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.
The Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
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HistoryPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Live Oaks in Tallahassee Part 1 | History, Age, and Exceptional Trees
Tallahassee loves its live oaks, and has a history of fighting to preserve them. We look at our history with this iconic southern tree.
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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesSwamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Are Sinkholes Making Lakes at Fred George Basin Greenway?
At Fred George Basin Greenway, geologist Harley Means takes us to two sinkholes that may one day become one of the Red Hills’ sinkhole lakes.
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Swamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Jim and Tara’s Wood Stork Rookery | A Backyard Swamp Adventure
A married couple buys the swamp behind their house to manage it as a preserve. Among the ecological treasures here is a wood stork rookery.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningSwamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee
We watch seasonal change in two Tallahassee locations, Lake Elberta (an urban park) and in the Munson Sandhills region of the Apalachicola National Forest.
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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Lake Miccosukee Sinkhole Hike: Floridan Aquifer Exposed!
We see waterfalls and come face to face with the geologic forces that created Lake Miccosukee. Geologist Harley Means talks Red Hills sinkhole lakes.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Into the Forest with Bruce Means and the Eastern Diamondback Rattler
We head into the Apalachicola National Forest with Dr. Bruce Means to talk about his favorite animal- the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
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Ecology in Art & LiteratureFarms and AgricultureHistoryThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Eluster Richardson | Painting Life on a Red Hills Tenant Farm
Eluster Richardson recreates scenes from his childhood, as he paints watercolors of tenant farm life for the Jones Tenant House Exhibit at Tall Timbers.
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EcoAdventuresFarms and AgricultureThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia
Sweetgrass Cheese Shop- Celebrating Farms of the Red Hills
Local farms in the Red Hills are part of an agricultural tradition dating back to the Apalachee. We go farm to table at Thomasville’s Sweetgrass Dairy.
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After a mild winter, hunters worried that ducks wouldn’t migrate before the season ended. We go to scenic Lake Iamonia on the last day of the season…