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April 2022

Apalachicola River and Bay Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Latest Indigo Snake Release the Largest at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 27, 2022

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 27, 2022

The Nature Conservancy in Florida and its partners released 26 eastern indigo snakes at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.
Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Frosted Flatwoods Salamanders: Recovery, Redundancy, and Fire

by Dani Davis April 21, 2022

by Dani Davis April 21, 2022

FWC and its partners work to protect the frosted flatwoods salamander, a fire dependent animal in serious decline.
Ecology in Art & Literature
Research and Adventure in Guyana: Bruce Means Reflects

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 12, 2022

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 12, 2022

After thirty years, Bruce Means’ final adventure in the tepuis of the Guyana Highlands lands him a Nat Geo documentary and cover story.
Apalachicola River and Bay Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Carnivorous Plants—Both Rare and Well Done—Along the Apalachicola

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 4, 2022

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 4, 2022

We roam the Apalachicola National Forest around Sumatra, where we find rare carnivorous plants and a recently burned pitcher plant bog.

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

April 2022

Latest Indigo Snake Release the Largest at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve

Frosted Flatwoods Salamanders: Recovery, Redundancy, and Fire

Research and Adventure in Guyana: Bruce Means Reflects

Carnivorous Plants—Both Rare and Well Done—Along the Apalachicola