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    • About
    • WFSU Public Media Home
  • Documentaries
    • 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
      • phenology
    • Citizen Science
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Rivers and Streams

  • Apalachicola River and Bay

    Fish Kills on the Apalachicola Possibly Linked to Sewage Spill

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 20, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 20, 2018

    FWC suspects that fish kills on the Apalachicola River are connected to a sewage spill in Wewahitchka. Fish kills are also common following hurricanes.

  • Apalachicola River and BayRivers and StreamsSwamps and other WetlandsWaterways Big and Small

    How do Tupelo Trees and Crawfish Help Apalachicola Bay?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 24, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 24, 2018

    We venture into floodplain swamps with the new Apalachicola Riverkeeper, mucking around to find the connection between tupelo trees and Apalachicola Bay.

  • Apalachicola River and BayPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Steephead Salamander Search, and the Apalachicola’s Ice Age Refugees

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 16, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 16, 2017

    In a steephead ravine by the Apalachicola River, we look for the Apalachicola dusky salamander with Bruce Means. Here, we find a pocket of ice age Florida.

  • Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesRivers and Streams

    Seeing the Ice Age Wacissa Through Artifacts and Fossils

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 2, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 2, 2017

    We explore ice age Florida through artifacts and fossils excavated on the Wacissa River, and learn about the archeological methods that tell us their story.

  • Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesRivers and Streams

    Underwater Archeology in Florida Part 1 | Silver River Mammoths

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 26, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 26, 2017

    We head under the Silver River in search of mammoth bones. Underwater archeology in Florida is booming, and local finds are rewriting American prehistory.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Saint Vincent Island | Where Red Wolves Learn to Be Wild

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 20, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 20, 2017

    Saint Vincent Island compacts a diversity of habitats into 12,000 acres, making it an ideal red wolf island propagation site.

  • EcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams

    Wacissa Springs Adventure | Kayaking a Wild Florida River

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 16, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 16, 2017

    We kayak to several Wacissa River springs an unseasonably warm January Day. Reptiles were out in full force, and it wasn’t a bad day for a swim.

  • Apalachicola River and BayArchaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams

    A Geologist’s View of the Apalachicola River | Shark Fossils and Rocks

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 9, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 9, 2017

    The upper Apalachicola River has geology like no other in Florida. Geologist Harley Means reads rocks and finds fossils in Means Creek and on Alum Bluff.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams

    Upper Chipola River Kayak Adventure | Ghosts & Thunder on the Water

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 17, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 17, 2016

    We canoe down the Upper Chipola River, a slice of “Old Florida.” That includes ghosts from the 1800s and a little unpredictability while on the water.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventures

    Saint Vincent Island | Appalachian Sands and Rising Seas

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 3, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 3, 2016

    We travel to one of the most remote places in tour area- Saint Vincent Island. We hike wild beaches and explore the island’s origins and its future.

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