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NISAW Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of National Invasive Species Awareness Week! For today, something you can do to combat invasives is to download the IveGot1 app. This is an app used to identify & report invasive species. The data collected goes to scientists who assess, map, and help eradicate invasives. You can use this website to get…
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National Invasive Species Awareness Week Day 1
Happy NISAW Day 1! In case you didn’t see my Instagram post (@studentsagainstinvasivespecies), each day of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, I will be posting an ‘action’ and ‘resource’ you can use to combat invasives. For the first day, talk to your family about invasive species (or check if they are in your yard!). You…
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CPC Micro-Summit
Earlier today, I attended the Center for Plant Conservation Micro-Summit at the Jupiter Island Golf Club. This was a very eye-opening experience, and I am grateful for the experts that passed their knowledge down to me! Here were some of their main points: Florida’s native plants are in trouble– due to rising sea levels, global…
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Natural Areas Festival 2024
This festival (held at the Winding Waters Natural Area in Palm Beach) was a great experience for me and a very fun festival overall! There were many booths run by organizations such as the Florida Trail Association, Palm Beach Environmental Resources Management, FWC, and Jonathon Dickinson State Park. The event also had stations for face…
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Invasive Species of the Month: January Edition
Welcome to the first Invasive Species of the Month in 2024! Below are the January species: Week of Sunday, January 7: The tegu lizard is controlled through: the law/permits (it is prohibited to sell tegu lizards and current owners must apply for a permit & put a tracking chip on the lizards) Week of Sunday,…
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Invasive Species of the Month: December Edition
Happy New Year! In the final installment of Invasive Species of the Month for 2023, we have 4 species invasive to North America: Week of Sunday, December 3: The Red Imported Fire Ant This ant can be managed using: insecticides (killing the queen especially) planning calving to avoid the months when ants are most active…
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Invasive Species of the Month: November Edition
Continuing the series I started in October, where I highlight an invasive species weekly! Here are the weekly species for November: Week of Sunday, November 5: The Giant African Land Snail This snail can be managed using: chemical treatments (molluscicides); however, effectiveness of this treatment is questioned manual removal barriers Week of Sunday, November 12:…
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Firefest 2023
Firefest is a fantastic event held at Jonathon Dickinson State Park, and I had a great time talking to attendees this year! This event raises fire safety awareness, discusses prescribed burns, and overall educates on how Florida is impacted by fire (in positive ways and negative ways). While it is an education based event, there…
