Caring for red wolves and Florida panthers at the Tallahassee Museum is more than feeding …
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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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWaterways Big and Small
Lake Jackson and Lake Miccosukee sinkholes exposed | December 2025
Photos of exposed sinkholes in Lake Jackson and Lake Miccosukee, before and after a heavy …
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Swamps and other WetlandsWaterways Big and SmallWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Alligators (and their babies) in the Okefenokee Swamp
The UGA Coastal Ecology Lab researches alligators in the Okefenokee Swamp, and we witness them …
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Coast to CanopyFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and More
Diving into (and researching) the Wakulla Spring cave system
Woodville Karst Plain Project divers map the Wakulla cave system, and study the sources of …
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Coast to CanopyFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and More
Let’s get geological: explaining the Woodville Karst Plain
We go back millions of years to learn how the Woodville Karst Plains extensive caves …
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
We search for spiders and scorpions, at night, by Lake Talquin
When the sun goes down, spiders and scorpions come out to hunt. We head to …
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Coast to CanopyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Winter birding pro-tips for the Florida panhandle
Two seasoned birders share tools and tips to help find, identify, photograph, and record winter …
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Wander into the world of longhorn bees, and the bees that kill their young, in …
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Climate, Weather, and Sea Level RiseCoast to Canopy
Tallahassee’s Unique Meteorology and Extreme Weather Events
We sit down with Tallahassee’s WeatherTiger to talk extreme weather, meteorology, and our area’s unique …
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Archaeology, Paleontology, History, and Indigenous CulturesCoast to CanopyLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Old Maps, Hyperspectral Imaging, and Using Technology to Visualize the Natural World
A fascinating discussion with an archeologist, a geospatial technology analyst, and a meteorologist about technology …
