We roam the Apalachicola National Forest around Sumatra, where we find rare carnivorous plants and a recently burned pitcher plant bog.
Florida endemic species
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Apalachicola Lowlands Preserve: A Family’s Labor of Love
We trek through the Apalachicola Lowlands Preserve five weeks after a prescribed burn, in search of the rare plants that define the region.
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Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Biodiversity in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines
We look at the many plants and animals- including a few rare ones- that make the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines a top biodiversity hotspot.
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Ecology in Art & LiteratureFlorida's CoastsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Susan Cerulean’s New Book: I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird
We go to Bald Point to talk to Susan Cerulean about her new book, a reflection on her father’s dementia, and on the loss of shorebirds and their habitat.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresRaising Kids with Nature
Garden of Eden Trail | Family Hike to the Apalachicola River
Our family hikes the Garden of Eden Trail through steephead ravines, a recently burned longleaf forest, and up to Florida’s highest river bluff.
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Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Cave Creature Discovered | Mysteries of the Floridan Aquifer
Beneath scenic Merritt’s Mill Pond in Jackson County, Florida, researchers from Florida A&M University discover a new species of cave crustacean.
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EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Rare Plants and Fire History | St. Joe Bay Buffer Preserve
We go in search of Chapman’s rhododendron and other rare, fire dependent plants in the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve.