things to do outdoors Archive

“You’re the One I Need”….Johnny Cash:Flesh and Blood

The rejuvenating power of seeing a large oak, Half Dome, Mt. Hood is life changing. Nature is simply a drug that spikes our blood, heals our hearts, and clears our minds. I’m not one to set out and write about people. Bugs, bones and broken trees are more my style, but two men, hidden [...]
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Lake Wellington honors the late great Benson by naming Its 40# Carp Lord Sawyer Benson I

Bart Colucci Not really, not really Lake Wellington, not even any person living in Wellington Florida has decided to honor the late great Benson. Benson (pictured on the left of your screen not wearing the hat) was the U.K.’s largest common carp, but I’m going to take mayoral liberty, name myself Mayor and then name Wellington [...]
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PSA-Everglades Summer Internship – Arthur R. Marshall Foundation

The Deadline is March 31, 2010; A great way to spend part of a summer: Arthur R. Marshall Foundation Summer Intern Program Increase your probabilities for job selection in the future thanks to working at the Arthur R Marshall summer internship program. Since its inception in 2002, the Arthur R. Marshall Summer Intern Program [...]
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EPA Fresh Water Standards – The New Battle at Taylor Creek

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida Sued the Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District Court in Miami in 1995 and the Florida Wildlife Federation followed with their complaint on July 17, 2008. Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee, Florida. The Taylor Stormwater Treatment Area is maintained by South Florida Water Management District, and a must visit for birders, walkers and photographers. All photos were taken at the Taylor STA.
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Barley Barber Revisited – 2010 udpdate

Open Space Restoration combines nature with fiction, so to get the most out of each writing here is a brief trackline: this is non-fiction Last January a protest was staged at the entrance of Barley Barber Swamp in Martin County Florida. Barley Barber is currently under the stewardship of Florida Power and Light. The Protest [...]
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