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Details: Written by charlie; Category: Miscellaneous; Published: 26 February 2015; Created: 26 February 2015; Last Updated: 26 February 2015

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Dr. James Gordon Gosselink at age 83. Know for co-authoring the definitive textbook Wetlands, his fruitful career in studying wetlands, furthering science and guiding policy is detailed in ASWM's heartfelt obituary here.

Details: Written by charlie; Category: Miscellaneous; Published: 23 February 2015; Created: 23 February 2015; Last Updated: 23 February 2015

The US Mint recently released an amazing, 3 inch wide, 5 ounce 99.5% silver version of the Florida quarter in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is home to many rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile and the Florida panther. On the reverse of the coin are two birds found throughout the Everglades, an Anhinga with outstretched wings and a Roseate spoonbill.

The coin retails for $155 , and is a perfect gift for the Everglades lover, coin collector or both!

Details: Written by charlie; Category: Miscellaneous; Published: 27 January 2015; Created: 24 January 2015; Last Updated: 27 January 2015

The will'o'wisp, is a unique phenomenon described as a flickering light floating or dancing hovering above a bog or marsh, continually out of reach. It straddles the worlds of folklore and science, mentioned worldwide, from the moors in Scotland throughout Asia and Africa. A will'o'wisp' reputation varies from the impish to ghoulish, depending on the culture and location. Some cultures describe then as spirits leading travelers astray, witches or simply as lost souls. However, its consistent appearance through the centuries lends credence to it being a real, if poorly exclaimed phenomenon. Scientists have surmised that its phosphorescence is due to marsh gases oxidizing (phosphine, diphosphine, and methane) or the luminescence of phosphine under perfect conditions, excited, but not aflame. Its recent cultural resurgence appearance is from the Disney movie Brave. Are they real? I don't know, but sometimes a good mystery deserves to remain unsolved. More info on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp

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