Seagrasses and mangroves arent the only plants that have managed to colonize the super salty areas surrounding estuaries off the East Coast. Within the Indian River Lagoon we have a range of halophytes – plants that like salt – that live just above the high tide mark. One of my personal favorites – okay [...]
I think it says a lot when a car manufacturer features an excerpt of Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods in their quarterly owner’s magazine. Drive is usually full of interesting articles about going places with our cars and experiencing the country. They cover maintenance tips and reveal new efforts about the latest cars (of course). [...]
You know the saying, “one person’s trash is another’s treasure”? Maybe, in this new green focused time, we should change it to “less trash from each person is everyone’s treasure”. For most of my life on the planet the idea of recycling has received a lot of press and has been put into action in various [...]
So how does an oyster help a manatee survive? Well, a single oyster probably doesnt do a darn thing to help out manatees or other animals. But a reef of them can do a lot. As filter feeders, oysters combat spikes in plankton populations that are tied to increased fertilizer runoff into the water. [...]
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