Horses gallop alongside beautifully kept pastures, greeting newcomers with snorts and whinnies. In all, some 20 of various breeds make their home here: Morgans, Friesians, Saddlebreds, Ardennes, Paso Fino, a miniature and a rare Poitou donkey from France. Egrets and blue herons peck for food on the banks of ponds, while fat fox squirrels chatter at the strolling human intruders. ...more

February 8, 2009

Colorful carnivorous hooded pitcher plants hide among the tall native grasses at Brooker Creek Headwaters Preserve, waiting to ensnare unsuspecting insects in their red and green pit traps. ...more

October 18, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

January 2, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned khaki pants and hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

January 2, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

December 29, 2007