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 […]
Conservation
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 […]
Native Plants of the Preserve
This season’s Frame & Flora marks the first time we’ve included the Preserve in a major outdoor exhibition. There are eight oversized frames stationed throughout our trails, inviting viewers to […]
