A photograph of a manatee struggling to breathe in the Indian River Lagoon during the toxic algae bloom of Summer 2016 sits at the start of Lynne Buchanan’s book of photographs entitled Florida’s Changing Waters: a Beautiful World in Peril.…
Florida Manatees head for warmer waters
Florida manatees don’t do cold. Can you blame them? All the temperature has to do is dip down in the 40s and I break out a fleece jacket, socks, big wool scarf and knit hat. Florida manatees forego the fleece…
Florida’s Outdoor Coolest Spots for Summer
What would outdoor Florida be without wading along the shoreline, swimming, tubing, snorkeling, diving, kayaking, boating and fishing? Definitely a sorry place indeed – I honestly wonder how many of us would stick around without all these wonderful wet places we take…
Manatees and a Children’s Book
In another life I was a “go to” newspaper reporter writing about Florida environmental issues including Florida manatees. Every year, count on it, editors wanted a story when manatee mortality figures were released – the whys, who or what shared…