In a wetland area threatened by a highway the county wants to build (Kendall Parkway). I hiked out to a small tree island to document some of the biodiversity very close to where the highway would pass through.
I posted a video about this area and the threat from the highway a couple years ago: https://youtu.be/zCTnIi3oCJI
There was a brush fire here last March, which probably benefitted the plant diversity. News reports/videos about the brush fire from late March 2022:
https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida-forestry-service-brush-fire-in-west-miami-dade-off-sw-8th-st-and-137th-ave-80-contained/
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/03/31/west-miami-dade-brush-fire-continues-to-burn/
All my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-02-04&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
Project for observations taken within area threatened by highway: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/no-to-the-kendall-parkway
Seen while completing plant monitoring with Steve W in the Hole-in-the-Donut, Restoration Area 2003 in Everglades National Park. Location is accurate.
More info about this amazing area here: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hidprogram.htm
Project that includes most of the restoration areas: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/everglades-national-park-hole-in-the-donut-restoration
All my observations from the HID today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-02-19&order=asc&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
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