Browsing: Environment

Late fall is hardly a time to look for blooms on plants that are getting ready for winter, and yet that is exactly when Witch Hazel comes into its own.

Lichens are everywhere. And yet we walk by them every day. Most often seen on the trunk and branches of trees, these organisms are common, and yet we know so very little about them.

Looking for a Monarch Butterfly Look Alike

Do you have ten minutes a day to just sit, look, and listen – to nature all around you? Hard to do right?

The Estuarine Education Center at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus will celebrate its 10-year anniversary.

Discovery Skippers amongst the Butterflies in your flowers.

Community Festival welcomes locals to explore and celebrate the nature center in Moss Point.

Scorpions can be dangerous, although they are not common in Mississippi.

Qu’est Que C’est Nature is a series of short notes about local flora and fauna across South Mississippi.

OK, yes it sounds like the name of a monster in a “B Movie”, and that may well be how the “blob” was inspired, but Bryozoans are so much more interesting.

As with many plants in our landscape, we tend to notice those with bright colors or bold shapes, that catch our eyes and inspire us to take the time to enjoy.

Their scientific name, Romalia microptera, as with most, also tells us a bit about these creatures. Romalia is Greek for “strength”, as indeed they are strong – try holding onto one!

How could you not say “cool” when these creatures go from running across your arm to rolling into a ball.

In my world there are two kinds of pawpaws – the loveable grandfather that goes by that name (me included) and the ones you eat!

For those of us that love the great outdoors, we know what to expect this time of the year – big, sticky spider webs everywhere you turn, with a Banana Spider hanging smack in the middle.

Goats seem to be everywhere these days. From funny commercials on TV to goat yoga (look it up, you’ll thank me later); goats have gone viral.