The Men Behind the Legacy of an Ecological Jewel
Sir Lancelot Garfield Jones was born on a boat in Biscayne Bay. His life spanned nearly a century, most of it spent between water and land, the land being a small island called Porgy Key. He left as...
View ArticleMiles of Urban Walkway
Landscape architect Charles Flink first arrived in Miami almost two decades ago to help design the Miami River Greenway, an urban path along the banks of the Miami River that runs from downtown Miami...
View ArticleCOVID-19 is Our Final Warning
Humanity is a kind of animal … connected in origin and descent, in sickness and in health.” – David Quammen
View ArticleFinding Nature with Dade Heritage Trust
Clearly, trees are not just trees; they are homes. DHT makes that connection in its new signage on the trail that explains how some of the 120 species of tropical plants in the hammock benefit birds...
View ArticleMiami Native Plant Gardens Designed for the Future
Mary Benton of Miami Shores is on a mission to bring back native butterflies and birds, and – if things get wild enough – maybe even a fox or two.
View ArticleBreaking the Pandemic Wall
Getting away from people has become a way of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some in South Florida flock to a neighborhood park or take a solitary walk along the seashore.
View ArticleFinding your place among the butterflies in Miami’s most unlikely park
If you plant, they will come.
View ArticleBiscayne Bay is for the Birds, as it Should Be
I went to Morningside Park to commune with nature. But it wasn’t going to be enough to just come to the edge and look. That day, I needed to go beyond the fringe of riprap and mangroves on the...
View ArticleThat Sinking Feeling
For Aaron DeMayo, the first shock came when he saw the water overlapping the sea wall on Tatum Waterway on Miami Beach.
View ArticleThe Melreese Toxic Gamble
It was a glorious day at International Links Melreese Country Club. Bright sun lit up the vibrant green lawn under a perfect blue sky as golfers teed up, cool breezes swirling around them.
View ArticleRelated Group High-Rise Leads to Tequesta Discoveries
More than two decades after the Miami Circle prehistoric site was discovered at the mouth of the Miami River, the surrounding Brickell neighborhood is once again bustling with teams of archaeologists.
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