Conservationists comb the wilds of Rookery Bay gathering native seeds threatened by rising seas and rampant storms. Pine tree skeletons loom over Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Once hard […]
Conservation
State of Flow
There are no other Everglades in the world. “They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth, remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is […]
Persuading the Flames
Practitioners reveal the science–and art–of redirecting nature’s sometimes deadly force for good A flamethrower inches along the Garden’s southern border, spewing an orange flame into a stand of pine trees. […]
Habitat on Fire
Recently, we burned a portion of our Florida scrub habitat, and what a sight to behold! Scrub is an arid landscape, and when it ignites—even under our carefully controlled conditions—plants […]
Community Preserve Management
Curious about how to better manage the natural preserve in your community? Join Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Naples Botanical Garden for an interactive workshop designed for HOA […]
From Shade to Shelter: How Keystone Trees Sustain Life
A gopher tortoise burrow is far more than the reptile’s home. These burrows become shelters for wildlife that can’t dig their own nests, such as snakes, those that prefer to […]
