Green Gardening: Give back to nature with native plants, sustainable practices
The best way to support and maintain a healthy sustainable community is by protecting wildlife, birds and pollinators.
Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species
A staggering 1,533 Argentine black and white tegus have been captured or observed in St. Lucie County, making it a state ...
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Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species
a former employee at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant. Over 18,000 tegus have been removed from the wild in Florida, according to FWC spokesperson Lisa Thompson. The tegu invasion began when people ...
Hunker on MSN1d
The Rare Fruit-Producing Plant You Won't Find Growing Outside Of Florida
There's a beautiful fruit-bearing plant that grows only in southern Florida... and sadly, that's because it's an endangered ...
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Myakka Act protects wild and scenic river values
An important layer of protection for the river in Sarasota County is The Myakka River Protection Zone — an upland buffer that ...
Q&A: Researcher discusses elevated risk of extinction for over 22% of native North American pollinators
A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of ...
North America faces a sprawling 'pollinator crisis,' study says
New research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.
Birds & Blooms on MSN3d
Grow More Native Plants for Birds
To make their nests, birds collect twigs and dead leaves or needles from trees and shrubs, and strip fibers and bark from milkweed, Indian hemp, wild grapevines and other natives. Native plants form .
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March Showers Brought Sweet Flowers from Native Trees
A morning of heavy rain brought out the Sugar Ants. Not insects, but flowering trees that grow in the wetlands area near our house. I smelled the perfume of the flowers and went out behind the house ...
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Pollinator decline is a direct threat to food security
Humans are pushing many of North America’s pollinators dangerously close to extinction, according to a newly released study.
Lansing State Journal on MSN6d
Monarch butterflies are on the move. When they'll arrive in Michigan
Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, fragile traveler.