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    New WFSU Ecology Intern To Help Out at Lake Elberta

    by Chloe Thompson February 18, 2021
    by Chloe Thompson February 18, 2021

    Meet new WFSU Ecology intern Chloe Thompson! She’s going to be working with Apalachee Audubon …

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    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 …

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    Making Lake Elberta a Florida Friendly Landscape

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2019

    To make Lake Elberta a better bird habitat, Apalachee Audubon is enhancing plant life here. …

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    Lake Elberta and the Seasonality of Birds in Tallahassee

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 28, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 28, 2019

    Lake Elberta attracts a wealth of birds, from wood storks to migratory ducks and birds. …

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    Lake Elberta Park | A Tallahassee Bird Watching Oasis

    by Peter Kleinhenz January 23, 2019
    by Peter Kleinhenz January 23, 2019

    We are one week away from unveiling the WFSU EcoCitizen Project.  Before we do, let’s …

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  • 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 …

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    Lake Report 2016: Leon County’s Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 8, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas December 8, 2016

    How clean are Leon County lakes? Are some more polluted than others? Are their fish …

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    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 …

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    Cycling Monticello’s Historic Canopy Roads

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 13, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 13, 2016

    We cycle down canopy roads through historically black communities in Monticello. Dr. Flossie Byrd recounts …

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    Lake Report: Leon County’s Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 26, 2014
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 26, 2014

    How clean are Leon County lakes? Are some more polluted than others? Are their fish …

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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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WFSU Public Media’s state and federal funding has been eliminated, but you can support locally produced science and environmental content by becoming a member. Your donation will allow us to continue producing the WFSU Ecology Blog, the Coast to Canopy podcast, and documentaries such as Finding the First Floridians. Thank you gifts include shout-outs on Coast to Canopy for a year and/ or a calendar of north Florida nature images straight from the pages of the Ecology Blog. 

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Thank you to everyone who came to watch Rob’s talk on the seasonality of Florida's native bees earlier this month at the Wakulla Environmental Institute. And thanks to WEI and the Friends of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge! It was a fantastic turnout and a lively discussion afterwards. Here is a recording of his talk. Rob will also be giving the talk to a couple of Florida Native Plant Society chapters coming up, and will share those dates soon.

WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas gives a presentation on the seasonality of north Florida's native bees to the Friends of the St. Marks Refuge. Photo by Chris Akins.
WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas gives a presentation on the seasonality of north Florida's native bees to the Friends of the St. Marks Refuge. Photo by Chris Akins.
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The WFSU Ecology Blog
  • Home
    • About the WFSU Ecology Blog
    • EcoAdventures
      • Kayak and Canoe Adventures
      • Hiking
      • Wildlife Watching
    • The Student Ecology Blog
    • 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
    • Secrets of the Seep: A Voyage into the Mysteries of Ocean Carbon
    • Finding the First Floridians: Underwater Archeologists Uncover Florida’s Prehistory
    • 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
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    • Backyard Flora and Fauna
      • Bees of North Florida and South Georgia
      • Wasps of North Florida: The Bad, the Ugly, and the (yes, really) Good
      • 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