Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road

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  • Hidden Beauty in a Crazy World

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    Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. ~Anne Frank This past weekend, I drove down to Myrtle Beach State Park (yes, there is such a thing) to visit our good friends Scott and Ann. Ann is a ranger at the park and they both are superb naturalists. The park was Read more…

    Written by

    Mike Dunn

  • This Refuge “Merritts” a Visit

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    High on my list of places to visit on my trip to Florida was Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center. The refuge is huge, over 140,000 acres, consisting of a variety of habitats – coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks. Winter brings Read more…

    Written by

    Mike Dunn