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Rising Tide Explorers in the News
Fellow Explorers! Check out the links below to see new stories and articles featuring Rising Tide Explorers. Enjoy! 4/26/17 Collier Citizen – Changing the Tide: Gene Doyle Adventure Scholarship Alumni celebrate with Kayaking Trip 6/6/17 National Research Reserve Foundation – My Reserve Our Coasts – Reserve Support Local Business! 8/6/17 le Courrier de Floride – Rookery Bay: Exploring the Mangrove between Naples and Marco Island 8/25/17 Naples Real Estate y Peggy: Blog – Naples Named a Top 10 Place for Adventure 2/19/18 – TravlinMad: Top 10 Things to do in Naples, FL – The Ultimate Guide to the Paradise Coast
Why did all the Cypress needles turn brown after Hurricane Irma?
If you’ve had the opportunity to drive around Collier County after the recent devastation from Hurricane Irma, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the extensive damage to our local trees. Bare palms, uprooted banyan trees, snapped slash pine, and mighty oaks that have had their branches cracked off like toothpicks. Our iconic local cypress tress (Taxodium disticum) have also experienced some significant damage, but did relatively well during this major storm. How does a cypress stand up to a hurricane? Relatively well actually! Thanks to its thick, strong truck and wide root base, many cypress held their ground. Another benefit the cypress has is its lacy leaf
