Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Topics of interest for hikers, cyclists, and paddlers, including conservation, land management, and wildlife issues, as well as how-to and gear recommendations.
Titusville has an outstanding mix of activities from outdoor recreation to historical sites, museums, and rocket launches! Here are our top picks for what to do when you visit Titusville.
Florida’s most unique arboretum features a circle of sycamores honoring the Apollo missions, all here thanks to an Apollo 14 project for the U.S. Forest Service to take tree seedings into orbit around the moon.
Florida’s botanical bounty means a million shades of green. Here are photos and descriptions to help you identify plants, shrubs, grasses, mosses, and trees in Florida.
Use our photos and descriptions to help you identify Florida birds, plants, trees, wildlife, and more
In Florida, insects thrive. Here are photos and descriptions to help you identify insects and spiders in Florida.
Identification of common and unusual bird species seen in Florida
Found along coastlines and freshwater wetlands, the Black-crowned Night-Heron is an elusive species
Between Madison and Marianna and across Wakulla County, explore a colorful collection of natural springs for swimming and snorkeling, all within an hour of Tallahassee.
Florida has six species of venomous snakes. Here is what they look like, and how to identify them outdoors.
It’s a summer thing, this shimmering glow of blue that rises from the shallows of Florida’s largest lagoon. Learn why it happens and how to see it yourself.
What’s it like to sail over a pondful of alligators on a zip line in Florida? Contributor Sally White of the Adventures of Mom shares her experience on Gatorland’s Screamin’ Gator Zip Line in Orlando.
Southeast Florida is home to two poisonous trees, the poisonwood and the manchineel. Learn how to recognize them so you don’t get too close, and find out how truly dangerous they are.
