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Climate and Environment

Environmental author Cynthia Barnett in the light-filled office where she wrote The Sound of the Sea, her arm resting on the four books she has authored. The first three dealt with fresh water issues; this one “really completes the hydrologic cycle for me,” Barnett says.

September 17, 2021

Lessons of the seashells

Weaving history, science, and culture, Cynthia Barnett’s new book unlocks what we’ve missed...

Sandspur Beach, Florida Keys

September 14, 2021

Let’s Talk About Water

Florida Humanities is partnering with seven locations across Florida to bring the Smithsonian...

Artist David Meo’s impression of life among the Calusa of Pine Island in Charlotte Harbor. The canal seen at the right of this image was constructed by the Calusa for canoe travel across the island. Art courtesy of David Meo from the exhibit Artcalusa: reflections on representation.

April 06, 2021

History unfolded as water set the course

Lessons abound in the stories of our state’s earliest...