This is one of the most astonishing films I have ever seen. It will change your thinking about wildlife! After a local farmer left a bowl of eggs on Joe Hutto’s front porch, his life was forever changed. Hutto, possessing a broad background in the natural sciences and an interest in imprinting young animals, incubated the eggs and waited for them to hatch. As the chicks emerged from their … [Read more...]
Movies & Video Programs
The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding
This movie will make you think... particularly if you love walking around outside with bare feet! Down to Earth explores the scientific phenomenon of earthing, and how we can heal our bodies by doing the simplest thing that a person can do — standing barefoot on the earth. FIlmmakers Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell highlight a growing mountain of peer-reviewed research that shatters modern … [Read more...]
One dozen things FNPS members need to know about cabbage palms with Jono Miller
A program sponsored by the Florida Native Plant Society. The dozen: 1. Some basics 2. "Bootjacks" 3. Palms are not grasses 4.They are very long-lived and very slow growing 5. They can produce lots of shade 6. They are routinely over-pruned 7. And the pruning guidelines have changed 8. They are remarkably tough (fire, cold, flood, wind) 9. But they are threatened by Lethal Bronzing 10. They are … [Read more...]
Florida Scrub Life: Archbold Biological Station & Lake Wales Ridge
This is a fascinating program about the unique plant life at Lake Wales Ridge. Serenoa Chapter Florida Native Plant Society presents: Archbold Biological Station's Director of Education, Dustin Angell, presents an overview of the Lake Wales Ridge geology and scrub ecology, and then focus on plants: highlighting both rare plants fighting to survive, as well as common plants with extraordinary … [Read more...]
Climate Wise Landscaping
Get some great ideas about landscaping around your house. Serenoa Chapter Florida Native Plant Society presents Ginny Stibolt, Botanist and award-winning author asks "What can we do, right now, in our own landscapes, to help solve climate change?" It’s not just digging in the dirt these days. Ginny will share practical actions for a sustainable future. … [Read more...]
Avian Research and Conservation Institute
Sarasota Audubon presents Kenneth D. Meyer, PhD, Avian Research and Conservation Institute. Discover the ways in which data drives habitat management & conservation for imperiled Florida birds like Snail Kites and Reddish Egrets. ARCI focuses on applied ecological studies of rare and imperiled birds in the United States and Latin America; they gather the scientific data that makes conservation … [Read more...]