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      • An April Walk at Ochlockonee River WMA
      • Nesting Raptors at Honeymoon Island State Park
    • WFSU Public Media Home
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    • 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
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  • Apalachicola River and BayLongleaf Pine & Fire Ecology

    Sandhill Restoration Grows Longleaf Habitat in Torreya State Park

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 12, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 12, 2020

    Torreya State Park and The Nature Conservancy plant over 1.6 million longleaf pine in an effort to restore park land to fire dependent sandhill habitat.

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire Ecology

    Choctawhatchee River Hiking on new section of the Florida Trail

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 30, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 30, 2017

    By the Choctawhatchee River, we hike through a recently burned longleaf forest and cross a swamp with dedicated trail volunteers.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Into the Forest with Bruce Means and the Eastern Diamondback Rattler

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 2, 2017
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 2, 2017

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

  • Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyRaising Kids with NatureSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Bringing the Striped Newt Back to the Munson Sandhills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 19, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 19, 2016

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

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife 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.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Red Cockaded Woodpeckers and Fire in the Red Hills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016

    Jim Cox bands a seven day old red cockaded woodpecker and takes a group of FSU Biology students to a fire dependent, old growth longleaf pine forest.

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Quail Hunting and Accidental Conservation in the Red Hills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 31, 2016

    We witness a Red Hills tradition that has had a large impact on area ecology: The quail hunt. Fire benefits quail and other longleaf dependent species.

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPollinators and GardeningThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Butterfly Watching and Research in the Red Hills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 19, 2015
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas November 19, 2015

    We explore habitats in the Red Hills of Florida and Georgia, and the many butterflies that call them home, including the rare Golden-Banded Skipper.

  • Ecology in Art & LiteratureEcoShakespeareLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    The Henslow’s Sparrow and the Ancient Longleaf Forest | EcoShakespeare

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 28, 2015
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas January 28, 2015

    Oberon and Titania’s martial strife has led to ecological upheaval. But what does that have to do with the Henslow’s sparrow and old growth longleaf pine?

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine

    Rare Plants and Fire History | St. Joe Bay Buffer Preserve

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2012
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 2, 2012

    We go in search of Chapman’s rhododendron and other rare, fire dependent plants in the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve.

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iNaturalist became a part of the WFSU Ecology Blog during the EcoCitizen Project in 2019.  Since then, we’ve used it to help identify the many plants and animals we see on our shoots.  And on the Backyard Blog, we show how it can be used to identify weeds and garden insects, to help figure out what’s beneficial or a possible pest.  Below is the iNaturalist profile belonging to WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas.

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