Waterways Big and Small

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

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

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

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

A summary of Leon County data on the health of its lakes, specifically their nutrients, metals, and fish advisories.

Lake Jackson has gone *mostly* dry. Why and how often does it do this, and what happens to the fish? We have answers.

Apalachicola Riverkeeper looks to open blocked connections- sloughs- between the river and the rich nutrients in its floodplain.

WFSU, WABE in Atlanta, and Alabama Public Radio talk to stakeholders in their states about how to share water in the Apalachicola watershed.

WFSU Age of Nature Intern Chloe Thompson looks into how so much trash gets into Tallahassee’s Lake Elberta, and into possible solutions.

We visit the mysterious Aucilla Sinks with geologist Harley Means. Here, we can get a glimpse into the karst geology that provides Florida’s abundant water.