Tag Archives: Earth
The Rich Biodiversity in the Everglades
Species diversity is a measure of community complexity Located at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula encompassing 1.5 million acres, the Everglades is a national treasure. Everglades National Park was established in 1934 and dedicated in 1947 to protect … Continue reading
Two People That Saved The Everglades – Earnest Coe & Marjory Stoneman Douglas
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margret Mead The Everglades are the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi. Everglades National … Continue reading
An Eight Million Year Old Living Species – The American Alligator
Alligators are a symbol of wildlife and untouched lands in the Southeastern United States. We are all connected in the intricate web of life on planet Earth. During an excursion into Big Cypress Swamp and Everglades National Park in southern … Continue reading
A Composition on Decomposition
Exploring an Eastern Woodland Healthy woodlands play an important part of maintaining biodiversity in the environment. They provide a habitat for all manner of species, flora and fauna. If that woodland dies off, from natural causes or removed by man, … Continue reading
A Season of Crystals
For The Beauty Of The Earth From under obscured skies and clouds small crystals drift down to land softly and settle into growing mounds of white. Green pine and fir stand in contrast whilst bending boughs cushion the accumulating tiny … Continue reading
The Volcanic Abyss Below
Noon, Thursday. April 30, 2015 Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, Kilauea Volcano Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Halema’uma’u is a pit crater located within the much larger summit caldera of Kilauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The volcano diety, Pele resides in Halema’uma’u. The roughly … Continue reading
Hawaiian Voyaging
Navigating the World They sail with no charts or instruments. No timepiece. No compass. They navigate as their ancestors did, guided by a world of natural signs—the arcing stars, sun, and moon; the signs of direction in swell and wind … Continue reading
