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PORTRAITS AND PHOTO STORIES

of science and conservation in the Headwaters of the Everglades

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Prairie Protector Biologist Shayna Jacques cares for some of the last remaining wild Florida Grasshopper Sparrows at Kissimmee Prairie State Park #conservation #floridastewards #biology #ornithology #portraitphotography #environmentalportrait
Here are a couple more of Dr. Eric Menges. Just behind him is the skeleton of a Florida Rosemary that that was burned in a prescribed fire. Fire is essential for the Florida scrub habitat these rosemary are growing in, but fire kills them and the species recovers slowly after a fire. Land managers that keep their fires "patchy" will preserve some of the live rosemary shrubs while new plants take their time getting established. #floridastewards #botany #florida #conservation
The Rosemary King. Dr. Eric Menges, Director of Plant Ecology at @archboldstation stands inside a special habitat called a rosemary bald. It is "bald," or full of sandy gaps without much vegetation, due to the Florida Rosemary shrubs poisoning the soil around them. Eric and his team study the rosemary and the rare plants that thrive in the toxic balds. #floridastewards #botany
Meet Helen. Educator, birder, community organizer, and conservationist, Helen Obenchain is one of my favorite #floridastewards #portrait #birder
I have a recurring problem with the way people perceive me, which crops up from time to time and affects both my personal and professional life - people think I’m “nice.” Sometimes this is a compliment and other times it means I’m naive or a pushover. Others don’t really know what to think, and tell me I have a special child-like innocence (Not exactly a compliment when you’re an adult). Here is the truth: I am not nice. Or at least, I’m not just being nice to people. “Niceness” in itself is morally neutral and can be both insincere and cowardly. What I want people to understand is that what they see me doing is trying very hard to live out a moral philosophy based on respect for human dignity, love for all people, and responsibility and gratitude toward the community of people and other beings we share the planet with. I fall incredibly short from achieving this, but that is what you see me striving for. And it isn’t nice, it is a REVOLUTION. And yes, this has nothing to do with my dog Korra, but I wasn't sure how to a choose a photo of me looking "nice." #revolution #kindness #dontcallmenice
Meet Lexi Siegle - one of my favorite people and the newest biologist to join the Florida Stewards photo project. Lexi is currently working as a biologist in the Plant Ecology Program at @archboldstation, but she chose to pose in this seasonal pond because of her long history with it. In fact, just about every summer since she was seven years old, Lexi has visited this pond. First, as a summer camper, and later as a camp counselor, intern and volunteer. Exploring neofiber pond (named after the scientific name for muskrat) was and still is Lexi's favorite camp activity. #conservation #floridastewards #conservationphotography #environmentaleducation #environmentalportrait #womenswork
Insects that build their own homes and cary them around just blow my mind. On Monday, while giving a nature tour in the Florida scrub, one of the participants found an Abbot's Bagworm Moth case. I took a photo with my phone and uploaded it to iNaturalist. Today, I took my camera with me and went back to the trail to look for it. I am so glad that I was able to find it again and get some better photos. This overwintering "bag" should have about 500-1000 eggs inside, along with the dead body of the mother. Unlike male bagworm moths, adult females lack eyes, antennae, and legs. After constructing their bag and pupating within it, females stay inside the rest of their life, even mating through a hole in the bag. The mother's eggs will hatch in the late spring or early summer. The larvae will quickly leave the bag and begin assembling their own. #entomology #bagworm #moth #lepidoptera #florida
Earlier this month I had the joy of visiting the winter woods outside Syracuse, NY. I only had an hour or so to visit here before getting back to the airport, but it really was magical. Moments like this still have the power to fill me with wonder. This is one of places where I feel the strongest sense of place. #iloveny #winterwonderland #winterwaterfall #cny #tinkerfalls
The secret life of biologists. Today the Lake Placid Renshinkan Karate school offered a self defense class for local biologists. Viewers may recognize some of the Florida Stewards #floridastewards #selfdefense #renshinkan
In 2018 I didn't spend enough time on my Florida Stewards photo project. This year I am determined to jump back in and be productive. @marisa_grillo was the perfect person to start the year of with. Not only is she a cool biologist working on interesting things, but she is a lot of fun to be around. Here are a few more photos of Marisa #portrait #portraitphotography #floridastewards #biology #lupine
I would love the advice of the internet hive mind here. I'm not sure which photo I like better. The one on the left has an off-camera flash. The one on the right uses natural light. #photographyhelp #lighting #naturallight #naturallightphoto
@marisa_grillo, Research Intern at @archboldstation. She is standing in a patch of lupine, the flower she studied during her internship #conservation #biology #floridastewards #lupine #plants