Article Archives: Environment

Victory for Buckingham: Orange River Road Property Preserved Through Conservation 20/20

By: Katrina Salokar | East Lee County News In a landmark victory for conservation and community advocacy, Lee County Commissioners voted unanimously on April 1,

It’s So Dry Here Even the Tap Water is Dehydrated

The Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society At River Oaks Preserve in Estero—home to the Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society—the

An Open Letter to Alva: Grow What Matters

By: James Kennedy, East Lee Wildlife Stewardship Group As Alva continues to grow, we need to ask ourselves deeper questions—not just what’s possible but what’s

It’s A New Year. How About A New Attitude Toward Landscaping?

By: Marlene Rodak | President, Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society The new year brings resolutions—some realistic, some not. One to consider is

Tails From The Garden: An Unexpected Helper

By: Kara Tyler-Julian | Biologist In the forgotten back corner of a suburban yard, many small weeds are sprouting, overlooked by the homeowner who is

Six Mile Cypress Slough 2025 Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries

By: Steve Parker | Friends Board Member/Public Relations Entries are now being accepted for the Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve 2025 Photo Contest

A Bird for the Holidays: The Northern Cardinal

By: Kara Tyler-Julian | Biologist Ah, the holidays. A time for holly and jolly, mistletoe and Christmas trees, wreaths, and… cardinals? For some peculiar reason,

Six Mile Cypress Slough Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries

Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Entries are now being accepted for the Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve 2025 Photo Contest honoring

An Ode to the Opossum

By: Kara Tyler-Julian | Biologist If you have a yard, a garage or spend any amount of time outside, chances are you have encountered our

Why on Earth Plant Native?

By: Marlene Rodak | President, Coccoloba Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society Here is a question to ponder: according to Zoe Schlanger in her

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