It’s that great time of year again! It’s time to get out of our air-conditioned homes and take a walk on the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway. Now that the weather has cooled, the storms …

There are lots of birds on the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway year-round and now, with the weather becoming cooler, it’s a great time to look for them.

In Mexico, thousands of people gather to celebrate the arrival of the migrating monarch butterflies each fall on Nov. 1. The monarch butterfly migration also coincides with “Dia de los Muertos …

Just about everyone I know has a raccoon story. These clever and adaptable mammals roam freely among us, mostly at night where the only sign of their antics is a knocked-over trash can and maybe a …

On the morning of the October Hunter’s Moon supermoon (Oct. 17) I started down the driveway with my dog for a walk. As we made our way toward the street, I noticed a few dried earthworms on the …

I can’t recall any evening show I watched with friends that was better than this. Three longtime gal friends of mine, now scattered around the country, met with me for a week of nature and …

When I was a teenager, one of my favorite hobbies was making macrame cord necklaces following a helix spiral pattern. Decades later, I still make spiral decorative macrame necklaces. I add spiral-shaped moon snail shells …

OK, those who follow my stories know that Bucko is not a big fan of celebrations, cities, and social gatherings but I am always up for anything. And when it comes to our shared anniversaries, I am …

Some of you already know my fascination with river otters. For a few decades, international conservation of otters was a cornerstone of my career, and otters were the love of my life, only surpassed by Bucko …

Several years ago, the city of Fernandina Beach, with assistance from the North Florida Land Trust, purchased a 5-acre conservation parcel not far from the Ron Sapp Egans Creek Greenway. And recently, a herd of goats were called in to help maintain the conservation land.