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Saving Gopher Tortoises Means Protecting Their Homes, Not Just Moving Them Oct. 17, 2025
A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida's Panhandle while my sist... Read More
Lovable Manatees Lure Visitors to Florida Sep. 13, 2025
By Victor Block Approximately 24 million people live in Florida. About five times that many visit th... Read More
How This Nature Preserve Ended Up Named for Logging Company Founder Aug. 29, 2025
When you think of the people who protect forests, loggers don't usually come to mind, but the Dale a... Read More
Take Lessons From Nature at Everglades National Park Aug. 24, 2025
By Victor Block Some 15,000 years ago, tribes of Native Americans made their home in a wilderness ar... Read More
Why Scientists Are Hellbent on Helping the Hellbenders Jul. 11, 2025
When I first heard about eastern hellbenders, I thought they sounded like a motorcycle gang, not lar... Read More
One Tech Corporation's Legacy: Lifting Communities and Preserving Land May. 16, 2025
Washington's "tech bros" dominate the news with how they use their wealth to influence politics. It'... Read More
My Church is a Farmer's Market -- And Vice Versa May. 14, 2025
Well, habemus papam. Welcome, Pope Leo! Bless him ... and us. I hope no one thinks I am blasphemous,... Read More
For Both Body and Spirit: Take a Hike May. 10, 2025
By Victor Block During a recent visit to Florida, I strolled along a section of a trail that provide... Read More
'Nature Bathing' Is Good for Your Health Apr. 26, 2025
By Victor Block Don and Betty Price work hard all week. Don is an accountant, Betty an executive ass... Read More
When Greedy Corporations Want a Stupid Law, They Come to Texas Apr. 02, 2025
Texas: What the Hell? Once again, my state's GOP hierarchy is leading the nation in creative ways to... Read More
Trees Matter: How One Man Throws Shade in a Good Way for His Community Nov. 29, 2024
While leaves changed color and floated to the ground, I talked to tree enthusiast Bill Hanavan, a re... Read More
History, Nature and Fun in New York City Jul. 28, 2024
By Margot Black The amount of words written about New York could fill Central Park a hundred times o... Read More
Hiking the Trails and Honoring My Roots in Hocking Hills State Park Jul. 05, 2024
"For every park, there's a story of someone who saved it from becoming something else." Ever since I... Read More
How To Tell If You're a Gay Communist Bee-Loving Crybaby May. 31, 2024
My wife, Deborah, and I own a three-floor apartment house in the urban northeast. How urban? We can ... Read More
Seeing the Glory of God in the Eclipse Apr. 12, 2024
As excitement was building up for the solar eclipse in Ohio the past two weeks, I saw an electric si... Read More
Natives and Nature Make up Much of Broward County's Appeal Mar. 17, 2024
By Victor Block Some visitors are speeding through winding waterways in an airboat, keeping their ey... Read More
On the Road Mar. 08, 2024
It's Newt Night. Frog Fest. Salamanderpalooza. The temperature is brushing up against 50 where I liv... Read More
Purple Tomatoes Mar. 06, 2024
Home gardeners can finally grow their own genetically engineered vegetable crop. Before I tell you w... Read More
More All-America Selections Flower Winners Feb. 21, 2024
Finding the red, white and blue logo of All-America Selections on seed packets, bedding plant tags o... Read More
Playing Is Always Unsafe Feb. 15, 2024
The following note was passed along to us by a dad whose kids attend a public school in Texas. It sa... Read More
