Today I attended a lecture / lab at the Weedon Island Preserve in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It was titled “Secrets of Sand: A Study of Foraminifera.” The lecture and lab instruction were presented by Marine Extension Agent Libby Carnahan. Executive Summary: Foraminifera (forams) are very small single cell organisms that have a shell. In fact, […]
A couple of weeks ago a representative for a product called “Sand-Off” sent me a couple of product samples to try. The idea is to use powder instead of water to get beach sand off your skin. This is a technique I’ve heard of quite a few times but never tried it. Sand-Off is a […]
This video stands on its own. Not much I can say. Can you believe it? Can you say “big brother?”
By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com Have a good look at the sand crystals pictured above, then compare them to the sand pictured below. What differences do you see? Both sand samples are just plain old beach sand that I scooped up from Florida public beaches. Both samples contain clear quartz crystals. The Grayton Beach sand […]
One of the first things I noticed when I got serious about exploring Florida’s beaches is the tremendous variety of sand types that make up the beaches. There’s brown sand, gray sand, white sand, black sand, and combinations of all types. I’ve put together a page of photographs that illustrate many of the varieties of […]
