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  • 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
        • Meet the Species “On (and swimming around) the Reef”
        • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
      • Salt Marsh
        • In the Grass- Salt Marsh Biodiversity Study
        • Meet the Species “In the Grass”
        • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
      • Seagrass Bed
        • Predatory Snails, and Prey, of Bay Mouth Bar
      • In the Grass, On the Reef Glossary
    • Waterways Big and Small
      • Apalachicola Basin
        • Apalachicola RiverTrek | Kayaking, Camping, & Hiking the River Basin
        • Apalachicola River and Bay
    • Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
  • EcoCitizen
    • Seasonality
    • Citizen Science
    • Home Habitat
      • Florida Friendly Seasonal Planting Guide
      • Gardening Web Resources
      • Pollinators and Gardening
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        • The Backyard Bug Blog 2018
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        • Backyard Blog February 2019
        • Backyard Blog March 2019
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Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

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

    Beekeepers Give Home to Rare American Bumblebee Colony

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 21, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 21, 2019

    Beekeepers adopt an American bumblebee nest, raising the rare bees alongside honeybees in a Florida friendly habitat designed to benefit all pollinators.

  • Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Cave Creature Discovered | Mysteries of the Floridan Aquifer

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 29, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 29, 2019

    Beneath scenic Merritt’s Mill Pond in Jackson County, Florida, researchers from Florida A&M University discover a new species of cave crustacean.

  • Swamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Jim and Tara’s Wood Stork Rookery | A Backyard Swamp Adventure

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 30, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 30, 2019

    A married couple buys the swamp behind their house to manage it as a preserve. Among the ecological treasures here is a wood stork rookery.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningSwamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 30, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 30, 2019

    We watch seasonal change in two Tallahassee locations, Lake Elberta (an urban park) and in the Munson Sandhills region of the Apalachicola National Forest.

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

    Tallahassee in the City Nature Challenge | How Did We Do?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 7, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 7, 2019

    The City Nature Challenge is a competition, but also a way for us to explore the biodiversity of the Tallahassee area. What did we all see?

  • 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?

  • LakesWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Lake Elberta and the Seasonality of Birds in Tallahassee

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 28, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 28, 2019

    Lake Elberta attracts a wealth of birds, from wood storks to migratory ducks and birds. Apalachee Audubon is enhancing this habitat further.

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WFSU Ecology Segments win Two Regional Murrow Awards

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WFSU Public Media took home five 2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.  Two of those awards were for stories produced for the WFSU Ecology Blog.  Banding Snowy Plovers at Deer Lake State Park won for Excellence in Video for Small Market TV.  And Red Wolves Fight Against Extinction, a collaboration between WFSU-FM’s Lynn Hatter and WFSU Ecology Producer Rob Diaz de Villegas, won for Excellence in Video for Small Market Radio.

WFSU competed in Region 13, which includes Florida, Georgia, and Puerto Rico.

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This is going to be a big part of the Ecology Blog in 2019, so WFSU Ecology Producer Rob Diaz de Villegas has been getting to know this mobile tool for identifying and recording animal species in your area.  Look for more information on iNaturalist and our 2019 project soon!

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