CHEC Blog

Aug 11, 20223 min read

Florida Rainbow Snake

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

Jun 30, 20223 min read

Dwarf Seahorse: the tiniest sea monster

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

Jun 9, 20222 min read

Nature nurture

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

Jun 9, 20223 min read

Sustainability is not right or left

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

Apr 4, 20223 min read

Ancient Plants with New Beginnings

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...

Apr 4, 20223 min read

The Real Snowbirds

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

Apr 4, 20223 min read

The Sweet, Sweet Cookie House

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

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