I am standing on thousand-year-old dunes. They are the ancient remnants of mountains formed of salty, wind-swept sand. Today, these dunes are now scrub and flatwood communities, home to tall sand pines, short scrubby oaks, and a plethora of biodiverse grasses and flowers. Tate’s Hell State Forest is a conservation
There is no place on earth I’d rather be than among the trees, birds, beaches, and springs of Florida. I have been fortunate to see many of Florida’s most important natural gems protected in my lifetime (though as a child growing up here, I certainly wasn’t aware of it at
By Carole Devillers Tampa Dear Florida, Why do I love thee? Well… your birds! I love your birds, Florida, your magnificent, gorgeous, resilient birds! I truly became aware of them when I moved to the Tampa Bay area three years ago. My new passion led me to roam through your
By Ken Mundy Lakeland, FL I am a native Floridian, as are my parents and my grandparents, and I grew up in a small town in central Florida. I was raised at a time when I could leave the house after school and not come home until dark. I was
