Vivvo CMS 4.1 Observer News http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Observer News http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/files.php?file= http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/ The strength of the small http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4358-The_strength_of_the_small.html Features Wed, 15 May 2013 19:13:00 +0000 By DIANE STRAUSER ALVAREZ, Master Naturalist and Camp Bayou Supporter “Take any Florida city, and certain neighborhoods will contain more Carolina Wrens or Red-tailed Hawks than Lost in Florida: The First City http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4342-Lost_in_Florida_The_First_City.html Features Thu, 02 May 2013 00:23:00 +0000 Miami is like a whole 'nother country. Photo gallery below article. Lost in Florida: The Lost City http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4332-lost_in_florida_the_lost_city.html Features Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:54:00 +0000 Of unparalleled beauty, it's a place like no other in America. Part three in a series. Photo gallery below article. Lost in Florida: Doing the Duval Crawl http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4322-doing_the_duval_crawl.html Features Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:13:00 +0000 Key West is where the weird turn pro. Part two in a series. Photo gallery below. Outdoor Learning: Name these Florida natives http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4323-Outdoor_Learning_Name_these_Florida_natives.html Features Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:25:00 +0000 By DIANE STRAUSER ALVAREZ, Master Naturalist and Camp Bayou Supporter Here are some common, native plants you can see at Camp Bayou and any natural yard Lost in Florida: Part one in a series http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4312-lost_in_florida_part_one_in_a_series.html Features Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:45:00 +0000 Evidence of human presence in the Everglades stretches back 15 millennia, making the relatively recent discovery of Florida significant, but somewhat less impactful. Outdoor Learning: Easter and epiphytes http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4302-Outdoor_Learning_Easter_and_epiphytes.html Features Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:19:00 +0000 By DIANE STRAUSER ALVAREZ,Master Naturalist and Camp Bayou Supporter It’s a marvel to see Resurrection Fern and the native Florida Butterfly Orchid (Encyclia tampensis) growing together Outdoor Learning: Dancing with the daffodils http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4295-outdoor_learning_dancing_with_the_daffodils.html Features Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:17:00 +0000 By DIANE STRAUSER ALVAREZ,Master Naturalist and Camp Bayou Supporter In Florida we do not get to walk through a meadow of glorious daffodils! Actually, there is Outdoor Learning: Those charming snakes http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4288-outdoor_learning_those_charming_snakes.html Features Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:01:00 +0000 By DIANE STRAUSER ALVAREZMaster Naturalist and Camp Bayou Supporter I see snakes several times a month in my natural yard of two acres. I grew  up A different kind of circus story http://www.observernews.net/thisweek/features/4280-A_different_kind_of_circus_story.html Features Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:50:00 +0000 She's been a clown, a magician, a costume-maker and promoter ... all after her five kids were grown. Observer News