Category Archives: Nature
Pat’s Wildways: Mink in our Midst
By Pat Foster-TurleyThere’s a small otter-like critter roaming our saltmarshes and beach shores, but few [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Armadillos
By Pat Foster-TurleyThese days it seems like armadillos are everywhere, in all-natural areas on this [...]
Jun
Disc Golf Proposal Soundly Defeated
By Mike Lednovich The proposal for a disc golf course at Simmons Road Park was [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: The ARK
By Pat Foster-TurleyI was so wrapped up with Lake the otter last week I didn’t [...]
Jun
Those Big, Munching Bugs are Native Lubbers
By Lauri deGaris A few days ago, I was asked to hop on over to [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Lake the Otter
By Pat Foster-Turley“I smell like otter!” It was like 30 years ago—the memories flooded in [...]
Jun
The Ancient Mayhaw Is Making a Comeback Here
By Lauri deGaris Mayhaw is a variety of hawthorn tree noted for slender branches with [...]
Jun
Pat’s Wildways: Wild Amelia
By Pat Foster-TurleyI knew that if I stopped by the exhibition hall for the Wild [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Clams!
By Pat Foster-Turley It was Bucko’s birthday yet again, and yet again he didn’t want [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Belizean Food
By Pat Foster-Turley It’s no surprise to my readers that whenever I travel, food is [...]
May
Disc Golf at Simmons Road Park Will Get a Look
By Mike Lednovich A disc golf group pitching Simmons Road Park property as the site [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Monkey River Village School
By Pat Foster-Turley I’ve been to Monkey River Village three times now, each time better [...]
May
Pat’s Wildways: Hunting Dosinias
By Pat Foster-Turley Lots of people collect seashells, and if you are from the inland [...]
Apr
A Whale Baby Shower Bids The Calves Godspeed
By Lauri deGaris April 19 marked the end of the 2022-2023 right whale calving season. [...]
Apr
Here’s a Special Way to Love the Beach
By Shari Roan Along with the maritime forest, Amelia Island is best known among nature [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Is That a Turkey?
By Pat Foster-Turley I must confess that sometimes I respond too quickly to emails without [...]
Apr
It’s Blueberry Season — and a Season for Ancient Stories
By Lauri deGaris Blueberries are native to North America and can be found in every [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Reap What You Sow
By Pat Foster-Turley April 14, 2023 It started out as a simple visit to the [...]
Apr
The Uses, and The Magic, of Our Sands
By Lauri deGaris North Florida’s beaches are made up of three common types of sand [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: Bald Eagle Nests
By Pat Foster-Turley April 6, 2023 Bald eagles are everywhere these days, or so it [...]
Apr
Okefenokee: The Swamp Next Door That Is a National Treasure
By Lauri deGaris The Okefenokee Swamp is a unique freshwater ecosystem providing nearly a half-million [...]
Apr
Pat’s Wildways: A Rare Bird
By Pat Foster-Turley March 31, 2023 When I enter the pool for my deep-water aerobics [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Water!
By Pat Foster-Turley March 24, 2023 I often wonder where all the wildlife in our [...]
Mar
Why a Mine in Georgia is Our Problem, Too
EDITOR’S NOTE: Many Nassau County residents don’t know that St. Marys Riverkeeper, as part of [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: New Gardening Mishaps
By Pat Foster-Turley March 17, 2023 I’ve been gardening in my backyard for 20-some years [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Local Shopping Rounds
By Pat Foster-Turley March 10, 2023 Most Saturday mornings when I am home I make [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Okefenokee Day Trip
By Pat Foster-Turley March 3, 2023 Sometimes when Bucko and I are bored with Amelia [...]
Mar
Pat’s Wildways: Backyard Birding
By Pat Foster-Turley February 24, 2023 Like most of my friends, I try to attract [...]
Feb
Commentary: Cement Dust and Nassau’s Waterways
Editor’s note: St Marys Riverkeeper — one of 15 Riverkeeper units in Florida — [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Dogs in Paris
By Pat Foster-Turley February 17, 2023 It didn’t take long on this trip to Paris [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: A Zoologist in Paris
By Pat Foster-Turley February 10, 2023 It was a whirlwind weeklong visit to Paris with [...]
Feb
The Bartram Garden Club Talks Roses
The Bartram Garden Club, Inc. Submitted by Linda Broadrick Secretary and Publicity Chairman Feb. 5, [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Bone Yard Beach
By Pat Foster-Turley February 3, 2023 Most times when I am in search of a [...]
Feb
Pat’s Wildways: Little Talbot Pond
By Pat Foster-Turley January 27, 2023 I’m sure most of you zoom on State Road [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways – Big Dogs
By Pat Foster-Turley January 20, 2023 It is no surprise to anyone who regularly reads [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Effects of the Freeze
By Pat Foster-Turley January 13, 2023 Those of you fairly new to Nassau County maybe [...]
Jan
Legislators Hear From Tree Advocates
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Conservative state legislatures like to pass municipal preemption laws to [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Ghosts on the Beach
By Pat Foster-Turley January 6, 2023 These days, going to the beach this time of [...]
