Tropical Conservancy

Pictured above are Ibises in flight… other-wise known as “Florida Chickens”. They were most bountiful here, but because of loss of habitat their numbers have dwindled considerably. They can be found where ever there is water. Even if there is just a puddle of water, you will usually see a beautiful white bird.
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Many butterflies are found in Florida all year in diverse habitats. This tatered Eastern Tiger Swallowtail flies March to November in all of Florida, except the Keys, and is rare in Dade County. This one was seen near the edge of a deciduous broadleaf wood near a woody swamp, where it flew low [...]

Fire is critical to the survival of the pineland and prairie ecosystems of the Everglades. Located on the extreme southern section of the Florida peninsula, the Everglades ecosystem is unique. Fires perpetuate the river of grass and for 10’s of thousands of years lightning strikes have ignited fires in the sawgrass prairies. Sawgrass fires [...]

Natural beauty of Florida
Amidst deep budget cuts due to waning tax revenues, Florida state lawmakers in the House voted 116-0 (earlier, the state Senate approved the bill 39-1) to set aside $300 million in bond sales each year until 2020 to conserve environmentally important lands – to protect our natural resources now and for the future. 
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Next year we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his world-changing magnum opus, “The Origin of Species.”  Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure opens today and runs through June 15 at the New York Botanical Garden.
To the point, in these United States we’re living the Darwinian experiment as present government [...]