Analysis by Andrew Van Dam Reprinted Courtesy of the Washington Post Where in the unholy heck did all these bees come from?! After almost two decades of relentless colony collapse coverage and years of grieving…
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By David Muir We don’t really need a hurricane to lose power. That can happen for plenty of reasons, and usually at the wrong time, right? The good news? There are several options that will…
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April 5 Tuesday April 9 April 12-14 THE ANNUAL GAMBLE ROGERS FOLK FESTIVAL The annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival returns for a full weekend of Americana music, workshops, food, vendors, and family fun at…
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By Stan Hill These two photos were taken Monday while monitoring the blue bird nesting boxes that are scattered around our golf course. The nesting boxes were erected last year as part of the effort…
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Spoonbill Courier’s reporting this week suggesting that the Mizell Storage Project on ten acres of land bordering Mizell Road and 16th Street was on Thursday’s St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency agenda was inaccurate….
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By Brian Nelson It was a good night for the homeowners of three neighboring communities, Marsh Creek, Ocean Cay and Commodore Club. They won critical political support from the St. Augustine Beach City Commission to…
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By Brian Nelson What might have been dismissed as a therapy session for disgruntled cranks, NIMBYs and environmentalists, Tuesday evening’s public meeting on a planned storage unit on the edge of Marsh Creek surprised a…
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By Stan Hill Holy cow, there is a lot of wildlife we share our homes with here at Marsh Creek Country Club! I think it would be nice to make some introductions and I think…
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The surprising benefits of switching to ‘lamb mowers’ Republished courtesy of the Washington Post October 24, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EDT Cory Suter of Lamb Mowers lets Oreo, Marshmallow and other sheep out of his…
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By Peter Clayton The Audubon Certification group met on July 27th, and learned from Chad Hansen that the Club has received three of the required seven certificates for full accreditation with three others pending and…
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On Going Daily Events Through July 2 Contemporary Chronicles of St. Augustine at Lightner Museum Contemporary Chronicles of St. Augustine explores the urban fabric of St. Augustine through large-format photographs, hand drawn maps, and interactive…
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By Peter Clayton On June 12th, the Marsh Creek Country Club and residents joined forces in an important step toward acquiring Audubon certification for the golf course and its community. Chad Hansen, course superintendent, and…
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HELP BUTTERFLIES by PLANTING MILKWEED Milkweeds (Asclepias…
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Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are the required host plants for caterpillars of the monarch butterfly and thus play a critical role in the monarch’s life cycle. The loss of milkweed plants in the monarch’s spring and…
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Reprinted Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal By Adam H. Graham I walk along a narrow boardwalk that crawls low over a swamp. The smell of decay hangs in the humid air as shards of…
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By Peter Clayton The Audubon Certification project group recently installed eight blue bird houses on the golf course while Chad Hansen and his team had earlier erected a purple martin house next to the second…
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By Stan Hill “Quick, I think there’s a cormorant in the pond with a plastic bag over its head,” I hear my wife sayingurgently. Using binoculars, we determined that was exactly the case. Thinking the…
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This Year’s Recipient: Friends of Fish Island The Saint Augustine Historical Society is pleased to announce Friends of Fish Island has been selected as the 2022 recipient of The Herschel Shepard Award for Excellence in…
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Thank you to those Marsh Creek volunteers who came out to clean up Fish Island Preserve last Saturday. The weather was cold but once inside the preserve it became toasty. We appreciate all of our…
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