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RiverTrek 2021: Five Days on the Apalachicola River
Lower Lake Lafayette: Kayak Tallahassee’s Hidden Swamp
Chipola River Paddling Trail | The Ovens and...
Kayaking Bald Point | Adventure on a Living...
Wacissa Springs Adventure | Kayaking a Wild Florida...
A Geologist’s View of the Apalachicola River |...
Upper Chipola River Kayak Adventure | Ghosts &...
Tate’s Hell & the Apalachicola River Delta |...
Kayak Scouting Mission on the Ochlockonee Water Trail
Merritt’s Mill Pond | Kayaking and Spring Caves

The WFSU Ecology Blog

  • Home
    • About
    • EcoAdventures
      • Kayak and Canoe Adventures
      • Hiking
      • Wildlife Watching
    • Observations From the Field
      • White Pelicans Visit Dr. Charles L. Evans Pond in Tallahassee
      • An April Walk at Ochlockonee River WMA
      • Nesting Raptors at Honeymoon Island State Park
    • WFSU Public Media Home
  • Documentaries
    • In Their Words: Black Legacy Communities in North Florida
    • EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
    • 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
        • Animal Species in a North Florida Intertidal Oyster Reef
        • Oyster Reef Ecology | On the Reef
      • Salt Marsh
        • In the Grass- Salt Marsh Biodiversity Study
        • Plants and Animals of a North Florida Salt Marsh
        • Salt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass
      • Seagrass Bed
        • Predatory Snails, and Prey, of the Bay Mouth Bar Seagrass Beds
      • In the Grass, On the Reef Glossary
    • Waterways Big and Small
      • Aucilla/ Wacissa Watershed
      • Apalachicola Basin
        • Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines | Virtual Field Trip
        • The Age of Nature Screening & Discussion | The Future of the Apalachicola
        • Apalachicola River and Bay
        • Apalachicola RiverTrek | Kayaking, Camping, & Hiking the River Basin
    • Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
  • Backyard Habitat
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      • The Backyard Bug Blog 2018
    • Backyard Flora and Fauna
      • Bees of North Florida and South Georgia
      • The Seasonality of Bees (and Bee Plants) in North Florida
      • Woody Vines of North Florida
      • Flies of North Florida are More Diverse than You’d Think
      • The Case for Weeds, Our Unsung Florida Native Plants
      • Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?
      • Florida Native Milkweed | Tips for Growing Your Monarch Friendly Garden
      • Mistletoe | A Parasite for the Holidays (But Maybe We Like it Anyway?)
    • Florida Friendly Seasonal Planting Guide
    • Pollinator and Gardening Posts
    • Gardening Web Resources
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Kayak and Canoe Adventures

  • Apalachicola River and BayKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and StreamsSwamps and other Wetlands

    RiverTrek 2021: Five Days on the Apalachicola River

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 16, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 16, 2021

    RiverTrek is a five day kayak trip down the Apalachicola River. We explore swamps, camp on sand bars, and meet some locals.

  • Kayak and Canoe AdventuresLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Lower Lake Lafayette: Kayak Tallahassee’s Hidden Swamp

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 4, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 4, 2021

    We check out the Lafayette Passage Paddling Trail, kayaking Tallahassee’s swampiest lake: Lower Lake Lafayette.

  • EcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and StreamsWaterways Big and Small

    Chipola River Paddling Trail | The Ovens and Maund Spring

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 2, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 2, 2020

    We kayak down the Chipola River in north Florida, stopping to explore a cave called the Ovens, and have lunch alongside a spring.

  • EcoAdventuresFlorida's CoastsKayak and Canoe AdventuresOyster Reef Ecology | On the ReefSalt Marsh Ecology | In the Grass

    Kayaking Bald Point | Adventure on a Living Coastline

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 18, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 18, 2018

    At Bald Point State State Park, we kayak by fishermen, oystermen, migratory ducks, and monarch butterflies- some of the best of natural north Florida.

  • Aucilla/ Wacissa WatershedEcoAdventuresKayak 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 BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and StreamsSwamps and other Wetlands

    Tate’s Hell & the Apalachicola River Delta | Feeding an Estuary

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 21, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 21, 2016

    Kayak Tate’s Hell and ride with the Riverkeeper through the Apalachicola River delta. These wetlands & waterways are important to the local seafood economy.

  • EcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and StreamsThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Kayak Scouting Mission on the Ochlockonee Water Trail

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 6, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 6, 2016

    On Roaming the Red Hills, a scouting mission has us kayaking- and walking, climbing, wading, and hacking our way through- the Ochlockonee River in Georgia.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams

    Merritt’s Mill Pond | Kayaking and Spring Caves

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 17, 2015
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 17, 2015

    We kayak the spring fed waters of Merritt’s Mill Pond, a scenic corner of the Apalachicola watershed in Jackson County.

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