By Audrey Cress On a cool morning along the back wall of the fenced-in St. Augustine Beach Community Garden, a tall compost bin hums with life. Lift the lid, and there is a colorful collection of kitchen scraps in various stages of decay — coffee…
By Maria Montero Flagler College student Ashley Kurtz leads an environmental initiative project that encourages students to take meaningful action for ocean conservation and sea turtle protection. The project, part of Flagler’s Service-Learning Program, allows students to apply their studies to real-world environmental issues. Participants…
By Wylie Saviello It’s been a decade since the last time Florida permitted a black bear hunt, but that all changed this year. In August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officially approved a set of proposed rules for bear hunting, thereby re-opening regulated…
By Wylie Saviello A loggerhead hatchling approaches the ocean for the first time. Photo provided by Lucas Meers. Every morning for 200 days a year, Mickler’s Landing Turtle Patrol volunteers walk several miles on the beach starting at 30 minutes before sunrise to monitor the…
By Wylie Saviello From the most devastating hurricanes the nation has seen in years to record-breaking snowfall in Northeast Florida, 2024 and 2025 have seen extreme weather. After such wild events, some wonder if the weather’s severity may be due to bigger factors, like global…
By Emily Braunstein Living in Florida means coexisting with marine life. But the University of Florida’s Whitney laboratory for Marine Bioscience is doing more than coexisting—they are innovating. Before the Whitney Lab in Marineland, Florida, there was no solutions to the sick or displaced sea…
By Sophia Cardona Bill Armstrong has been part of the Sierra Club, a national environmental conservation organization, for approximately 16 years. He has dedicated himself to creating a better future by fighting against the climate crisis. In this video, he shares how the Sierra Club…
By Emily Braunstein The University of Florida’s Whitney laboratory for Marine Bioscience is advocating for marine life through education. They provide hands-on science education for K-12, undergraduate, graduate and doctorate students. Nearly 4,000 K-12 students were involved in Whitney’s science programs last year. The Whitney…
By Abby Wahl As far back as I can remember, bats have been my favorite animal. The environmental importance of the creature as well as their curiosity and aloofness drew me in, despite their portrayals in modern media as being evil sidekicks or omens of…
By Zoey Nettles Over 41,000 sea turtle hatchlings were reported to have emerged across St. Johns County beaches this year. With sea turtle numbers rising, the conservation of these animals is a trending subject. St. Augustine’s Sea Turtle Hospital has been conducting research and raising…