The Nature Nook of the Environmental Learning Center carries hundreds of different sustainable quality items for adults and kids from...

The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to...

ELC is now a pickup location for Treasure Coast Harvest. By supporting the local food system, you will help strengthen agriculture in our...

At the beginning of the Archaic period, which marks the end of the last ice age, approximately 10.000 years ago, cultures of Native...

The Legacy of the Past, pt. 1 Cowboy country - Ranching and invasive plants Invasive plants are one of the biggest threats to biological...

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We offer immersive sensory environmental education experiences that are hands-on, feet-wet, and encourage outdoor exploration using...

The Eco-Action Society is an adult group that meets monthly to learn what happens when you unplug and reconnect with nature and yourself....

One of the most common plants you come across at the edge of mesic deciduous forests, disturbed sites and dry uplands where fire is rare...

Hairy Cowpea (Vigna luteola) is a common native edible vine that occurs most commonly in disturbed areas around fresh and brackish...

As a typical case of mistaken identity, there are two different species of cacti native to Central Florida that share the same common...

When we talk about pollinator gardens, too often people refer to only two kinds of insects: butterflies and/or bees. The latter is...

White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus) blooms in the spring on the dike at the South end of the ELC campus and truly lives up to its name....

Red Mulberry is a native deciduous tree that grows to be 40 feet tall and occurs most commonly in mesic (moist) hammocks and floodplains...

Conocarpus erectus is a common medium-sized tropical tree on the ELC campus. Despite its other common name “buttonwood mangrove”, it is a...

Horsemint (Monarda punctata), aka spotted beebalm, is a short-lived perennial Florida native wildflower that typically grows to be 2 feet...

On the South end of the property, where the mangrove forest meets brackish marsh, you can find a stately golden fig (Ficus aurea), aka...

On our last ELC campus field trip with the Orchid Island Garden Club on January 19th we hiked along the impoundment dike on the South end...