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We start a year of hikes in search of rare plant species in Angus Gholson …

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by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 19, 2024

Over thousands of years, Florida cultures evolved along with the land as the last ice …

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The Bee That Wasn’t Supposed to be at Tall Timbers

by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 15, 2024
by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 15, 2024

We find a bee far from its known range, sipping on nectar at Tall Timbers …

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The unrecognizable ice age Wacissa: Revisiting Ryan-Harley

by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 28, 2024
by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 28, 2024

At the Ryan-Harley site, archeologists reconstruct the ice age landscape of the Wacissa River, where …

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Bluffs of St. Teresa – Ochlockonee Vista Joins Landscapes

by Liesel Hamilton May 14, 2024
by Liesel Hamilton May 14, 2024

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Finding the rare sandhills cellophane bee – with data

by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 7, 2024
by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 7, 2024

We use iNaturalist data to help find the sandhills cellophane bee. Researchers are looking for …

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Indigo release ’24: Cola River, Zooniverse, and 41 new snakes!

by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 2, 2024
by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 2, 2024

A record number of eastern indigo snakes were released at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines this …

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The Oyster “Plan”: what happens when Apalachicola Bay reopens?

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 22, 2024
by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 22, 2024

A community/ research coalition has made recommendations for the management of the Apalachicola Bay oyster …

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      • An April Walk at Ochlockonee River WMA
      • Nesting Raptors at Honeymoon Island State Park
    • WFSU Public Media Home
  • Documentaries
    • Secrets of the Seep: A Voyage into the Mysteries of Ocean Carbon
    • Finding the First Floridians: Underwater Archeologists Uncover Florida’s Prehistory
    • In Their Words: Black Legacy Communities in North Florida
    • EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
    • Red Wolf Family Celebrates First Year at the Tallahassee Museum
    • Roaming the Red Hills
    • Oyster Doctors
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    • EcoShakespeare
    • Stories from the Apalachicola
    • Classic WFSU Ecology Documentaries
  • Habitats
    • Estuaries
      • Oyster Reef
        • The Effects of Predators and Fear on Oyster Reefs
        • Apalachicola Oyster Research
        • Animal Species in a North Florida Intertidal Oyster Reef
        • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
      • Salt Marsh
        • In the Grass- Salt Marsh Biodiversity Study
        • Plants and Animals of a North Florida Salt Marsh
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      • Woody Vines of North Florida
      • Flies of North Florida are More Diverse than You’d Think
      • The Case for Weeds, Our Unsung Florida Native Plants
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