Category: Refuge Rambles
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge covers over 80,000 acres including 16,000 acres designated by Congress as a wilderness area. These rambles will show you parts of the refuge that perhaps you’ve never seen.
All News and UpdatesSurf Road Hike
In this video, Friends of St. Marks board member Katasha Cornwell takes us on a hike off Surf Road in…
East River Paddle
In this video, Friends of St. Marks board member Katasha Cornwell takes us on an East River paddling trip. The…
Looking for Taxodium Ascendens
Taxodium ascendens, also known as pond cypress, is a deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America. Many…
Epiphytic Orchids
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from…
Taxodium Ascendens Found
In this post, Preston finds the large Pond Cypress and gives us a video tour along with a little background…
Mastodons at St. Marks
A mastodon belongs to the extinct genus Mammut (family Mammutidae) that inhabited North and Central America during the late Miocene…
A Word About Snakes
In search of Milkweeds at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Preston Early encounters two water moccasins. He has video of…
Port Leon
Preston Earley hikes to the site of the 19th century town of Port Leon at the confluence of the St.…
Cathedral of the Palms
Join Preston Early as he takes you to the Cathedral of the Palms and talks about the natural beauty of…
