Tall Timbers scours north Florida marshes for two fire dependent and very secretive bird species: …
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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LakesThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Lake Jackson through the seasons— in photos
Lake Jackson is a dynamic water body. We track wildlife as seasons change and the …
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
In the longleaf ecosystem: more fire, more carbon stored?
Longleaf pine habitats burn, which releases carbon into the atmosphere. But might this ecosystem actually …
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Florida's CoastsOyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefSalt Marsh Ecology | In the GrassSeagrasses and Sand Flats
How to Protect Florida Coasts from Hurricane Storm Surge
The University of Miami SUSTAIN Lab combines engineering and ecology as it searches for ways …
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In the GardenPollinators and Gardening
Backyard Blog 2023: Another year of stalking insects with a camera
Our Ecology Producer photographs his backyard ecosystem, witnessing seasons change through his plants and the …
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EcoAdventuresLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Is birding better at Lake Jackson when it’s dried down?
Lake Jackson has some of Leon County’s top birding hot spots. Some of the lake’s …
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A year of life and death struggles, mating, caterpillars, and several new pollinator visitors to …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …