CHEC Blog

Our Species Showcase this time has a creepy creature twist, as we are going to be talking about black widows. Florida has multiple...

This week for Species Sunday we are bringing you the Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium). Key deer are found only in the Florida...

For Species Sunday this week, we are bringing you the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus). These bats are endemic to southern...

We are highlighting a Florida native species that many of you probably don't know about. This is the Florida rainbow snake (Farancia...

Species Sunday this week is showcasing an awesome lizard you probably didn't know existed! As we all know, Florida is home to many...

For Species Sunday this week we are bringing you this teeny tiny Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus). These snakes are...

The Dwarf Seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is a species we commonly encounter on our Seagrass Wading Trips. Seahorses and pipefish belong...

I work at the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, CHEC, and through years of conservation I’ve learned several universal truths. The...

What is sustainability? In the literal sense, sustainability is the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time. As...

One of our absolute favorite trees here at CHEC is the incomparable, inimitable, indomitable Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba). These trees...

South Florida is amazing for so many reasons, but one of the most incredible things about this area that very few people talk about is......

Without a doubt, one of the absolute coolest plants in all of South Florida is the Coontie (Zamia pumila), the only native cycad that we...

Let's talk about snowbirds! Well, the wildlife kind not the human kind. These are possibly the most well-known snowbirds in Florida, the...

We are extremely fortunate here at Cedar Point to be the home for the Cookie House, the last remaining building from the Bass Biological...

As stewards of the land here in Charlotte County, we would like to honor and celebrate the primary civilization that lived in our area of...