Climate change has left a mark on the Apalachicola watershed. We look at how habitat restoration and land purchases might make the region more resilient.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
Fire, Sand, and Water in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines
Habitat restoration in the Apalachicola Bluffs and ravines sends ripples throughout the whole river system, and preserves globally rare ecology and geology.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
The Age of Nature on WFSU, and on the Apalachicola
In October, WFSU is airing a PBS mini-series called Age of Nature. In the coming weeks, we ‘ll explore the show’s themes along the Apalachicola River basin.
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Along the CoastEcology in Art & LiteratureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Susan Cerulean’s New Book: I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird
We go to Bald Point to talk to Susan Cerulean about her new book, a reflection on her father’s dementia, and on the loss of shorebirds and their habitat.
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Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Klapp-Phipps Pollinator Safari | In Search of the Golden-Banded Skipper
On a quarter-mile stretch of power line cut at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, we see over thirty pollinator species, including the rare golden-banded skipper.
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Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Dara Wilson | Black Birders Week, a Tallahassee Perspective
In the wake of Black Birders Week, Dara Wilson reflects on falling in love with nature in Central America, and her struggles and successes in Tallahassee.
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EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineRaising Kids with Nature
Family Hike in the Munson Sandhills | Spring Flowers in Bloom
We hike the Munson Sandhills in late March, finding early spring wildflowers in bloom, including two lupine species and new green blueberries.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresRaising Kids with Nature
Garden of Eden Trail | Family Hike to the Apalachicola River
Our family hikes the Garden of Eden Trail through steephead ravines, a recently burned longleaf forest, and up to Florida’s highest river bluff.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Searching for Indigo Snakes in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines
We join The Nature Conservancy as they search for eastern indigo snakes released at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.
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Along the CoastApalachicola River and Bay
The Forgotten Coast and Hurricane Michael: A Sea Level Rise Story
FSU Oceanographer Jeff Chanton shows how Hurricane Michael advanced sea level rise on Saint Vincent Island and along Highway 98.