Apalachicola National Forest

We meet many of the dozens of butterfly species found in several habitats in Tallahassee, as citizen scientists conduct a yearly survey.

Deep in the Apalachicola National Forest, the Bradwell Bay Wilderness is the best remaining population of a salamander in decline.

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.

We head into the Apalachicola National Forest with Dr. Bruce Means to talk about his favorite animal- the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

We head deep into the Apalachicola National Forest in search of the most remote spot in Florida’s Big Bend. It’s part of one family’s years long mission.

We revisit an effort to return striped newts to the Apalachicola National Forest. While there, we find some other cute wetland critters.

To bring the striped newt back to the Apalachicola National Forest, the Coastal Plains Institute is working with partners, volunteers, and local children.

On a sandbar in the Apalachicola National Forest, children immerse themselves in turtles, frogs, fish, butterflies and more on the Ochlockonee River.

A WFSU producer takes his 4-year-old son kayaking and camping for two days of Apalachicola RiverTrek. A companion cycle trip tours forests along the river.

A WFSU producer takes his son to the Apalachicola River on a small stretch of RiverTrek 2014. Camping and kayaking with a three-year-old has its challenges.