Congratulations to our 2014 winner! This year the Florida Museum hosted its second ButterflyFest Facebook Photo Challenge! The challenge was designed to educate and promote awareness of wildlife and biodiversity through photography. Photos had to include a depiction of wildlife and biodiversity
Winning entry by Alexandra Klar Photo taken August 2014 at Mount Rainier National Park
The University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), except for the Fungal Collection, is located at 379 Dickinson Hall in the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. Dickinson Hall is located at the southwest corner of Museum Road and Newell Dr. The online UF campus map may help you locate Dick
Editing Standards Skeletal Data Processing for SERNEC Flora of Macaya National Park
Sometimes, nature’s surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides ponceana). They found that the swallowtail’s population size was positively influenced
program on Elliott Key, a remote 7.5-mile-long island within Biscayne National Park
In 1492, Columbus built a small fort near what is today the town of La Vega in the central Dominican Republic. It was intended to guard the route to the interior gold deposits of the Cibao valley. A Spanish settlement known as Concepción de la Vega gradually grew up around the fort, and aft
Eyewitness Accounts The Colonists The Fort and Settlement The Fountain of Youth Park
The Fort and the Settlement Contemporary accounts about the fort itself are ambiguous. Pedro Menéndez wrote that he sent his Captains ashore first to make an entrenchment, to protect goods and people that were being unloaded from the ships. They would subsequently, once the immediate threats an
Eyewitness Accounts The Colonists The Fort and Settlement The Fountain of Youth Park
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park
Hear from keynote speaker and award-winning author Audrey Peterman on Earth Day to learn more about the often mischaracterized history of preserving outdoor spaces in the U.S. Audrey Peterman is a leader in the movement to engage more Americans of color in the enjoyment, care and protection of our
environmental advocacy, “Our True Nature: Finding a Zest for Life in the National Park
Protocols for Georeferencing the Specimens The Symbiota bryophyte portal and lichen portal will be used to georeference the specimens. There is a flash tutorial on the Symbiota web site which provides a general description of how to use the georeferencing tools within the portals. The tutorial de
Editing Standards Skeletal Data Processing for SERNEC Flora of Macaya National Park
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
sun-drenched white sand beaches, hoards of tourists annually flock to Bahia Honda State Park
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park
