Welcome to Tallahassee Tree Talks! This short introduction episode gives the background of this podcast and the background of trees in Tallahassee. Learn about the current state of Tallahassee’s tree coverage and regulations, the history leading up to it, and what makes the trees and forests of North Florida unique.
New episodes of Tallahassee Tree Talks will drop on Wednesdays (October 16 through December 4), on Apple, Spotify, Pandora, and YouTube Music!
Visual aides: living in a tree hotspot
The following maps show tree diversity and density of endemic tree species in the United States. Diversity means the number of total species, while endemism refers to species that occur in a small area. For instance, Florida Torreya trees are endemic to Liberty and Gadsden Counties in Florida; they appear nowhere else. Notice the hottest hot spot for both is in the Florida panhandle, centered in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Region (where we find the Torreya tree). You can explore the biodiversity of the region in a 2021 WFSU Ecology Blog post.
Links:
- The City of Tallahassee’s Urban Forest Master Plan Goals & Progress
- Global map of forest coverage, loss, and gain
- USA forest atlas: This document has information about forests in the United States. It overviews specific tree species and forest types and contains relevant maps (national forest coverage, impacts of wildfires, pests, etc.).
This podcast was sponsored by a grant from the Sunshine State Biodiversity Group, a Tallahassee-based non-profit committed to conservation, education, and outreach related to biodiversity and rewilding in the state of Florida.
