FWC and its partners work to protect the frosted flatwoods salamander, a fire dependent animal in serious decline.
Apalachicola National Forest
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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 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.
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Swamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Bradwell Bay | A Last Refuge of the Southern Dusky Salamander
Deep in the Apalachicola National Forest, the Bradwell Bay Wilderness is the best remaining population of a salamander in decline.
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EcoAdventuresFloridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreRaising Kids with NatureSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Adopting an Ephemeral Wetland | Kids’ Adventures in Citizen Science
Kids play in muck, meet frogs and newts, and bond with ephemeral wetlands in the Apalachicola National Forest as parents collect data on wetland wildlife.