I visited Ichetucknee Springs in one of the park’s busiest weekends of the year: Labor Day weekend. As my husband and I pulled into the southern entrance, we quickly found ourselves surrounded by tubes and colorful floating devices. For a small fee, staff will take visitors on a tram upriver, letting them lazily float back…
One World, Two Feet – Bird Banding in North Carolina
Bird banding is one of the most important methods scientists use to keep tabs on bird populations. The birds fly into delicate mist nets, are carefully disentangled by trained researchers and volunteers, then weighed, banded, and released. If and when the birds are re-captured, their bands tell us how old they are, when and where…
Florida State Parks – Dade Battlefield
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park is known for the battle that started the Second Seminole War. Almost 200 years ago, in 1835, 108 U.S. soldiers were ambushed on what is now the park grounds, leaving only three alive to tell the tale. Every January, a reenactment commemorates the event and teaches visitors about Florida history….
E. Zambello Writing and Art 