Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

In October, WFSU is airing a PBS mini-series called Age of Nature. In the coming weeks, we ‘ll explore the show’s themes along the Apalachicola River basin.

On a quarter-mile stretch of power line cut at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, we see over thirty pollinator species, including the rare golden-banded skipper.

We hike the Munson Sandhills in late March, finding early spring wildflowers in bloom, including two lupine species and new green blueberries.

The team at the UF/ IFAS Extension office show us how to create a pond, and fill it with native aquatic plants, to attract wildlife to our yards.

Did you know that mistletoe grows as a parasite on other trees? And does it hurt the tree? We called out IFAS Extension Agent to find out.

We look at the role of the southern live oak in Tallahassee’s urban forest, where the tree’s value goes far beyond the ecological.

We visit Torreya State Park one year after Hurricane Michael. How does the loss of trees affect the unique ecosystems for which the park is known?

Tallahassee loves its live oaks, and has a history of fighting to preserve them. We look at our history with this iconic southern tree.

We watch seasonal change in two Tallahassee locations, Lake Elberta (an urban park) and in the Munson Sandhills region of the Apalachicola National Forest.

The City Nature Challenge is a competition, but also a way for us to explore the biodiversity of the Tallahassee area. What did we all see?