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The WFSU Ecology Blog

  • Home
    • About
    • EcoAdventures
      • Kayak and Canoe Adventures
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      • Wildlife Watching
    • WFSU Public Media Home
  • Documentaries
    • EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
    • Red Wolf Family Celebrates First Year at the Tallahassee Museum
    • Roaming the Red Hills
    • Oyster Doctors
    • Testing the Ecology of Fear
    • 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
        • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
      • Seagrass Bed
        • Predatory Snails, and Prey, of the Bay Mouth Bar Seagrass Beds
      • In the Grass, On the Reef Glossary
    • Waterways Big and Small
      • Apalachicola Basin
        • Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines | Virtual Field Trip
        • The Age of Nature Screening & Discussion | The Future of the Apalachicola
        • Apalachicola RiverTrek | Kayaking, Camping, & Hiking the River Basin
        • Apalachicola River and Bay
      • Aucilla/ Wacissa Watershed
    • Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
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    • Backyard Flora and Fauna
      • Bees of North Florida and South Georgia
      • Woody Vines of North Florida
    • Florida Friendly Seasonal Planting Guide
    • Pollinator and Gardening Posts
    • Gardening Web Resources
Monthly Archives

April 2019

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologySwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Adopt an Ephemeral Wetland | Never the Same Pond Twice

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 24, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 24, 2019

    Adopt an Ephemeral Wetland is citizen science focused on amphibians. But participants will also learn about seasonality and the forest around wetlands.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Frosted Elfin | Rare Butterfly of the Apalachicola National Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 17, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 17, 2019

    In the Munson Sandhills, citizen scientists are monitoring the rare frosted elfin butterfly. This insect needs fire to survive- at the right time of year.

  • Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    FAMU BioBlitz: Mapping Invasive Species with iNaturalist

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 10, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 10, 2019

    We have one hour on FAMU’s campus to observe as much wildlife as we can using iNaturalist. Our adventure leads us into a forest of invasive species.

  • LakesPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Making Lake Elberta a Florida Friendly Landscape

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2019

    To make Lake Elberta a better bird habitat, Apalachee Audubon is enhancing plant life here. What lessons can we take when creating our pollinator habitats?

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The 2021 Backyard Blog

Eastern bumblebee on blueberry flower.

With every passing day, spring brings us more flowers, and more pollinators (and many other insects as well).

Florida milkvetch

Florida milkvetch (Astragalus obcordatus) in the Munson Sandhills

When I test out a new camera, I usually head to a random spot in the Munson Sandhills and take a series of videos and photos. This small flower caught my eye, as almost nothing was in bloom. I identified it as Florida milkvetch (Astragalus obcordatus) in iNaturalist, and it was confirmed.
I then saw a photo of this plant in a Facebook group for native plant enthusiasts. It turns out this is kind of a rare plant, and one botanist went so far as to classify it as imperiled. It pays to keep your eyes down by your feet when walking in the sandhills.

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iNaturalist

iNaturalist became a part of the WFSU Ecology Blog during the EcoCitizen Project in 2019.  Since then, we’ve used it to help identify the many plants and animals we see on our shoots.  And on the Backyard Blog, we show how it can be used to identify weeds and garden insects, to help figure out what’s beneficial or a possible pest.  Below is the iNaturalist profile belonging to WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas.

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  • New WFSU Ecology Intern To Help Out at Lake Elberta
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