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May 2014

Apalachicola River and Bay EcoAdventures Kayak and Canoe Adventures Pollinators and Gardening Rivers and Streams Swamps and other Wetlands
Wewahitchka: Dead Lakes Kayaking and Tupelo Adventure

by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 29, 2014

by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 29, 2014

Nestled between the Apalachicola River and the mysterious Dead Lakes, Wewahitchka is a river town built for water play, and the tupelo honey capitol.
EcoAdventures Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine Swamps and other Wetlands
Liberty County’s Carnivorous Plants | Colorful and Deadly

by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 8, 2014

by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 8, 2014

Liberty County is a carnivorous plant hotspot, with flowers that thrive with fire and eat insects. One woman wants to turn them into an economic driver.

We’ve been busy working on the north Florida part of the NOVA | PBS #ClimateAcrossAmerica initiative. Our first story for that initiative has just dropped, on protecting Florida’s coasts from storm surge. We’ve been out in the field recently for a few other stories you won’t want to miss

Fire and Black Carbon in the Longleaf Forest

Prescribed fire helps maintain biodiversity in longleaf ecosystems, but it releases carbon into the atmosphere. Despite this, burning might help these systems store carbon in the long term. This is our second story for the #ClimateAcrossAmerica initiative.

Black and Yellow Rails: the most secretive birds in North America

Fire also helps maintain biodiversity in coastal salt marshes. We head to the coast with Tall Timbers Research Station in search of two seldom seen birds that rely on fire: black and yellow rails.

The Brown-Headed Nuthatch, a bird with a unique family structure

Back at Tall Timbers, we visit the nests of one of the cutest inhabitants of the longleaf forest, the brown-headed nuthatch. It’s one of a few birds where extended family help raise young.

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

May 2014

Wewahitchka: Dead Lakes Kayaking and Tupelo Adventure

Liberty County’s Carnivorous Plants | Colorful and Deadly