If you live along the Florida coast, plan to be spending some time along the Florida coast, or simply have an interest in marine species of fish – particularly those inhabiting the waters off the Florida coast – then David B. Snyder, George H. Burgess, and Johns Hopkins University Press have a new book that may greatly interest you: “Marine Fishes of Florida.”
As a frequent traveler – mostly on business – I often find myself in locations with which I am not particularly familiar. For most business travelers this isn’t unusual; which is why so many can only tell you about airports, hotels, conference centers, and the odd restaurant when asked bout their most recent trip. However […]
For the majority of human beings – particularly those living in the developed nations – there exists an unnatural veil between themselves and the natural world. For some of these the veil is slightly opaque and allows perception that there is something on the other side of it; for others it is as heavy as […]
I’ll admit it; the state of Florida is something of a mystery to me. I’ve been there a few times, hiking and bird watching here and there, but I’ve yet to develop anything more than a rudimentary understanding of it in either a social or an ecological sense. Fortunately, there are people who do understand it – at least ecologically (and if you count Carl Hiaasen, socially as well) – people like Susan Cerulean.