Tell Me About: Endangered Species in Florida
What is it? Florida is home to an incredibly diverse array of ecosystems, ranging from coastal dunes and coral reefs … Continue
Tell Me About: Florida Monarchs
What is it? The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is one of North America’s most recognizable and iconic butterflies, known for … Continue
Tell Me About: Bird Plumage
What is going on? If you’ve seen the red flash of a Northern Cardinal in your backyard, or watched a … Continue
Tell Me About: Florida Sea Grant
What is it? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant College Program started in the early 1960s, to … Continue
Tell Me About: Noise Pollution
What is noise pollution? Noise pollution is any “unwanted or disturbing” sound, which can lead to adverse effects for both … Continue
Tell Me About: The Calusa Tribe
Did you know that people lived and fished on Florida’s Gulf Coast long before the first pyramids in Egypt were … Continue
Tell Me About: Chinese Tallow
What is happening? Chinese tallow, or the appropriately nicknamed “popcorn tree,” was introduced to the U.S. from China as an … Continue
Tell Me About: Aquifer Recharge
What is the Floridan aquifer? The Floridan aquifer is an underground system of caves and porous rock that stretches across … Continue
Tell Me About: Communicating About Our Climate
Takeaways from the University of Florida’s 10th annual Climate Communications Summit The way we tell the climate story has the … Continue
Tell Me About: DeLuca Preserve BioBlitz
What is a BioBlitz and what does it have to do with iNaturalist? A BioBlitz is an intensive, time-limited survey … Continue