Envirotalk Newsletter
Envirotalk is the newsletter of the Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). It is published online quarterly. Envirotalk allows the staff of the DENR to share stories about the work that we do, interesting findings from our research, and to provide information that the public have requested. If you have an idea for an Envirotalk story, or would like to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the email distribution list, please email the Envirotalk Committee at envirotalk@gov.bm
2025
Spring Edition Vol. 89 #1. Coming soon.
2024
Winter Edition Vol. 88 #4. freshwater crayfish, Devonshire Marsh, seagrass, environmentally friendly boat moorings, Virginia creeper, invasive species, Chinese fan palm, heart of palm recipe
Fall Edition Vol. 88 #3. bloodsucking insects, GIS, Bermuda agriculture, Hungry Bay nature reserve, spotted lanternfly, feral chickens, chicken cacciatore recipe, Bermuda’s geology, spotted eagle rays
Summer Edition Vol. 88 #2. Content Keywords: pseudoscorpion, sow thistle, quiche recipe, Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, cownose rays, summer employment programme, interns
Spring Edition Vol. 88 #1. Content Keywords: honeybee hive design, honeybee swarm trapping, black sand at Whalebone Bay, garden snail, escargot recipe, oil spill training course
2023
Winter Edition Vol. 87 #4. Content Keywords: red hind, coastal spinach, spanakopita recipe, antlion
Fall Edition Vol. 87 #3. Content Keywords: farmers calendar, cahow, lionfish, fish and chips recipe, seagrass restoration
Summer Edition Vol. 87 #2. Content Keywords: lizard, skink, gecko, leafcutter bee, pets, mimicry
Spring Edition Vol. 87 #1. Content Keywords: gray seal, micro snails, Poecilozonites, mangroves, sea lavender
2022
Winter Edition Vol. 86 #4. Content Keywords: local spiny lobster, red and black mangroves, pectinate passion-flower
Autumn Edition Vol. 86 #3. Content Keywords: ragged tooth shark, pollinating insects, solution pipes, cahow recovery, Bermuda sedge
Summer Edition Vol. 86 #2. Content Keywords: red land crab, giant land crab, land hermit crab, tongue-eating louse, Beach Lobelia, Scaevola plumieri
Spring Edition Vol. 86 #1. Content Keywords: pitbull, dog ownership, Southern Hackberry, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease SCTLD, Black Band Disease, Trap Jaw Ant, shark conservation, fisheries amendment regulations 2022.
2021
Winter Edition Vol. 85 #4. Content Keywords: Bermuda Skink, lethal litter, new species, Beardfish Polymixia hollisterae, seagrass restoration project cages, seagrass sanctuary update, UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, marine debris.
Autumn Edition Vol. 85 #3. Content Keywords: cownose ray, burrs, whales and dolphins, hydrophone, recreational and commercial spiny lobster fisheries.
Summer Edition Vol. 85 #2. Content Keywords: Guinea chick lobster, fishing regulations, foreign fishing industry marine debris, protected dive sites, Niobe Corinthian
Spring Edition Vol. 85 #1. Content Keywords: results of water tank testing around BELCO, attract butterflies to your garden, Casuarina tree removal at Cooper’s Island, bird species in February.
2020
Winter Edition Vol. 84 #4. Content Keywords: 2020 Cahow breeding season, Bermuda’s endemic White-eyed Vireo, “chick-of-the-village”, tips for gardening with children, Fig Sphinx Moth, Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, public consultations.
Autumn Edition Vol. 84 #3. Content Keywords: new species recovery plans, entry requirements for animals and plants differ among countries, seagrass sanctuary, the Lagoon at Ireland Island, air quality issues around BELCO.
Summer Edition Vol. 84 #2. Content Keywords: rehabilitation and post-release tracking, Peregrine falcon, air pollution data, baitfishes, veterinarians perspective COVID-19 pandemic.
Spring Edition Vol. 84 #1. Content Keywords: bananas, Governor Laffan’s Fern recovery project, lionfish control, marine spatial plan.
