Be-at-Home with Nature: Dog vomit slime mold

Is it vomit? Is it a fungus? NO! It’s a slime mold! Have you ever woken up, walked outside, and seen bright-yellow “vomit” on your garden?! If so, do not be alarmed. It might just be dog… Read More
Posted: June 9, 2020
Is it vomit? Is it a fungus? NO! It’s a slime mold! Have you ever woken up, walked outside, and seen bright-yellow “vomit” on your garden?! If so, do not be alarmed. It might just be dog… Read More
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, mold, nature, Pgm_EcoNR, science, slime_mold, wildlife
Posted: June 8, 2020
The very hungry caterpillar The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) is not a worm. It is a caterpillar, a very hungry caterpillar. They are called hornworms because they have a harmless, red horn on their abdomen. These common garden pests are known for eating entire… Read More
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, caterpillar, nature, Pgm_EcoNR, tomato, wildlife
by kclements
Posted: April 21, 2020
Nature is Everywhere Yesterday was an unusually cool day here in Sarasota. Low in humidity, high in cloud cover, with thunder in the distance, I decided to take a break on my backyard deck…. Read More
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, bioblitz, challenge, environment, garden, home, nature, Pgm_EcoNR, science, wildlife
by kclements
Posted: April 10, 2020
April 10th is Gopher Tortoise Day! On any given day in the scrub, gopher tortoises may be seen out and about, looking for lunch or basking in the sun. The scrub ecosystem is a rare… Read More
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, Conservation, gopher tortoise, nature, Pgm_EcoNR, science, wildlife
by kclements
Posted: April 3, 2020
Be-at-home with nature, while staying-at-home! Today, April 3rd, starts our stay-at-home order in Florida. While we are connecting through technology, don’t forget the joy, health benefits, and stress relief that being out in nature provides… Read More
Category: Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, nature, nocturnal, owls, Pgm_EcoNR, science, wildlife
by kclements
Posted: March 27, 2020
YES, you, too, can do science at home! You might be wondering how to keep your children or students involved? What online tools are there that are educational? Or, how do I replicate experiences that… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, environment, environmental education, Pgm_EcoNR, science
by kclements
Posted: September 24, 2019
Inspired by Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods,” Take A Child Outside Week (Sept. 24-30) was founded to help connect children with nature and to combat what Louv has referred to as “nature-deficit… Read More
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Be-at-home with Nature, children, Conservation, environment, nature, outside, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_Sustain, sustainability, youth
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