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Gopher Tortoise

Apalachicola River and Bay Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Searching for Indigo Snakes in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 23, 2020

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 23, 2020

We join The Nature Conservancy as they search for eastern indigo snakes released at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.
EcoAdventures Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology The Red Hills of Florida & Georgia Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Peeking into Gopher Tortoise Burrows at Birdsong

by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016

by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016

One of the cutest critters to depend on fire in the longleaf habitat is the gopher tortoise. At Birdsong Nature Center, we learn the value of their burrows.
EcoAdventures Wildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Snakes, Eagles, & Gopher Tortoises at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center

by Rebecca February 6, 2014

by Rebecca February 6, 2014

The E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center gives children the chance to encounter nature close up and personal- scales, feathers, and all.

We’ve been busy working on the north Florida part of the NOVA | PBS #ClimateAcrossAmerica initiative. Our first story for that initiative has just dropped, on protecting Florida’s coasts from storm surge. We’ve been out in the field recently for a few other stories you won’t want to miss

Fire and Black Carbon in the Longleaf Forest

Prescribed fire helps maintain biodiversity in longleaf ecosystems, but it releases carbon into the atmosphere. Despite this, burning might help these systems store carbon in the long term. This is our second story for the #ClimateAcrossAmerica initiative.

Black and Yellow Rails: the most secretive birds in North America

Fire also helps maintain biodiversity in coastal salt marshes. We head to the coast with Tall Timbers Research Station in search of two seldom seen birds that rely on fire: black and yellow rails.

The Brown-Headed Nuthatch, a bird with a unique family structure

Back at Tall Timbers, we visit the nests of one of the cutest inhabitants of the longleaf forest, the brown-headed nuthatch. It’s one of a few birds where extended family help raise young.

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Gopher Tortoise

Searching for Indigo Snakes in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

Peeking into Gopher Tortoise Burrows at Birdsong

Snakes, Eagles, & Gopher Tortoises at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center