The Middle Keys are idyllic not only for balmy breezes and gin-clear water, but also as a confluence of the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways that funnel migratory birds to and
A visit to Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys often means kayaking through the mangrove tunnels and hiking the nature trails.
What few people know is that the park is also home to a rare cactus barren. For some, it’s a surprise that cacti can thrive in this humid, tropical paradise.
An ecological community that supports a variety of plants and wildlife, the Keys cactus barren occurs in scattered patches along a few of the shorelines in the Florida Keys. A cactus barren is located on the bayside of Long Key State Park and is one of the few locations where the jumping cactus (