Aaron Adams

If you kayak down Yucca Pen, it looks fine. The problem is its drainage area has been platted for development, read more

If you kayak down Yucca Pen, it looks fine. The problem is its drainage area has been platted for development, so it drains a much larger upland area.

With terrestrial exotics, we said, 'Oops,' years later, and now we're spending a lot of money fighting them, ... In read more

With terrestrial exotics, we said, 'Oops,' years later, and now we're spending a lot of money fighting them, ... In Florida, we're not there yet with invasive fish. Will they have negative impacts? We don't know yet, but it makes sense to find out. Once you're invaded, you can't get them out, but with understanding, we might be able to control them.

So there was this big slug of decaying material that introduced a big slug of nutrients into the system.

So there was this big slug of decaying material that introduced a big slug of nutrients into the system.

When an area is disturbed, it upsets the natural balance and creates an ecological open space that gives non-natives a read more

When an area is disturbed, it upsets the natural balance and creates an ecological open space that gives non-natives a foothold, ... Another thing is that Florida is not very species-diverse, so there are more options for invasion because there aren't many native species.

We're very proud of what's taking place in Old Town. We've seen a big increase in traffic there with all read more

We're very proud of what's taking place in Old Town. We've seen a big increase in traffic there with all the new shops.