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PORTRAITS AND PHOTO STORIES

of science and conservation in the Headwaters of the Everglades

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Good morning everyone. Here is another portrait of @akandat . . . #conservation #floridastewards #biology #stem
Working on prescribed fires and studying rare plants is all in a days work for KT Charton. I'm so grateful we had a chance to meetup for a portrait shoot this week, because she will soon be moving out of state to earn her master's degree. Congratulations and good luck KT . . . . . #floridastewards #conservation #environmentalportraits #goldenhour @archboldstation #womeninstem
A few more photos of Reed Bowman, a legend in the world of Florida Scrub-Jays #floridastewards #conservation #environmentalportraits #ornithology #goldenhour @archboldstation
Ornithologist Reed Bowman poses on a charred fallen pine at a recently burned Florida sandhill site called Red Hill. At over 200 feet in elevation, it is one of the highest points in Central Florida. As Director of the Avian Ecology Research Program at @archboldstation he leads a team that studies and monitors Florida Scrub-Jays and other birds in the Northern Everglades. All the Florida Stewards I've photographed have spent hundreds or thousands of hours in the natural environments they work in, but Reed has one of the longest records. He has been working in the scrubby landscape at Archbold since he was a graduate student in 1992. #floridastewards #conservation #environmentalportraits #goldenhour
Getting ready for Game of Thrones tonight with a drawing of my favorite character. I promise I'll have more photos soon, but I am really enjoying doing some drawing again . . . #tyrionlannister #got #gameofthrones #sketch #artforhappyminds
This is a drawing of researcher Young Ha Suh I did tonight in my new sketchbook. It is not perfect, but I'm posting anyway. I would really like to do more drawing and have been trying to push myself to get back into it. During elementary school and through my college years I used to draw all the time, but sadly I have done almost no drawing in the last 8 years or so. It is pretty frustrating to relearn some of my old skills, but it also feels pretty good. It is amazing how time just disappears when I'm drawing. I would love to use more mediums than just photography to celebrate the people involved in the local conservation movement here in Florida. . . . #artforhappyminds #floridastewards #drawing #drawingfaces
One more of graduate researcher Young Ha Suh . . #floridastewards #environmentalportraits #birder
Ecologist Young Ha Suh poses with her bird banding kit and antenna. As part of her research into the social lives and survival strategies of Florida Scrub-Jays, Young has equipped some with tiny radio transmitters she can track using the antenna. Young is a graduate student at the @cornellbirds who is doing her field studies at @archboldstation . . . . #conservation #floridastewards #biology #birder #floridascrub
I don't get many photos showing me in action. Paul Gray took this today while we were at Lake Istokpoga. We had just found a good place for him to stand for his portrait, so I went back to the air boat to get my tripod and flash. #keepflwild #therealflorida #floridastewards #airboat #photography
Today was an exciting one for me. Not only did I get to photograph Paul Gray, Florida Audubon's biologist for the Northern Everglades, but we did the photo shoot in Lake Istokpoga. This part of the lake is one of my very favorite natural areas in Florida. I've always wanted to get into the water to photograph, but hadn't had the right opportunity. When Paul suggested the site and said we could take an air boat there, I knew we would get some special photos. Paul is one of the only Florida Stewards I've photographed who doesn't work for Archbold Biological Station, but his name seems to come up during discussions of any conservation projects in the region. He has been, or still is, involved with such important projects as: restoring the Kissimmee River, trying to save the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, establishing the Kissimmee Prairie State Park, and a number of Lake Okeechobbee projects. On this trip he taught me about some of his current work at Lake Istokpoga. The lake has has some environmental health problems related to the loss of marsh areas and disagreements on how invasive plant species should be treated. He is part of a team that is creating a management plan for the lake. Thank you Paul for being a Florida Steward. #conservation #floridastewards #conservationphotography #environmentportrait #istokpoga #florida #keepflwild #therealflorida
I couldn't have picked a more beautiful day for my first visit to the Lake Apopka wildlife drive. There are so many birds and alligators here that I took this photo without even getting out of the car. This wildlife drive on the north side of the lake is a restoration area. I love visiting restoration sites. They give me faith in nature's resiliency when it is given a chance. I am grateful to all the people who had a hand in helping to restore this area. #conservation #therealflorida #keepflwild #apopka
Another one of @rodri_yosvany. This partly dead Florida Rosemary shrub was so beautiful in its starkness that I couldn't resist trying a few shots down in front of it. The dead branches were likely a result of fire from a prescribed burn. Although fire kills individual shrubs, the species is actually dependent on fire to keep the habitat from getting overgrown from other plants. #conservation #floridastewards #biology #prescribedfire