuaries Week
While September 19 through 26 is National Estuaries Week, I would like to take that context and bring awareness throughout the month. Beginning September 1, I will be posting as […]
September Issue
Learning Nature As I am taking these Florida Master Naturalist courses, I am developing new ways to learn, and nothing is better when your online courses get you out in […]
