Tanglewood nature camp gives girls a taste of science
July 19, 2005
The Tanglewood camp familiarizes girls with what scientists do, their field equipment, biodiversity, rain forest research and more. Full Article
The Tanglewood camp familiarizes girls with what scientists do, their field equipment, biodiversity, rain forest research and more. Full Article
As a tropical biologist, Iceland was never on my list of global destinations. No landscape could be more different from our subtropical ecosystems of Florida. Imagine my surprise (and delight) to visit this “land of fire and ice” for a board of directors meeting of the Explorers Club. The president of Iceland hosted our international […]
Upon first glance, it is a mouthful to pronounce — Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. But this long name is appropriate for a place that amounts to one sizable natural wonder. The name Myakkahatchee comes from the Seminole language: “miarca” meaning “big water” and “hatchee” alluding to “river.” Approximately 10,000 years ago, this creek with its […]
Nestled amidst the growing number of housing developments in Sarasota lies Red Bug Slough. Formerly known by some locals as Skeeters’ Drain, this nature preserve is one of several recently acquired natural lands of Sarasota County. Several other counties in Florida are also exhibiting good stewardship of their lands by purchasing ecosystems as a legacy […]
On the ground below, an unusual activity is taking place. People are lurking behind tree trunks, crawling on the forest floor, rigging branches with climbing ropes, and sweeping the shrubbery with nets. Their mission is to count and survey as many species as is humanly possible during a three-hour stint. The scene is a Biodiversity […]
Explorers Club Annual Retreat to Iceland – June 2005. Photos are Copyrighted © 2005 Ragnar Th Sigurdsson.
Below is the video that was shown when Dr. Lowman was awarded the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award during the 14th Annual Sarasota County Conservation Awards: [MEDIA=1]
A new term has emerged in the world of business and ecology, called biomimicry. Defined from the Greek bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning imitation, biomimicry is not new — for over 3.8 billion years of evolutionary time, the natural world has been tinkering with what works best on our planet. But only recently have […]
Their equipment list was unusual — carabiners, 200 feet of rope, strips of towels, water, clippers, tree harness, ice chest, plastic bags, notebooks, growth hormones, tin foil and cameras. This month, the New College Tree Climbing Club participated in an important scientific mission, and also a once-in-a-lifetime climbing assignment. They scaled the world’s largest known […]
In south Sarasota County where I live, the residents mark their seasonal clocks with the arrival of baby sand- hill cranes. These awkward, almost prehistoric-looking creatures are an endearing feature of the natural landscape in wet marshlands of Southwest Florida. My children have an annual competition to be the first to see a baby accompanying […]