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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
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      • 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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The Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

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

    Live Oaks in Tallahassee Part 2 | The Urban Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 17, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 17, 2019

    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.

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

    Live Oaks in Tallahassee Part 1 | History, Age, and Exceptional Trees

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 22, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 22, 2019

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

  • Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesSwamps and other WetlandsThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Are Sinkholes Making Lakes at Fred George Basin Greenway?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 18, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 18, 2019

    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.

  • 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

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 30, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 30, 2019

    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.

  • 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

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 30, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 30, 2019

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

  • Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Lake Miccosukee Sinkhole Hike: Floridan Aquifer Exposed!

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 8, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 8, 2018

    We see waterfalls and come face to face with the geologic forces that created Lake Miccosukee. Geologist Harley Means talks Red Hills sinkhole lakes.

  • 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

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 2, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 2, 2017

    We head into the Apalachicola National Forest with Dr. Bruce Means to talk about his favorite animal- the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

  • Ecology in Art & LiteratureFarms and AgricultureHistoryThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Eluster Richardson | Painting Life on a Red Hills Tenant Farm

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016

    Eluster Richardson recreates scenes from his childhood, as he paints watercolors of tenant farm life for the Jones Tenant House Exhibit at Tall Timbers.

  • EcoAdventuresFarms and AgricultureThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Sweetgrass Cheese Shop- Celebrating Farms of the Red Hills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016

    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.

  • EcoAdventuresLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Lake Iamonia Duck Hunt

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016

    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…

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iNaturalist became a part of the WFSU Ecology Blog during the EcoCitizen Project in 2019.  Since then, we’ve used it to help identify the many plants and animals we see on our shoots.  And on the Backyard Blog, we show how it can be used to identify weeds and garden insects, to help figure out what’s beneficial or a possible pest.  Below is the iNaturalist profile belonging to WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas.

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