© Copyright 2011 | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view On June 18th 2011, my Coastal Systems Module class in the Florida Master Naturalist program embarked upon their second field trip. This time, we started from Snook Bight Marina on Fort Myers Beach and hopped aboard a sturdy vessel as the guests of Good Time Charters. We were fortunate to have Captain Mike, Captain Cristina and Captain Dwight all in our...
© Copyright 2011 | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view This is the final installment of my first field trip with the Florida Master Naturalist class (Coastal Systems Module). Last time, we explored a few critter encounters at Bowditch Point. Now we’re going to continue on our journey over the hill, through the dunes and onto the beach. The day was getting pretty warm, and a few of the plants had...
© Copyright 2011 | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view This post will pick up where Wilderness At Bowditch Point left off. We’re on a field trip with my Florida Master Naturalist class (Coastal Systems Module), and we’ve got a really great guide named Roger Clark, from Lee County, Florida’s Conservation 20/20 program. After telling us about a few of the plants and trees that we found growing on the perimeter...
© Copyright 2011 Erin aka Tink *~*~* | http://MyMobileAdventures.com | CLICK any photo for a larger view For our first field trip, my Florida Master Naturalist class (Coastal Systems Module) went on a botanical exploration of a small wilderness located at the northern tip of Estero Island in the town of Fort Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida. This is Bowditch Point Regional Park, part of the Lee County park system. The site had been...
© Copyright 2011 Tink *~*~* http://MyMobileAdventures.com As previously mentioned, I’ve been attending classes for the Florida Master Naturalist program. The first module is Coastal Systems, for which I need to make a 3 minute presentation. I became inspired by way of indignation while reading about sea turtles and the conditions that can ensure their success in creating a nest – or else pretty much guarantee their failure. Since my turn to present won’t happen...
Standing on Lovers Key, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. That’s the Big Carlos Pass bridge. We are starting to seine now.
Welcome to the REAL Florida, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We have ended the boat tour and now we are lunching at Lover’s Key State Park.
Coon Key, Estero Bay, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We are way south into Estero Bay now. We have seen egrets, little blue herons, multiple kinds of gulls and terns, a few dolphins – and one guy saw a sea turtle!
