December 3, 2013
Often times we make plans in SW Florida and they are thwarted by the daily torrential downpours of summer. The
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December 1, 2013
Lemon Bay Conservancy invites you to join us for our free winter season activities at Wildflower Preserve. Wildflower is an 80-acre former golf
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November 28, 2013
So much of our ability to learn about nature is due to perception. Thus the large showy butterflies receive
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November 18, 2013
Everyone is familiar with the lowly armadillo (the “little armored one”) that shuffles around with its face in the dirt
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November 17, 2013
It is that time of year again when those of us that migrate southwards from our summer homes begin
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October 8, 2013
Butterfly watching has become a popular past time and the amount of variation within and between species provides a challenge
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October 3, 2013
If you seek to expand your skills as a naturalist and learn more about identifying animals and plants, you
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September 29, 2013
In early fall the naturalist’s thoughts turn mainly to the southerly migration of animals. In addition to birds, millions
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September 24, 2013
My nature excursions have been much curtailed lately since I had a knee replacement three weeks ago. Yet it
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September 20, 2013
Wildflower Preserve is featured in the Sept. 2013 Audubon Magazine article “Bye-bye Golf Courses, Hello Nature Preserves.” As the name
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September 17, 2013
My older brother (James Dunson) is a chemical engineer who worked for DuPont in Delaware. In one of his
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September 11, 2013
I imagine most of you have observed dragonflies and damselflies in the so-called “tandem position” in which the male grasps
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September 11, 2013
Fall 2013 is now available on line… http://lemonbayconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lbc_fall2013_elo.pdf
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September 1, 2013
I found this interesting and somewhat menacing insect on my back porch recently where it must have been attracted
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August 29, 2013
I have to admit that I am a huge fan of hibiscus flowers. My first love was the rose
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August 23, 2013
How do you maintain a grassland prairie or meadow? In most eastern locations these would return to a forested
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August 17, 2013
One of the more intriguing aspects of the constant warfare between predator and prey is the use of pattern
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July 1, 2013
As a naturalist interested in learning about the incredible diversity of life, I constantly have to deal with the difficulties
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