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Since August 19, 2004 Evergrene had held the proud distinction of being a Certified Gold Audubon International Signature Sustainable Development. Evergrene is the first residential development in the state of Florida and the world to be so designated.
Our project gives protection to the natural resources of the state of Florida by successfully integrating an ecosystem approach to design, construction and management of the development. Year in and year out we strive to manage our property according to the environmental principles and guidelines of Audubon International's Signature Programs.
Photographs Of Our Wildlife And Preserves Taken In Evergrene
Below: Pleated Woodpecker: a large (~18 inches), non-migratory insectivore (eats bugs). Not endangered.
Below: Raccoon: Nocturnal, omnivorous (eats plants and animals) and opportunistic (eats garbage left out the night before trash day).
Below: Queen Butterfly: likes milkweed (out of focus in the background) and oleander.
Below: Black Racer snake: black, bluish, gray, to olive brown snake that can grow to six feet. Not poisonous and will not deliberately confront humans.
Below: Great Egret (in flight): White with long yellow bill and long black legs.
Below: Gopher tortoise: a turtle that can live for over 100 years; they are vegetarians and their burrows can be the home to over 15 other animals species.
Below: One of Evergrene's Preserve Ponds
Below: Little Blue Heron (27 inches): slate-blue body and wings
Below: Moorhen: slate gray, red crested with yellow beak; year around bird
Below: Sandhill cranes: adults gray with red forehead, white cheeks and a long dark pointed bill; a snowbird (winters in Florida). Mate for life. Very distinctive call and knees work backwards when they sit down!!
Below: Zebra long wing butterfly: The state of Florida butterfly whose larvae feed on passion flowers and adults visit Spanish needle and lantana
Below: Red Bellied Woodpecker: medium size woodpecker with a red cap on the male and a red nape patch on the female; this one appears to be a male!
Below: Mockingbird: The state bird of Florida, which mimics the songs of
Below: Water Lily: fragrant, Florida native plant.
Below: More Water Lillies in a Preserve Pond.
Below: On left, one of the several Evergrene "Cypress forests" containing both pond and bald cypress. On right, one of the more than 20 bird houses installed in the Evergrene preserve over the last few years.
Below: Another of Evergrene's Preserve Ponds
Below: Moorhen adults and chicks
Below: Two photos illustrating the South Florida flatwoods of the Evergrene preserves, which typically have slash pines and saw-palmettos on their flat land
Below: A pair of Sandhill cranes
Below: Part of the Gopher Tortoise preserve at Evergrene that was required as part of the development order for Evergrene to protect this species that was here first!
Below: More of the South Florida Flatwoods contained within Evergrene.
Below: Another of our Preserve ponds
Below: Gopher Tortoise foraging in Evergrene's gopher tortoise preserve
Below: Two birdhouses including one condo complex for multiple bird nesting.
Below: Gulf Fritillary Butterfly: another butterfly whose larvae prefers passion flowers and whose adults visit many flowers including pentas and lantana.
Below: Small Gopher Tortoise (about six inches in diameter) eating clover.
Below: Adult screech owl at Evergrene nest box (photo July 13, 2009 by G. Braun).
Below: Female wood duck on eggs at Evergrene nest box (photo July 13, 2009
by G. Braun).
Below: Adult red-bellied woodpecker at Evergrene nest box (photo July 13, 2009 by G. Braun).
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