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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
    • Backyard Blog
      • My Year in Bugs: the 2022 Backyard Blog
      • Backyard Ecology Blog | 2021
      • Backyard Blog November/ December 2020
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      • July and August 2020 Backyard Blog
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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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Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

This category lets you search for posts related to flowers, trees, and other plants. Sometimes the posts in this category focus on animals, such as butterflies, which have relationships to specific plants, or that have sections on specific plants or plant communities.

  • EcoAdventuresPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Timberlane Ravine: learn to love dead trees (and trillium!)

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 26, 2022
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 26, 2022

    Tallahassee’s Timberlane Ravine Trail through the seasons- trilliums, funky mushrooms, hearts a bustin’, and the beauty of dead trees.

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    Carnivorous Plants—Both Rare and Well Done—Along the Apalachicola

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 4, 2022
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 4, 2022

    We roam the Apalachicola National Forest around Sumatra, where we find rare carnivorous plants and a recently burned pitcher plant bog.

  • Apalachicola River and BayFlorida's CoastsPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    22 Years of Counting Plants: the St. George Island Census

    by Dani Davis November 22, 2021
    by Dani Davis November 22, 2021

    FSU researchers use over twenty years of data to measure how St. George Island beach dune ecosystems respond to hurricanes.

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    Apalachicola Lowlands Preserve: A Family’s Labor of Love

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 27, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 27, 2021

    We trek through the Apalachicola Lowlands Preserve five weeks after a prescribed burn, in search of the rare plants that define the region.

  • In the GardenPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and Gardening

    Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 23, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 23, 2021

    Some people are turned off by its thorns or its tendency to spread, but, as we see, pollinators go crazy for devil’s walkingstick.

  • In the GardenPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and Gardening

    The Case for Weeds, Our Unsung Florida Native Plants

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

    Many of the weeds growing in your yard are native plants with wildlife value. We share tips for identifying species and deciding whether to keep them.

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    Biodiversity in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 5, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 5, 2020

    We look at the many plants and animals- including a few rare ones- that make the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines a top biodiversity hotspot.

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    The Age of Nature on WFSU, and on the Apalachicola

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 15, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 15, 2020

    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.

  • Plants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Klapp-Phipps Pollinator Safari | In Search of the Golden-Banded Skipper

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 3, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas August 3, 2020

    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.

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineRaising Kids with Nature

    Family Hike in the Munson Sandhills | Spring Flowers in Bloom

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 28, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 28, 2020

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

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