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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, appointed by the King of Spain to advance interests in Florida, set foot on Mound Key with a formidable entourage of some 20 officers, 200 soldiers, flag bearers, and musicians. It was winter, 1566, and Menéndez had been invited to dinner in the palatial home of Ca
Mound Key Bought by Lee County Island in Estero Bay was once Capital of the Calusa Nation

The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on the University of Florida campus. The museum has functioned as Florida’s official repository of the state’s biodiversity and cultural heritage for more than 100 yea
the United States, and the herpetology collection ranks among the top 10 in the nation

On March 30 an article was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences entitled “Ancient Engineering of Fish Capture and Storage in Southwest Florida.” The research on which the article was based took place on Mound Key, an island in Estero Bay near Fort Myers Beach tha
island in Estero Bay near Fort Myers Beach that was the capital of the Calusa Indian nation

When the first Spanish period ended in 1763, the incoming English authorities asserted that any Spaniards who remained in the colony under their rule could freely practice Catholicism. Nevertheless, only three or four people elected to remain in Florida, and a mass exodus took place in 1763 and 1764
Recommendations: Gold, Robert. 1969 Borderland empires in transition: the triple-nation

For Florida Museum of Natural History collection manager Rob Robins, biodiversity is something of a family theme. With his father a renowned ichthyologist, his mother an ichthyologist who sacrificed career for family and his wife a wildlife biologist, Robins has always been surrounded with th
of the Florida Museum’s ichthyology collection, one of the five largest in the nation

The Aucilla River Prehistory Project was an archaeological and paleontological project excavating a particularly rich series of deposits that yielded ancient megafaunal remains in association with Paleoindian artifacts. The Aucilla River flows into the Big Bend area of northwestern Florida. The riv
University of Florida, Florida State University, several other states around the nation

Hear the International Sawfish Encounter Database’s George Burgess, renowned marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey and Chris Peterson of Hell’s Bay Boatworks talk about their joint effort to save endangered sawfish and maintain the natural health of shallow water flats. Harvey describes the rare and ch
It’s really kind of way the Gator Nation works.

The influence of climate change can already be seen in many extreme weather events, including hurricanes. Earth’s strongest storms are changing, increasing their destructive potential. Researchers continue to study satellite data and model predictions to understand what changes we will see in a futu
Florida is the most hurricane-prone state in the nation, with 120 storms striking

This directory lists faculty, staff, students, and associates affiliated with the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) collections in Dickinson Hall. If you do not find the person you are looking for in this list, try the following: Florida Museum of Natural History Directory University of
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 302, Reston, VA 20192 Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation

Inspiring people to care about life on Earth. Our Vision We inspire people to care about life on Earth and help shape a world in which nature and culture enrich every person. Our Mission We investigate, document and interpret biological and cultural heritage, fostering deep connections between p
programs and prepares educational materials that reach visitors from across the state, nation