Pretty Pollinators

Donna Winter (Class of 2016) led a wonderful walk for us, on behalf of the Indian River Land Trust (IRLT), at the Indian River Lagoon Greenway on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Most of this property was purchased by Indian River…

Spiders & Saltbush at Spoonbill Marsh

Indian River Mosquito Control Director Doug Carlson, pictured above in the distance, led a wonderful walk at Spoonbill Marsh on the afternoon of 11-7-2015. The saltbush (Baccharis halimifolia), the plant festooned with white fluff above, and the spiders were stupendous…

Mangrove buckeye

This mangrove buckeye butterfly (Junonia evarete) posed for me at the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail. The larval food for this butterfly is black mangrove (Avicennia germinans): As a result, you will see this butterfly in open areas near mangroves and…