The rings of longleaf pine trees reveal a history of Florida forests and, in particular, …
Rob Diaz de Villegas

Rob Diaz de Villegas
Rob Diaz de Villegas is WFSU Public Media's Ecology Producer. After years of producing WFSU's music program, OutLoud, Rob found himself in a salt marsh with a camera. This new beginning was the National Science Foundation-funded In the Grass, On the Reef, which became the award-winning WFSU Ecology Blog. Rob's Ecology work includes full-length documentaries, short-form television and radio stories, and podcasts. Rob is married with two children/ reluctant outdoor adventure companions.
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Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and Gardening
No Mow March & Rewilding in North Florida | Coast to Canopy Episode 1
Feed the year’s first pollinators by leaving your yard alone. What you need to know …
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Pollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Mining Bees: The Docile Bees Making Mounds on Your Lawn
It’s March in north Florida, and mining bees are making little dirt mounds all over. …
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Gholson Nature Park: Rare Plant Hikes Through the Seasons
We start a year of hikes in search of rare plant species in Angus Gholson …
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Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesArcheologyLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyNative Culture
Florida’s Ice Age Landscape | Chapter 1 of Finding the First Floridians
What can large, extinct animals tell us about Florida at the end of the last …
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Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesArcheologyFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreNative CultureOyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefSalt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
Rising Seas and Flowing Rivers | Chapter 2 of Finding the First Floridians
About 20,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, Florida had twice …
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Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesArcheologyNative Culture
Prehistoric Cultures Adapt to Change | Chapter 3 of Finding the First Floridians
Over thousands of years, Florida cultures evolved along with the land as the last ice …
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPollinators and GardeningThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
The Bee That Wasn’t Supposed to be at Tall Timbers
We find a bee far from its known range, sipping on nectar at Tall Timbers …
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Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesArcheologyAucilla/ Wacissa Watershed
The unrecognizable ice age Wacissa: Revisiting Ryan-Harley
At the Ryan-Harley site, archeologists reconstruct the ice age landscape of the Wacissa River, where …
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Finding the rare sandhills cellophane bee – with data
We use iNaturalist data to help find the sandhills cellophane bee. Researchers are looking for …