Gator Wrangling
For The Ford Plantation staff naturalist, it’s just another day at the office.
Baby Gator Release
Orphaned by Hurricane Irma, these baby alligators were given a fighting chance at survival by our naturalist program.
The Ford Plantation Top in the Southeast for BioBlitz
The Audubon BioBlitz was a huge success for its first year at Ford! From October 1 through December 1, our members were hard at work taking photos to document all of the flora and fauna species here on property.
Honey Bees Have Arrived
Executive Chef Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Naturalist Brittany Rigelwood, and the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Resource Advisory Group collaborated to bring this beekeeping project to Ford.
Beekeeping and Making Honey at The Ford Plantation
Members of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Resource Advisory Group recently helped our Grounds Department “seed the land” adjacent to the new beehives brought to The Ford Plantation by Chef Juan Carlos.
The Eaglets Have Landed
The mating pair of eagles, with their nest over the Ogeechee River across from The Main House, are the proud parents of two eaglets! The young birds grow rapidly, adding one pound to their body weight every four or five days. An eaglet can take its first flight about 10 to 13 weeks after hatching.…
