Tag: environment
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Lessons Learned from the 2025 FNPS Conference
Recently, I attended the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) Conference in Gainesville. It was an excellent conference with many interesting programs, speakers, and field trips. Through my experiences attending talks and learning from plant experts at the conference, I’ve compiled a list of lessons I learned that I’d like to share with anyone who wasn’t…
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How Hurricanes Impact Invasive Species
I am currently sitting in my house in South Florida writing this blog post, since Hurricane Milton has canceled school for the next three days. Even though I’ve lived in South Florida for over 11 years and the Floridian stereotype is to brush hurricanes off, Milton seems to be a nasty storm. All the talk…
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Pet Amnesty & Python Patrol
Snakes– people will either recoil in disgust or think they’re the cutest pets ever. Disregarding their appearance, there’s no doubt that native snakes in Florida are beneficial. They eat the rodents in your garden, maintain a healthy food chain & ecosystem, and even eat venomous snakes. Burmese Pythons, a snake species invasive to Florida, does…
Energy for the Environment 