2019
Winter Edition Vol. 83 #4. Content Keywords: Common Tern, Tern Recovery Project, environmental and legal consequences of removing seashells, sand, coral and sea glass from Bermuda’s beaches.
Autumn Edition Vol. 83 #3. Content Keywords: Greenpeace, the Sargasso Sea, marine plastics, Poecilozonites, endemic land snails, pet importations.
Summer Edition Vol. 83 #2. Content Keywords: keeping ducks out of your pool, giant centipedes, travelling with your pet after Brexit, ‘seaweed tea’ for your garden, deep reefs, sea snakes, eels.
Spring Edition Vol. 83 #1. Content Keywords: culling invasive lionfish, seasonal marine protected areas, disentangling whales, Overseas Territories biosecurity project.
2018
Winter Edition Vol. 82 #4. Content Keywords: seagrass conservation, International Maritime Organisation audit, vegetable garden
Autumn Edition Vol. 82 #3. Content Keywords: White-tailed tropicbird survey, Longtail, make your garden a haven for birds, new regulations on sewage discharging from boats.
Summer Edition Vol. 82 #2. Content Keywords: leafcutter bee, Bermuda fireworms, drone-assisted mapping, Devonshire Marsh fire, Darwin-Plus funded baitfish study.
Spring Edition Vol. 82 #1. Content Keywords: guidelines for whale watching, cabbage palm caterpillar Litoprosopus futilis, education grant applications, Killdeer, and Natural History Library Corner.
2014-2017 (no publications)
2013
Winter Edition Vol. 81 #4. Content Keywords: widow spider, citrus leaf miner, mimic butterfly
Autumn Edition Vol. 81 #3. Content Keywords: mangroves, honeybees
Summer Edition Vol. 81 #2. Content Keywords: oil spill training course, Bermuda killifish
Spring Edition Vol. 81 #1. Content Keywords: lionfish, agricultural exhibition, plant pests, Government Marketing Center
2012
Winter Edition Vol. 80 #4. Content Keywords: Governor Laffan’s fern, salty oat chocolate cookies
Autumn Edition Vol. 80 #3. Content Keywords: sharks, longtails, citrus pests
Summer Edition Vol. 80 #2. Content Keywords: protected species, square foot gardening, citrus pests
Spring Edition Vol. 80 #1. Content Keywords: Jobson’s Cove, agricultural exhibition, community gardens, Bermuda air quality programme, growing tomatoes
2011
Winter Edition Vol. 79 #4. Content Keywords: longtails, Gulf Oil Spill, honeybees, Chelsea Flower Show
Autumn Edition Vol. 79 #3. Content Keywords: turkey-wing mussels, vertical gardening, lawn care, citrus leaf miner
Summer Edition Vol. 79 #2. Content Keywords: cattle, rainwater, cahow
Spring Edition Vol. 79 #1. Content Keywords: recreational fishing, BAMZ library, Overseas Territories student scholarship, Citrus Tristeza Virus, grafting citrus trees
2010
Winter Edition Vol. 78 #4. Content Keywords: Sargasso Sea Project, honeybees, Botanical Society anniversary, cassava pie
Autumn Edition Vol. 78 #3. Content Keywords: varroa mites, endemic land snails
Summer Edition Vol. 78 #2. Content Keywords: protected species recovery plans, dog legislation
Spring Edition Vol. 78 #1 Content Keywords: Bermuda’s biological diversity, varroa mites
2009
Winter Edition Vol. 77 #4. Content Keywords: Christmas poinsettias, abandoned boats, feral animals
Autumn Edition Vol. 77 #3. Content Keywords: Bermuda’s trash culture, well water use, offshore fisheries
Summer Edition Vol. 77 #2. Content Keywords: Botanical Gardens plant collection, Bermuda Turtle Project, burning waste in the backyard, convincing children to eat vegetables
Spring Edition Vol. 77 #1 Content Keywords: black widow spiders, Botanical Gardens, Bermuda’s Flora book, black grouper, horse importation protocols, hot cross buns & codfish cakes recipes
Past Envirotalk issues are available through the Natural History Library website at: https://environment.bm/natural-history-library