Jan
Pat’s Wildways: Christmas Eve at Rooterville
By Pat Foster-Turley December 30, 2022 Every year Bucko and I seek out a new [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Monarchs and Milkweed
By Pat Foster-Turley December 23, 2022 I thought I knew all about monarch caterpillars turning [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Buy Local
By Pat Foster-Turley December 16, 2022 One of the first local persons I met when [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Searching for Seahorses
By Pat Foster-Turley December 9, 2022 The sun woke me up early in southern Belize [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Bosque Bello Cemetery
By Pat Foster-Turley December 2, 2022 If you are looking for an interesting walk on [...]
Dec
Pat’s Wildways: Boris the Botfly Goes to the University
By Pat Foster-Turley November 25, 2022 Some of you readers may remember that Bucko and [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Like a Mother to Me?
By Pat Foster-Turley November 18, 2022 I was older than 30 when I entered the [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Was that a Pig?
By Pat Foster-Turley November 11, 2022 Amelia Island abounds with pets traveling with their owners [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: The Marsh is Alive
By Pat Foster-Turley November 4, 2022 When the land on Crane Island was slated for [...]
Nov
Conflict: Beach Renourishment Oversight and Fish Oversight
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics At one time, NOAA Fisheries committed people and time to oversight of [...]
Nov
Right Whale Rule Drawing More Opposition
By Wes Wolfe Florida Politics Organized pushback against federal efforts to reduce North Atlantic right whale [...]
Nov
Pat’s Wildways: Blue Crabs
By Pat Foster-Turley October 28, 2022 I’m sure lots of you readers have happily feasted [...]
Oct
OHPA Does the Right Thing! Mayor is on Board
By Tammi Kosack October 25, 2022 It’s been a while since we’ve seen agreement between [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: A Fort Clinch Saturday Morning
By Pat Foster-Turley October 21, 2022 One recent Saturday, it was a beautiful day—sunny, clear, [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Greenway Adventures
By Pat Foster-Turley October 14, 2022 These days I seem to have decreasing successes with [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Hurricane Season
By Pat Foster-Turley October 7, 2022 Just as regular as clockwork, my orange hurricane lilies [...]
Oct
Wild Amelia Presentation on Cumberland Island
Wild Amelia Presentation on Cumberland Island Learn about the conservation efforts of Wild Cumberland on [...]
Oct
CLAM Informational Meeting
The Conservation Land Acquisition and Management (CLAM) Program Amelia Tree Conservancy, the Comp Plan/LDC Working [...]
Oct
Pat’s Wildways: Darien, Georgia Revisited
By Pat Foster-Turley September 30, 2022 Lots of my readers probably get the Harris Teeter [...]
Sep
Pat’s Wildways: For the Love of Cats
By Pat Foster-Turley September 23, 2022 I have always been a cat person. Throughout junior [...]
Sep
Take Note of a Very Important Referendum on the November Ballot
By Mike Phillips Nassau County has a reputation for disliking bond issues, but it also [...]
Sep
Pat’s Wildways: The Deer Whisperer at Fort Clinch
By Pat Foster-Turley September 16, 2022 Bucko and I often see deer when we make [...]
Sep
Pat’s Wildways: Watch Out for Tortoises
By Pat Foster-Turley September 9, 2022 Many people who live here on Amelia Island are [...]
Sep
Pat’s Wildways: Psychic Capital of the World, Part Two
By Pat Foster-Turley September 1, 2022 The morning after the séance and piano bar [...]
Sep
Dr. Taylor Clem to Speak at The Bartram Garden Club Open House
The Bartram Garden Club, Inc. Submitted by Linda Broadrick Secretary and Publicity Chairman August 23, [...]
Aug
Pat’s Wildways: Souvenirs from Belize
By Pat Foster-Turley August 18, 2022 These days, I’ve traveled to many places and brought [...]
Aug
Pat’s Wildways: The Greenway in Summer
By Pat-Foster Turley It took some news about ants crawling all over places on [...]
Jul
Amelia Island revealed . . .
July 23, 2022 For those of you who have not had the opportunity to walk [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Getting Antsy
By Pat Foster-Turley July 21, 2022 Thanks to Bill Birdsong, with his eyes and camera [...]
Jul
FWC approves new guidelines for imperiled beach-nesting birds
FWC Press Release July 14, 2022 At its July meeting, the Florida Fish and [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Always Learning
By Pat Foster-Turley, Ph.D. July 14, 2022 Pat’s Wildways: Always Learning Whenever I travel internationally, [...]
Jul
Two Burmese pythons, clutch of eggs and hatchlings found and removed from Big Cypress National Preserve
FWC Press Release July 18, 2022 Shortly before midnight on July 11, Florida Fish [...]
Jul
FWC approves changes for redfish in state waters following final rule hearing
At its July meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved new management [...]
Jul
Amelia Island revealed . . .
By Stephan R. Leimberg unseenimages.com July 9, 2022 “Marsh Madness” Photo courtesy of Stephan R. [...]
Jul
Blueline tilefish recreational season closes July 26 in Atlantic state waters
July 9, 2022 Blueline tilefish closes for recreational harvest in Atlantic state waters (including all [...]
Jul
Pat’s Wildways: Small World
By Pat Foster-Turley July 7, 2022 Southeast Asia is getting to feel too far away [...]
Jul
“Last of the Right Whales” to be shown July 16
PRESS RELEASE By Richard Timm July 7, 2022 Amelia Island’s premier of the documentary [...]
Jul