Category: Refuge News
News and updates from Friends of the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge
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2025 Pollinator Art Contest
Here is a great opportunity to incorporate art, nature, creative writing and biology into your lesson plans while providing a…
Hunting Milkweeds
For my husband and me, "hunting" milkweeds has become a true passion. Whether we're hiking the trails or driving along…
SMNWR 10/14
Major events have happened in the night along the upper Gulf coast over the last few weeks. Each has affected…
SMNWR, 12/27, Hybrid Aythya
A hybrid Aytha was on lighthouse pool today. One parent was obviously a Canvasback, because the duck was very close…
Honoring Dallas Becket
Dallas Beckett, Maintenance Mechanic at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge for 35 years, retires in December 2020. Dallas has been…
East River Paddle
In this video, Friends of St. Marks board member Katasha Cornwell takes us on an East River paddling trip. The…
SMNWR – Tuesday
First light came early at St. Marks NWR on Tuesday. The pig frog chorus in the marshes along the levee…
Honoring Joe Reinman
Joe Reinman, Supervisory Wildlife Biologist at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, retired in December, 2021 after 43 years of service.…
St. Marks Trail Crew
Approximately 50 miles of the Florida Trail goes through the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. In support of the Florida…
