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erosion – the wearing away of soil, rock, and sediments, etc. by the action of wind
So February was crazy. Even by our usual standards of busy-ness, everything was just a little bit more hectic in February. There was a lot of background busyness in the form of job seminars. Most weeks, sometimes twice a week, the whole museum schlepped over to Powell Hall (the public face of the
Martin wrap-up Melanie on Come rain or shine or wind or surf or ear infections…
Message from the Director: The Hurricane Ian Recovery Process Following my presentation at the Museum Director’s luncheon at the RRC, one consistent question came up: when is the (entire) Calusa Heritage Trail going to be back and open for business? Although my talk had focused on re-kindling r
the trail showed many broken branches dangling and ready to drop in the next high wind
In 2015, with generous support from the Calusa Land Trust and Sear Family Foundation, Smith Mound was added to the Randell Research Center and soon became a cherished part of the Calusa Heritage Trail. Along the eastern boundary of the center, the Smith Mound portion of the trail is situated amon
The shifts in hydrology as well as wind and saltwater intrusion from these hurricanes
Hi! My name is Alexia Cosman, and I am the 2022 Florida Program for Shark Research Intern! I am now a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Florida, majoring in Microbiology and Cell Science at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For a little background on me, I am originally f
After several extremely frustrating sets, we learned that the wind and current were
Human impacts on coral includes: Pollution Overfishing Tourism Aquarium/Souvenir Trade Global Climate Change Coral reefs are threatened by human activities throughout the world. In southeast Asia, the hot spot of coral diversity, more than 80% of the reefs are at risk from co
erosion: the wearing away of soil, rock, and sediments, etc. by the action of wind
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
After looking at maximum wind speeds, the pattern finally become clear.
Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound — that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until about 11 million years ago. Or at least, that’s what paleontologists thought, until they began
rocky landscapes that contain fossils are hard to come by in the Caribbean, where wind
Like many other white Americans, after the murder of George Floyd, I felt the immediate need to do something, anything to better understand and ultimately dismantle systemic racism. Many amazing books, documentaries, and podcasts have already been recommended across social media and if you Google “b
including narratives that go beyond the expectation that nature is all about the wind
Far up in the Ecuadorian Andes, human encroachment is steadily overtaking Polylepis forests, a distinctive and ecologically important feature of the Andean highlands. Commonly known as the paper tree (arbol de papel) due to its papery layers of bark, the genus grows in forests far beyond the elev
In places, trees that are permanently bent by the wind give the appearance of a magic
