A year of life and death struggles, mating, caterpillars, and several new pollinator visitors to the yard of WFSU’s Ecology producer.
Rob Diaz de Villegas
Rob Diaz de Villegas
Rob Diaz de Villegas is a senior producer for WFSU-TV, covering outdoors and ecology. After years of producing the music program OutLoud, Rob found himself in a salt marsh with a camera, and found a new professional calling as well. That project, the National Science Foundation funded "In the Grass, On the Reef," spawned the award winning WFSU Ecology Blog. Now he spends time exploring north Florida's forests, coasts, waterways, and the endlessly fascinating ecosystem that is the backyard garden. Rob is married with two young sons, who make a pretty fantastic adventure squad.
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EcoAdventuresPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Timberlane Ravine: learn to love dead trees (and trillium!)
Tallahassee’s Timberlane Ravine Trail through the seasons- trilliums, funky mushrooms, hearts a bustin’, and the beauty of dead trees.
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In the GardenPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
The strange and dangerous love lives of zebra longwing butterflies
Witness how zebra longwing caterpillars go crazy for passionvine, and how, as butterflies, go crazy for each other when it’s time to mate.
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In the GardenPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Want to See the Gulf Fritillary Life Cycle? Plant Passionflower!
Watch the gulf fritillary life cycle- mating, egg laying, every caterpillar stage, making a chrysalis, and finally, an adult.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyRaising Kids with NatureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Kids Release Striped Newts, Host a Video About It
Three kids attend a striped newt release in the Munson Sandhills, and host a video about their experience.
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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Newly Discovered Crustacean Species Found Only in Lake Jackson
A newly discovered crustacean species is found in Lake Jackson, and nowhere else. The question is, where does it go when the lake dries down?
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FSU PhD candidate in Art Education Chris Omni creates a piece for LeMoyne Arts as part of her research into Black Joy in Green Spaces.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Latest Indigo Snake Release the Largest at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
The Nature Conservancy in Florida and its partners released 26 eastern indigo snakes at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.
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After thirty years, Bruce Means’ final adventure in the tepuis of the Guyana Highlands lands him a Nat Geo documentary and cover story.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Carnivorous Plants—Both Rare and Well Done—Along the Apalachicola
We roam the Apalachicola National Forest around Sumatra, where we find rare carnivorous plants and a recently burned pitcher plant bog.