Poke-Weed Wednesday & the U.S. Constitution

On our field trip on 7-21-2018 to Treasure Shores Park, we saw American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) growing in a recently disturbed area not far from the lifeguard station.  Last year, this area (shown below) was filled was dead beach naupaka…

Rainbows, Circles & Pirates

Tom Wilson (Class of 2017) shared this stupendous photo of a rain clouds and a rainbow at Treasure Shores Park prior to our field trip there on 7-21-2018.  The early bird gets the worm (or the rainbow). Treasure Shores park…

Robber Fly: Check out those Eyes

This robber fly was perched on a tough bully (Sideroxylon tenax) at Treasure Shores Park when we visited there on June 3, 2017.  Robber flies belong to the family Asilidae.  Florida has more than 100 species, and nearly 1,000 species are found…