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Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers, a common bird throughout North Florida, is a regular visitor to landscapes. Their damage creates a characteristic circular pattern around tree trunks. Not only do they eat sap from trees, but they also eat the insects that get caught in the sap. Many homeowners have reached out to the county extension office, concerned about their damage. Seldom do they cause detrimental damage to the trees. We can commonly see their damage on Loquats, Maples, Oaks, and Pines. Submitted photo

Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers, a common bird throughout North Florida, is a regular visitor to landscapes. Their damage creates a characteristic circular pattern around tree trunks. Not only do they eat sap from trees, but they also eat the insects that get caught in the sap. Many homeowners have reached out to the county extension office, concerned about their damage. Seldom do they cause detrimental damage to the trees. We can commonly see their damage on Loquats, Maples, Oaks, and Pines. Submitted photo

Thanksgiving in the landscape

Taylor Clem
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and in honor of the occasion, I’m channeling my inner “Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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Open adoption: Double the love

Guest Columnist
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It started as Adoption Week in Massachusetts in 1976 to promote the need for more adoptive families to care for the large number of children in the foster care system.

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Car Show and Arts Market go pink for breast cancer awareness

Judie Mackie
Thursday, October 17, 2024
The Amelia Cruizers Car Show is on Centre Street Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the Fernandina Beach Arts Market will be joining the Market Place farmers market from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., rain or shine. This is the first of the Arts Market's holiday hours.

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God does not lie

Maybelle Kirkland
Thursday, October 17, 2024
God does not lie. The question is, why do His children lie? Fear will make you a liar, it will cause you to think doubtful thoughts, say what you think, and will cause you to forget the promise of God. Fear will cause you not to consider how your choices will affect other people.
Subaru’s Outback is still ready for adventure. Photo courtesy B. Douglas, Autoeditor

Subaru’s Outback is still ready for adventure. Photo courtesy B. Douglas, Autoeditor

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Subaru Outback: A wagon for the wild

Brian Douglas
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Remember when station wagons were the practical family vehicle? That was before “Sports Utility Vehicles” and pickup trucks became what we were supposed to buy for hauling family and stuff around.