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  • 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
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      • 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?)
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Apalachicola River and Bay

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire Ecology

    Fire, Sand, and Water in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 8, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 8, 2020

    Habitat restoration in the Apalachicola Bluffs and ravines sends ripples throughout the whole river system, and preserves globally rare ecology and geology.

  • 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.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresRaising Kids with Nature

    Garden of Eden Trail | Family Hike to the Apalachicola River

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 26, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 26, 2020

    Our family hikes the Garden of Eden Trail through steephead ravines, a recently burned longleaf forest, and up to Florida’s highest river bluff.

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Searching for Indigo Snakes in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 23, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 23, 2020

    We join The Nature Conservancy as they search for eastern indigo snakes released at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.

  • Apalachicola River and BayFlorida's Coasts

    The Forgotten Coast and Hurricane Michael: A Sea Level Rise Story

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 19, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 19, 2020

    FSU Oceanographer Jeff Chanton shows how Hurricane Michael advanced sea level rise on Saint Vincent Island and along Highway 98.

  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire Ecology

    Sandhill Restoration Grows Longleaf Habitat in Torreya State Park

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 12, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 12, 2020

    Torreya State Park and The Nature Conservancy plant over 1.6 million longleaf pine in an effort to restore park land to fire dependent sandhill habitat.

  • Apalachicola River and BayPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    Torreya State Park After Hurricane Michael | One Year Later

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 9, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 9, 2019

    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?

  • Apalachicola River and Bay

    Fish Kills on the Apalachicola Possibly Linked to Sewage Spill

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 20, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 20, 2018

    FWC suspects that fish kills on the Apalachicola River are connected to a sewage spill in Wewahitchka. Fish kills are also common following hurricanes.

  • Apalachicola River and BayRivers and StreamsSwamps and other WetlandsWaterways Big and Small

    How do Tupelo Trees and Crawfish Help Apalachicola Bay?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 24, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 24, 2018

    We venture into floodplain swamps with the new Apalachicola Riverkeeper, mucking around to find the connection between tupelo trees and Apalachicola Bay.

  • Apalachicola River and BayPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Steephead Salamander Search, and the Apalachicola’s Ice Age Refugees

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 16, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 16, 2017

    In a steephead ravine by the Apalachicola River, we look for the Apalachicola dusky salamander with Bruce Means. Here, we find a pocket of ice age Florida.

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