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Yulee High School winning team. Photo by Stan Cottle/special

Yulee High School winning team. Photo by Stan Cottle/special

Nassau County students have a strong Constitution

A team of Yulee High School students took top honors last week at the fourth annual U.S. Constitution Scholarship Foundation’s Constitution Bowl to win $6,000 in scholarships.
Volunteers and members from Conserve Nassau meet at Little Nana Dune to encourage its healing from a blowout by planting native plants. Photo courtesy of Conserve Nassau

Volunteers and members from Conserve Nassau meet at Little Nana Dune to encourage its healing from a blowout by planting native plants. Photo courtesy of Conserve Nassau

Nonprofit Conserve Nassau goes public

Conserve Nassau, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Nassau County, is ready to go public and hit the ground running.
The 1.5-mile stretch currently being completed is shown above. It stretches from Big Talbot Island just north of Houston Avenue and reaches the entrance to Little Talbot Island State Park.  Map courtesy of Florida Department of Transportation

The 1.5-mile stretch currently being completed is shown above. It stretches from Big Talbot Island just north of Houston Avenue and reaches the entrance to Little Talbot Island State Park. Map courtesy of Florida Department of Transportation

Timucuan Trail segment nearing completion

A new segment of the Timucuan Trail is nearing completion and will finally unite trails stretching across Big Talbot and Little Talbot islands. Project leaders estimate the project is about 95% completed, and is expected to be 100% completed this coming summer, around June.
An aerial view of The Amelia at The Golf Club of Amelia Island. Photos courtesy of Hagerty Media

An aerial view of The Amelia at The Golf Club of Amelia Island. Photos courtesy of Hagerty Media

Amelia Island Concours Week sets new economic impact record

The Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau (AICVB) has released data on this year’s Amelia Island Concours Week (March 2-5), which shows a regional economic impact of nearly $40.3 million – a $6.5 million (19.2%) increase over 2022, and the largest impact on record.
Henry Gonzalez, 2023 Park Ranger of the Year. Submitted photo

Henry Gonzalez, 2023 Park Ranger of the Year. Submitted photo

Association announces Park Ranger of the Year

The Florida Park Service Ranger Association congratulates Park Ranger Henry Gonzalez for being selected for the 2023 Park Ranger of the Year Award.

NCSO investigation leads to Texas arrest

An investigation led by the newly formed INTERCEPT Task Force has led to a Texas man being charged with child sex crimes. The Inter-agency Child Exploitation and Persons Trafficking Task Force was announced earlier this year.
Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch, Inc. President Mary Duffy leads the 2023 introductory meeting of the turtle watch. Duffy has more than 30 years of experience in identifying and marking turtle nests with the watch. Photo by Holly Dorman

Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch, Inc. President Mary Duffy leads the 2023 introductory meeting of the turtle watch. Duffy has more than 30 years of experience in identifying and marking turtle nests with the watch. Photo by Holly Dorman

‘Turtley’ that time of year: AISTW holds first organizational meeting of the year

A summer staple on Florida’s coasts, the sea turtles are preparing to return, and the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch is ready to face it head-on. The turtle watch met Tuesday night for its first meeting of the season to give an introductory training for new and veteran volunteers.
Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS Photo Big Cypress National Preserve houses more than 30 orchid species, including the Ghost Orchid. Usually blooming in the peak of summer, the Sphinx Moth visits the orchid at night, using its long proboscis to collect nectar, which ends up spreading pollen to other Ghost Orchids. It was believed that only the Giant Sphinx Moth pollenated the Ghost Orchid until 2019, when researchers photographed a PawPaw Sphinx Moth feeding from a Ghost Orchid.

Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS Photo Big Cypress National Preserve houses more than 30 orchid species, including the Ghost Orchid. Usually blooming in the peak of summer, the Sphinx Moth visits the orchid at night, using its long proboscis to collect nectar, which ends up spreading pollen to other Ghost Orchids. It was believed that only the Giant Sphinx Moth pollenated the Ghost Orchid until 2019, when researchers photographed a PawPaw Sphinx Moth feeding from a Ghost Orchid.

Marvelous adaptations – the orchid

Recently we explored the world’s largest plant family – the Asteraceae family, better known as the Daisy Family. It contains more than 32,000 species of plants. Our second largest plant family looks rather different and is surprising to many – the Orchid Family or Orchidaceae.

Songs make the best stories

When was the last time you really listened to a song and clearly heard the words? Those words were crafted by songwriters with a gift for telling a story in a few short minutes.
American Business Womens Association

American Business Womens Association

‘Ungeek your technology' with ABWA

The Eight Flags Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association invites all Nassau County Businesswomen to join them Tuesday, April 11, at 5:30 pm for a presentation sharing taking control of electronic correspondence for productivity and stress reduction.