Three kids attend a striped newt release in the Munson Sandhills, and host a video about their experience.
Apalachicola National Forest
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Frosted Flatwoods Salamanders: Recovery, Redundancy, and Fire
by Dani Davisby Dani DavisFWC and its partners work to protect the frosted flatwoods salamander, a fire dependent animal in serious decline.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Carnivorous Plants—Both Rare and Well Done—Along the Apalachicola
We roam the Apalachicola National Forest around Sumatra, where we find rare carnivorous plants and a recently burned pitcher plant bog.
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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Climate, Coral Snakes, and Striped Newts in the Munson Sandhills
We explore what the striped newt has to tell us about drought and groundwater in Tallahassee, and meet some of the amazing animals found in its wetlands.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologySwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Adopt an Ephemeral Wetland | Never the Same Pond Twice
Adopt an Ephemeral Wetland is citizen science focused on amphibians. But participants will also learn about seasonality and the forest around wetlands.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Frosted Elfin | Rare Butterfly of the Apalachicola National Forest
In the Munson Sandhills, citizen scientists are monitoring the rare frosted elfin butterfly. This insect needs fire to survive- at the right time of year.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologySwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Striped Newts, Ephemeral Wetlands, and Fire in the Forest
Two releases of striped newts into ephemeral wetlands in the Apalachicola National Forest show how this is an amphibian forged by fire.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
The Underground Lives of Ants in a North Florida Forest
We travel to a place in the Apalachicola National Forest called Ant Heaven. Here, a novel research method sheds light on the underground lives of ants.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyRaising Kids with NatureSwamps and other Wetlands
Its Wetlands are Dry, But There’s Plenty to See in the Munson Sandhills
Two families visit dried out ephemeral wetlands in the Munson Sandhills. Even without water, they find gopher frogs and visit rare butterfly habitat.
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Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Tallahassee Butterfly Count 2017: Know Your Local Species
We meet many of the dozens of butterfly species found in several habitats in Tallahassee, as citizen scientists conduct a yearly survey.