Widow Spiders of Florida
Our Species Showcase this time has a creepy creature twist, as we are going to be talking about black widows. Florida has multiple...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Florida's Key Deer
This week for Species Sunday we are bringing you the Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium). Key deer are found only in the Florida...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Florida Bonneted Bat
For Species Sunday this week, we are bringing you the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus). These bats are endemic to southern...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Aug 11, 20223 min read
Florida Rainbow Snake
We are highlighting a Florida native species that many of you probably don't know about. This is the Florida rainbow snake (Farancia...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Reef Gecko: Shoreline stalwarts
Species Sunday this week is showcasing an awesome lizard you probably didn't know existed! As we all know, Florida is home to many...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Brahminy Blindsnake: The Land of the Blind
For Species Sunday this week we are bringing you this teeny tiny Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus). These snakes are...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Jun 30, 20223 min read
Dwarf Seahorse: the tiniest sea monster
The Dwarf Seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is a species we commonly encounter on our Seagrass Wading Trips. Seahorses and pipefish belong...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Nature nurture
I work at the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, CHEC, and through years of conservation I’ve learned several universal truths. The...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Sustainability is not right or left
What is sustainability? In the literal sense, sustainability is the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time. As...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Gumbo Limbo
One of our absolute favorite trees here at CHEC is the incomparable, inimitable, indomitable Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba). These trees...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Apr 15, 20223 min read
We Have Two Now?!
South Florida is amazing for so many reasons, but one of the most incredible things about this area that very few people talk about is......
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Ancient Plants with New Beginnings
Without a doubt, one of the absolute coolest plants in all of South Florida is the Coontie (Zamia pumila), the only native cycad that we...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Apr 4, 20223 min read
The Real Snowbirds
Let's talk about snowbirds! Well, the wildlife kind not the human kind. These are possibly the most well-known snowbirds in Florida, the...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Apr 4, 20223 min read
The Sweet, Sweet Cookie House
We are extremely fortunate here at Cedar Point to be the home for the Cookie House, the last remaining building from the Bass Biological...
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Apr 4, 20223 min read
They Lived Here Before We Did
As stewards of the land here in Charlotte County, we would like to honor and celebrate the primary civilization that lived in our area of...
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