December 2011

EcoAdventures North Florida travels up the St. Marks River in search of some local history in this video featuring Captain James Hodges, a Wakulla Green Guide.

Excerpts of Hot Tamale’s song, “Wakulla Green,” were featured on our latest EcoAdventure: Green Guides and the Lost City of Magnolia. Here is the song in its entirety.

Beaches and theme parks bring a lot of money to the state of Florida. But tourism isn’t all sunburns and mouse ears. Wakulla County is cashing in on a growing industry in our state: ecotourism.

What’s not to love about oysters? They clean the water, they’re delicious, and they have surprising economic value. Some members of the Kimbro lab found an oyster that seems to love them back.

In the winter, both the tourists and most of the animals have made themselves scare in the intertidal region of St. Joseph Bay. It’s an entirely different landscape than summer vacationers are used to, and one that can be a challenge if you’re kayaking. Dr. Randall Hughes (FSUCML) and Dan and Debbie VanVleet (Happy Ours) guide us through winter in the bay.