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Restoring Little NaNa Dune at American Beach, FL

David Hébert

About Little NaNa Dune is located in a particularly historical and geographically significant place in Florida, American Beach. This is an important area for African American heritage in north Florida. It contains many significant buildings with beautiful homes and outdoor spaces. Burney Park is next to NaNa Dune – a beautiful ecosystem along the coastline of […]

Barrier Island Wildlife in the Florida Panhandle; Part 5 The Dunes

Rick O'Connor

The dune fields of the panhandle barrier islands closely mimic those in the deserts of the American southwest. With rolling hills of sand (less the rock), small, spaced shrubs, and high temperatures, hiking through the dunes reminds me a lot of hiking the deserts and canyonlands out west. Oh… and you rarely see wildlife in […]

Beach Vitex officially declared a State Noxious Weed

Heather Kalaman

Other common names: Roundleaf Chaste tree, Chasteberry, Monk’s Pepper Florida beach goers, have you strolled alongside coastal dune areas and seen this attractive, vining plant? You may have witnessed the presence of beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia). This invasive, noxious weed is native to Asia and parts of Oceania and was first introduced to the southeastern […]

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