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April 2023

Apalachicola River and Bay Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
2023 Update On The Reintroduction Of Eastern Indigo Snakes To The Apalachicola Bluffs And Ravines Preserve

by Liesel Hamilton April 26, 2023

by Liesel Hamilton April 26, 2023

The Nature Conservancy releases indigo snakes for the seventh consecutive year, reintroducing an apex predator into a biodiversity hotspot.
In the Garden Pollinators and Gardening
Don’t tear it out? Rethinking (and rewilding) your Tallahassee lawn

by Liesel Hamilton April 17, 2023

by Liesel Hamilton April 17, 2023

Turfgrass lawns get a bad rap. But might turfgrass have a place alongside native wildflowers and trees in your backyard habitat?
Florida's Coasts Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass Seagrasses and Sand Flats
How to Protect Florida Coasts from Hurricane Storm Surge

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 11, 2023

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 11, 2023

The University of Miami SUSTAIN Lab combines engineering and ecology as it searches for ways to protect coasts from storm surge.

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.

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April 2023

2023 Update On The Reintroduction Of Eastern Indigo Snakes To The Apalachicola Bluffs And Ravines Preserve

Don’t tear it out? Rethinking (and rewilding) your Tallahassee lawn

How to Protect Florida Coasts from Hurricane Storm Surge