William Bartram’s Sarracenia

“Shall we analyze these beautiful plants, since they seem cheerfully to invite us? How greatly the flowers of the yellow Sarracenia represent … More

Be Aware! Alligators Present

An excerpt from my March 10, 2015 Okefenokee Nature Journal: Tuesday, 6:35 PM – As the fading light of dusk … More

An excerpt from A Florida Sketch-Book, by naturalist Bradford Torrey, written in 1895: “I look up from my paper to see … More

Any visitor to the Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park campground in the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp has met … More

Multiple trips to the Okefenokee and I hadn’t seen a Pitcher Plant since 1997. So on this May 2020 trip … More

While an adult turtle’s shell is hard and seemingly impenetrable, an unborn turtle’s eggshell is nowhere near as tough. In … More

In the spring the Okefenokee Swamp shrubbery is decorated with delicate rows of tiny pink and white bells. These small … More

“Dad, can we go back to Minnie’s Lake today,” my daughter asked. She always loves paddling through the scenic, narrow … More

My daughter has always been the captain of our canoe. She sits in the stern and controls the trolling motor … More

There she lay; just ten feet from the edge of the dock. How could I resist? A big alligator right … More