Florida In Focus

In this episode of Florida in Focus, land stewardship manager, Lee Amos, visits our Upper Myakka Preserve. Check it out to learn the importance of this property in relation to Myakka River State Park, and how we are working to combat para grass to restore the native wetland!

Land stewardship manager, Lee Amos, is back with another installment of Florida in Focus! In this episode, Lee shares a glimpse of the unique habitat found at our Myakka Headwaters Preserve.

Land Stewardship Manager, Lee Amos, is excited to share an update on our Tatum Sawgrass Scrub Preserve restoration. Over the past two years we have been working to restore this 37.8 acre property for the Florida Scrub Jay.

Conservation Foundation land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, shares a few helpful tips on attracting birds to your yard with a bird bath. Check it out to learn the secrets of bird bath success!

In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, is excited to share an update on our Tatum Sawgrass Scrub Preserve restoration. After much preparation, the time has finally come for a prescribed burn! Check it out to learn more about this valuable next step in restoring the land for native species.

A few videos back, land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, highlighted our restoration work on the Tatum Sawgrass Scrub Preserve. In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, Lee provides an update on the progress of this restoration and shares a behind-the-scenes look at what is being done and how it will benefit native species.

Great news from Pine Island! In the latest installment of ‘Florida in Focus’, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, shares an exciting update on the pasture restoration work we are completing on Pine Island and the impact it is having on the local gopher tortoise population. Check it out!

In this episode of ‘Florida In Focus’, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, shares an update on our pasture restoration work on Pine Island. Spoiler alert – it’s going well! Check out the video to learn about how we are working to return this land to its native state as well as what fun new residents have started to show up!

Ever wondered what those tall, tall pine trees look like before they get so tall? In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, provides a closer look at the various stages of the longleaf pine tree AND shows us what healthy native ground cover should look like. Check it out!

Ever found yourself looking at plant or animal and wondering what on earth you’re looking at? There’s an app for that! In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, shares one of his favorite identification tools, iNaturalist. Check it out!

It is HOT outside and in this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, is turning up the heat even more with an introduction to prescribed fire! This video is a little longer than most of our episodes but that’s because it is packed with info about different types of controlled burns. Check it out and stay tuned for more videos on the topic further exploring how these prescriptions are a great tool in land management!

In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, is back on Pine Island to share another reason prescribed fires are a beneficial tool in land restoration. Check it out to learn how prescribed fires not only benefit local wildlife, but also help them thrive!

We are back on Pine Island with Florida in Focus!  Conservation Foundation’s biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, is back on Pine Island to share another example of how prescribed fires help restore the land. Check it out to learn about keeping saw palmettos in check. 

‘Florida in Focus’ is back with another installment in our Prescribed Fire series! This week Conservation Foundation’s biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, is back on Pine Island to share another example of how prescribed fires help restore land. Check it out!

Sometimes wildlife struggles to find habitat even in natural areas. In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, Conservation Foundation biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, shares the process being used to restore habitat for gopher tortoise and Florida scrub jay at our Tatum Sawgrass Scrub Preserve. Check it out!

Check out biologist and land steward, Lee Amos’, recent adventure with Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’. Together, our two organizations completed a coastal plant survey in which they looked for rare and endangered plants on a barrier island.

It was a windy day but Conservation Foundation biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, has a fantastic update on our field restoration work out on Pine Island! Check out this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ to see the great progress being made to restore this area back to native habitat for all the wildlife who call it home!

We have a new resident here at Bay Preserve! In this week’s “Florida in Focus” learn all about one of staff biologist and land steward, Lee Amos’, favorite birds.

In our very first ‘Florida in Focus’ video, staff biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, told us all about the Beautiful Pawpaw. In this week’s video, Lee shares his knowledge on the the Reticulated Pawpaw and the role it plays in feeding local wildlife. Check it out!

In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ video, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, shares an update on the progress of longleaf pine previously planted by Conservation Foundation staff and volunteers at Pine Island Preserve. Check it out to learn about the early stages of this tree and how they protect themselves from fires during this phase!

In last week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ video, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, showed you how we harvest longleaf pine cones in an effort to restore the longleaf pine population on pine island. This week, Lee is joined by Conservation Foundation park manager, Ariel Sasloe, to show you how the pine cones are dried to harvest the seeds for sowing. Check it out!

