Invasive plants: What harm can they do to people, pets and Florida's natural areas, yards?
First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, ...
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Invasive plants: What harm can they do to people, pets and Florida's natural areas, yards?
Birds are great at spreading seeds, but typically they are spreading the seeds of non-native plants. First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native ...
Miami for Long Islanders: What to do on a quick Florida getaway
Long Islanders can zip nonstop to Miami courtesy of Southwest's new service from MacArthur. Here's what to do when you get ...
17,000 axis deer were killed on Maui this year, but they just keep coming
About 50 axis deer crowded around the fence line separating Maui Nui Botanical Gardens and Keopuolani Regional Park, ...
Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift ...
Why this surprising winter garden plant ‘merits a gardener’s lust’
I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...
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On Nature column: Winterberry a surprising source of holiday decor
While American holly is native just south of Indiana in portions of Kentucky, there is a deciduous holly known as winterberry (Ilex verticillata) that is native to wetlands scattered throughout ...
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The Lizard King of Long Island
Jon Sperling secretly spread a non-native species across the Northeast. “It’s insane what this guy was doing,” a biologist ...