Throwback Thursday – Wildflower Workshop on 3-14-2015

On Saturday, March 14, 2015, the Pelican Island Audubon Society (PIAS) and the Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) co-sponsored a wildflower workshop at the (Pelican Island) Audubon House. Thanks to all participants, speakers, and to PIAS…

Signs of the End of Summer at PINWR

On our visit to Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) on 8-28-2016, we saw some floral signs of the end of summer ... Chalky bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus), pictured above with a cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) in the background, was beginning…

Early Birds!

Bob Bruce, Deen Copeland, Sandee & Steve Dawdy,  Gayle Lafferty, Diane Morgan, Lorraine & Peter Sutherland, Charlie Trippe, John Warner, and I enjoyed an early morning stroll at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) on 8-28-2016, shown below at the…

Throw(Way)Back Thursday

It's November of 2000, and Dr. Nancy Coile is teaching a basic botany class in the Boathouse of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL). This photograph is the oldest photograph from the FMEL volunteer nature stewardship class. How swiftly technology…