We know there are river otters in Graham Creek and throughout the Gulf Coast. But who are these creatures, and why have you not seen one?...

If you hang around, kayak or hike Graham Creek for any length of time, you are bound to see a Brown pelican. If you do, you are looking...

If you see a tree with lumpy galls on its leaves, it's probably a red bay. Leaves of this tree are aromatic when crushed, with the...

The soil in Southern Alabama is really really poor. We are in a coastal plain. The plain formed many millions of years ago from eroding...

Many plants grow at the edge of the water, and they are very beneficial to the ecosystem. A while back, I wrote a blog about ribbed...

Many plants grow at the edge of the water, and they are very beneficial to the ecosystem. A while back, I wrote a blog about ribbed...

We can find Popcorn Trees both in Graham Creek Nature Preserve and in the surrounding neighborhoods, field edges and pasture lands. This...

All of L.A. (Lower Alabama) is a precious place where water is key. Wolf Bay, located south east of the Foley city center, is fed by Wolf...

(Geukensia demissa) Along the shores of our estuarial environment, at least where bulkheads haven’t been built, there live some truly...

Graham Creek Nature Preserve can offer you a satisfying walk in the woods. The Japanese have a word for “forest bathing.” It’s...

All of L.A. (Lower Alabama) is a precious place where water is key. Wolf Bay, located south east of the Foley city center, is fed by Wolf...

We know there are river otters in Graham Creek and throughout the Gulf Coast. But who are these creatures, and why have you not seen one?...

Who Will Speak for Earth? To speak for earth is to work to awaken the conscience of humankind to the whole of life, for earth’s essential...

“Silence is the most beautiful of all sounds.” ~ Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk It is November in coastal Alabama, and things are quiet....

If you hang around, kayak or hike Graham Creek for any length of time, you are bound to see a Brown pelican. If you do, you are looking...

You deserve a good paddle! Graham Creek offers a great canoe and kayak launch, and you couldn't ask for a better kayak trail. The launch...

Get to know the Black-bellied whistling duck

Sagittarius lancifolia If you saw this spectacularly delicate flower at a flower shop, you might pause and wonder what sort of orchid it...

It's hard to imagine having a lifestyle that involves constantly digging in dark tunnels and eating worms, unless you are a mole. Then...

In the case of the gopher tortoise, the fact that it digs a heck of a burrow — Its burrow can be 45 feet long — is a big part of what makes