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Dear Florida: We Love Wakulla Springs

One of my family’s favorite summer places to cool down is Wakulla Springs. Just a few miles south of Tallahassee, Wakulla Springs is a great place to picnic, swim, or take a boat ride down Wakulla River and see one of Florida’s oldest cypress swamps. If you can handle the

A Day in the Life of a Big Cypress Cattle Rancher

A swollen and crisp full moon hangs above the horizon, casting a silvery glow over the dew-soaked grasses and palmettos. The clock shows barely 6 a.m., yet the cowboys, mounted on their horses, have already been awake for hours. They’re dressed in heavy denim, button-down shirts, and the requisite cowboy

Scallops underwater on green grass

Summertime Scalloping Tells Conservation Story

Despite the school year starting, it is still summer in Florida. And to me, that means scallop season. I eagerly await the weekend when I join friends for a few glorious days spent snorkeling in the gulf, spying the blue-eyed mollusks hiding amongst lush blades of seagrass. I am unabashedly

Dear Florida: There is None Like You

Dear Florida, I stopped the other day and wondered to myself, “If you weren’t here where would I be? Maryland, maybe? Or California?” I pondered where people would retire or vacation. And then I realized those places can’t compare to you. So, I’m writing with urgency, because I realized in