In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, tells us all about mesic hammocks and their common components.

Did you know Florida has grasslands? In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ video, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, is out at Siesta Key Preserve to teach us about Florida grasslands and a few of the creatures who call them home!

Even on his days off, Conservation Foundation land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, is out having fun in the field! In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ video, Lee shows us the effects a lightning strike can have on trees.

In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ video, land steward and biologist Lee Amos is joined by Greg Vine of Venice Area Beautification, Inc. Together they give a behind the scenes look at the planting of slash pines as part of the Venice Urban Forest. Conservation Foundation is excited to be part of this multi-year project that promises to be a beautiful thing for the city of Venice!

Remember a few weeks ago when land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, taught us about hydroblasting? In this week’s ‘Florida in Focus,’ Lee shows us how the process is used to help restore native wetland habitat by creating ditch blocks. Check it out!

You may have noticed that there wasn’t a ‘Florida in Focus’ video last week. That’s because land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, was visiting Pittsburgh, PA for the Land Trust Alliance annual convention! He didn’t forget about us though… check out this week’s special edition from Lee’s trip where we get a quick glimpse at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater!

Biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, is back in Florida this week where he took a trip to the beautiful Tatum Sawgrass Marsh. Check out the video below for a quick look at some of the local wildlife benefiting from the dry weather we’ve been having lately!

Don’t think Florida has noticeable seasons? Staff biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, disagrees! Check out why in this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’ and then get outside to see for yourself!

Land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, was recently joined by Ed Chapin of the Calusa Land Trust out on Pine Island. Together they harvested longleaf pine cones in an effort to restore the longleaf pine population on the island. Learn more in this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’ and be sure to let us know what you think!

Check out this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ for a quick look at the Tatum Sawgrass Marsh with Conservation Foundation land steward and biologist, Lee Amos.

For this week’s ‘Florida in Focus’, biologist and land steward Lee Amos visited the wild and scenic Myakka River where he spotted the exotic apple snail. Check out the video to learn how you can do your part to help curb the spread of this non-native species!

Are hummingbirds and butterflies something you wish your yard had more of? If so, environmental programs coordinator, Sabrina Cummings, has the perfect plant for the job! Learn everything you need to know about firebush in this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’!

This week’s ‘Florida in Focus’ features an extra special creepy crawler! Perhaps you’ve seen one inching around your yard? Check out this video to learn more about the Imperial Moth Caterpillar from land steward and biologist, Lee Amos.

Chances are you’ve never heard of a salt pan. Good thing biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, is here to tell you all about these rare habitats in this week’s installment of Florida in Focus!

In this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus,’ Conservation Foundation land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, is back on Pine Island where we are working to restore a cattle pasture back to native grassland. Check out the video to learn how this works and the role plants such as wire grass play in the restoration process.

Have you ever heard of hydroblasting? In this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus,’ biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, explains what it is and how it’s used in land restoration.

Looking for a way to help monarch butterflies thrive? Biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, has the perfect plant for the job in this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’.

It’s sea turtle hatching season and Conservation Foundation land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, has a few helpful tips to make sure our hatchling friends make it safely to the water and NOT into streets and parking lots. Watch until the end for a quick look at a sea turtle nest post-hatching!

This week land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, took a trip to Manasota Scrub Preserve where he enjoyed a quick and unusual snack! Learn all about the wild cucumber in our newest installment of ‘Florida in Focus’.

How often do you notice flowers growing on trees in Florida? CFGC’s land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, introduces us to the Florida Butterfly Orchid in this week’s “Florida in Focus.”

SNAKE! How many times have you been outside and seen a long black snake slither across your path? In this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’, biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, tells us not to be afraid of this common sight

Did you know that more than 350 types of animals use a gopher tortoise burrow as their home too? Not all at the same time of course! Learn more about this protected species from land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, in this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’.

Have you ever wondered what those vines popping up all over your yard are? In this week’s installment of ‘Florida in Focus’, environmental programs coordinator, Sabrina Cummings, explains just what they are and why we don’t like them!

Conservation Foundation has been working with Bok Tower Gardens to study a rare and endangered plant, the Beautiful Pawpaw (Asimina pulchella). Learn more in the first video of our new series ‘Florida in Focus’ featuring CFGC land steward and biologist, Lee Amos, and naturalist, Mike Ball!