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Get Outside to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health

By Stephanie Sarkis|2017-06-27T12:20:46-04:00February 6th, 2017|Categories: Health, Nature|Tags: mental health, nature, physical health, wellbeing|

You may think when you go out in nature that you are just looking at the beautiful scenery, but being in a "green space" - whether that is a park, trail, or grassy area - improves your mental and physical wellbeing. A "green space" is defined as any area that has not been developed and is [...]

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Pythons, Kitties, & Snails, Oh My!: The Everglades

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-11-20T07:53:44-05:00December 1st, 2011|Categories: Nature|Tags: Animals, Dade, Everglades, exotic, Florida, invasive, Miami, nonnative, South Florida, species|

From my Huffington Post blog - Pythons, Kitties, and Snails, Oh My! : Invasive Species Taking Over the Everglades I remember the first news story I read about pythons in the Everglades. It was accompanied by a photo of a python who had dined on an alligator. Meal time did not end well for either one [...]

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