On a bright afternoon last month, members of our team and Melissa Smith, a U.S. Department of Agriculture research ecologist, unleashed 1,500 insects to go after one of the ecosystem’s […]
Conservation and Sustainability
Regeneration Through a Prescribed Fire
As you walk along the lake trail or the wooded pathways near the Sönne Family Ghost Orchid Boardwalk, you’ll come across a charred patch of forest, which will probably spark […]
Igniting a Flame
Director of Natural Resources Eric Foht explains how fire sparks nature’s renewal and why we should appreciate this elemental process. I looked up at the rising column of smoke and […]
Restoring an Ancient Scrub
Naples Botanical Garden and Conservation Collier team up to restore a disappearing ecosystem In the midst of industrial development in North Naples lies an oasis of sorts: a 135-acre preserve […]
A Happy Ending for an Ill Hawk
A few weeks ago, Maintenance Gardener Hank Schiff came upon a most unexpected sight in our Preserve: a red-shouldered hawk on its back, flapping its wings in distress. Carefully, he […]
Discoveries in the Preserve
New survey shows the extent of plant life in the Garden’s natural areas, including an oak of national conservation concern Dr. George Wilder pauses at the edge of a wooded […]
