Southern Habitats

03/16/2026

Talk about irony! This is a tragic loss but glad nobody was hurt.

02/28/2026

Phase II of this planting project. A Georgia wet flatwoods restoration. Live native grass and wildflowers going in.

01/27/2026

Site prep underway for a new native grass seed production field. More to come…

01/22/2026

Phase 1 of this wet flatwoods groundcover restoration is seeding with a mesic wiregrass seed mix. Will return in February to plant live plugs on another unit.

11/07/2025

Native Seed Harvest 2025 in the books. Thankful for another year.

10/10/2025

08/22/2025

Muhly grass is starting to bloom as fall approaches. Stay tuned!

04/22/2025

Equipment barn getting ready for metal sides. Things are moving along nicely! Thank you Red Hills Construction!

02/11/2025

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President Trump has announced plans for a National Sculpture Garden in recognition of the country's 250th birthday, with sculptures ranging from musicians, athletes, to Native Americans; all of which Bradley Cooley has sculpted, with over 50 monumental and lifesize bronzes through out the country and abroad. Given that Trump was elected by ordinary, hardworking Americans like most of us, what better story than that of a talented, good ole country boy from North Florida being selected as one of the artists?

The Semiquincentennial is next year, so they will be moving forward with this project. Before big city artists with all the right connections are awarded all the work. Let’s get Bradley Cooley’s story out there!
Even if you do not support Trump, this is about supporting Bradley and small town America!

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-02-03/pdf/2025-02231.pdf

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-national-garden-american-heroes-statues-park-2027354

https://bronzesbycooley.com/video-portfolio/

https://youtu.be/ztsK1htO_bY

Born in 1970, Florida native Bradley Cooley started sculpting at age 15 with his father, the late Bradley Cooley, Sr. who passed away in 2017. Together, this...

02/04/2025

I was asked last week if I was “risk averse”. We planted this crop of pineywoods dropseed and creeping bluestem about 6 hours ahead of the ice storm.

01/28/2025

Our North Florida farm got a surprise snow day last week❄️

What a beautiful change in scenery that we got the chance to experience right from home🌨️