Amateurs Invaluable In Tracking Rare Butterflies In Florida
I’ve been writing about my travels around Florida looking for interesting butterflies. It’s a great recreational pastime, but there’s a serious aspect to it as well. As I’ve written before there are a...
View ArticleChristmas bird count preview tally enticing
The annual Lake Region Audubon Christmas bird count will not officially begin until midnight, but some reports from scouting trips have been encouraging. Within the past couple of days there has been a...
View ArticleVolunteers help monitor endangered Polk wildflowers
The endangered Scrub Lupine, a plant found only on the Winter Haven Ridge in Polk County and the Mt. Dora Ridge in Orange County in a handful of remaining sites, is being monitored this week at Lake...
View ArticleWant cleaner lakeshores? Pitch in and organize
I have read or received comments from Polk residents recently about the fact that litter is a prominent eyesore around some of the local lakes. They’re right. Many of Polk’s lakes and the land around...
View ArticleProject EAGLE needs volunteers April 30
Project EAGLE, the annual cleanup of the Winter Haven Chain o f Lakes, is looking for volunteers. The cleanup, organized by Winter Haven Clean & Beautiful, will occur from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April...
View ArticleLake Kissimmee State Park to host Earth Day Photo Scavenger Hunt
Grab your camera and a garbage bag and head to Lake Kissimmee State Park on Saturday for an interesting Earth Day event. The park is sponsoring a photo scavenger hunt, beginning at 10 a.m. According...
View ArticleHelp remove exotics at Mackay Gardens Saturday
The Heartland Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society is sponsoring a work day Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. at Mackay Gardens & Lakeside Preserve, 900 Mackay Blvd., Lake Alfred to continue work...
View ArticleCommon butterflies scarce on local surveys
Butterflies have been hard to find in many parts of Central Florida this year. No one is quite sure why. I’ve just completed participating in several annual butterfly counts stretching from Orange to...
View ArticleNational Moth Week: A different show every night
I didn’t have to wait until dark to tally the first species during National Moth Week. I startled resting moths from tall roadside grass. It was a common species called Mocis latipes, a species whose...
View ArticleFlooding Complaints No Surprise; Look At Where They Are
I’ve been watching the complaints about flooding or fear of flooding pour into the County Commissioners’ in boxes in recent weeks. I’ve fielded a few calls myself. None has been surprising. We’ve had...
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