An overview of insect predators and parasites in a north Florida garden, and the surprising …
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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We talk about north Florida mushrooms and fungi: foraging, edibility, toxicity, and the reality of …
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Climate, Weather, and Sea Level RiseFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and More
Florida Springs, Drought, and Data Centers | Coast to Canopy
The state of Wakulla Springs and springs in the Suwannee River basin: drought, aquifer research, …
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and Gardening
We return to Crooked Creek to search for rare bees and other goodies
At the sandhill restoration around Crooked Creek, we look for rare prickly pear longhorn bees …
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Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesArcheologyCoast to CanopyNative Culture
A Muscogee Perspective on Archeology | Coast to Canopy
Members of the Muscogee of Florida bring a native perspective to archeology and anthropology while …
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Ecology in Art & LiteratureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
New WFSU Window Murals Help Local Birds (we hope)
FSU art students created murals depicting north Florida nature scenes on WFSU’s lobby windows. The …
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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyRivers and StreamsWaterways Big and Small
O’Leno State Park when the Santa Fe River is low
We follow the Santa Fe River underground in O’Leno State Park during a historic drought, …
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Apalachicola River and BayArchaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesCoast to Canopy
Alum Bluff: Fossil Hotspot of the Apalachicola River
Geology and biology converge at Alum Bluff. It’s Florida’s richest deposit of invertebrate fossils, at …
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Aucilla/ Wacissa WatershedClimate, Weather, and Sea Level RiseFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesRivers and StreamsThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Sneads Smokehouse Lake: Dried-Down Headwater of the Aucilla River
We visit a dried-down Sneads Smokehouse Lake, which is a sinkhole lake and a headwaters …
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Meet two Florida State University students who will start contributing scientific illustrations to the WFSU …
