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  • Home
    • About
    • EcoAdventures
      • Kayak and Canoe Adventures
      • Hiking
      • Wildlife Watching
    • 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
    • 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
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      • Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?
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Apalachicola Swamps and Floodplain

  • Apalachicola River and Bay

    Apalachicola Slough Restoration: Getting More Water to Swamps, Bay

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 18, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 18, 2021

    Apalachicola Riverkeeper looks to open blocked connections- sloughs- between the river and the rich nutrients in its floodplain.

  • Apalachicola River and BaySwamps and other Wetlands

    With the Water War Trial Over, Can Florida, Georgia, and Alabama Share Water?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 12, 2021
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 12, 2021

    WFSU, WABE in Atlanta, and Alabama Public Radio talk to stakeholders in their states about how to share water in the Apalachicola watershed.

  • Apalachicola River and BayRivers and StreamsSwamps and other WetlandsWaterways Big and Small

    How do Tupelo Trees and Crawfish Help Apalachicola Bay?

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 24, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 24, 2018

    We venture into floodplain swamps with the new Apalachicola Riverkeeper, mucking around to find the connection between tupelo trees and Apalachicola Bay.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and StreamsSwamps and other Wetlands

    Tate’s Hell & the Apalachicola River Delta | Feeding an Estuary

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 21, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas September 21, 2016

    Kayak Tate’s Hell and ride with the Riverkeeper through the Apalachicola River delta. These wetlands & waterways are important to the local seafood economy.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRaising Kids with NatureSwamps and other Wetlands

    Raising a Kid with Nature Takes Creativity, Persistence

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 25, 2015
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 25, 2015

    While kayaking off of the Apalachicola River, a WFSU producer realized that to expose his son to nature, he’d have to match his energy.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRaising Kids with NatureRivers and Streams

    Father & Son Apalachicola River Kayak Adventure

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 10, 2014
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 10, 2014

    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.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresPollinators and GardeningRivers and StreamsSwamps and other Wetlands

    Wewahitchka: Dead Lakes Kayaking and Tupelo Adventure

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 29, 2014
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 29, 2014

    Nestled between the Apalachicola River and the mysterious Dead Lakes, Wewahitchka is a river town built for water play, and the tupelo honey capitol.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventures

    Video: Hiking Around the Apalachicola River

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2014
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2014

    RiverTrek paddlers get a new perspective on the Apalachicola River and its relationship to the floodplain as they hike protected lands around it.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams

    (Video) RiverTrek 2: The Apalachicola’s Bluffs and Tupelo Swamps

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 21, 2013
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 21, 2013

    In part 2 of our RiverTrek video, an Apalachicola River icon has a new facial scar and we kayak into Sutton Lake, the “quintessential” backwater swamp.

  • Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams

    Kayaking the Apalachicola on RiverTrek 2012 | Days 1 & 2

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 29, 2012
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas October 29, 2012

    In Part 1 (of 2) of RiverTrek 2012, eleven paddlers head down the Apalachicola River. Within the first two days, they find themselves climbing down into caves and scaling bluffs as they get to know the area around the river as well.

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