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The WFSU Ecology Blog

  • 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
    • Longleaf Pine & Fire Ecology
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      • The Seasonality of Bees (and Bee Plants) in North Florida
      • Woody Vines of North Florida
      • Flies of North Florida are More Diverse than You’d Think
      • The Case for Weeds, Our Unsung Florida Native Plants
      • Devil’s Walkingstick: Your New Favorite Thorny Pollinator Plant?
      • Florida Native Milkweed | Tips for Growing Your Monarch Friendly Garden
      • Mistletoe | A Parasite for the Holidays (But Maybe We Like it Anyway?)
    • Florida Friendly Seasonal Planting Guide
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Munson Sandhills

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyRaising Kids with NatureWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Kids Release Striped Newts, Host a Video About It

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 26, 2022
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas July 26, 2022

    Three kids attend a striped newt release in the Munson Sandhills, and host a video about their experience.

  • In the GardenPollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Help Nesting Bees By Learning to Love Dead Plants and Bare Soil

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

    We don’t see many bees during the winter months, but this is when we can help them by making sure our yards provide nesting habitat.

  • In the GardenThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Native Soils of Tallahassee: Red Hills, Sandhills, and Ancient Oceans

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

    We dig holes with the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension, learning about the soils of Tallahassee, from the Red Hills to the sandhills.

  • EcoAdventuresLongleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineRaising Kids with Nature

    Family Hike in the Munson Sandhills | Spring Flowers in Bloom

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 28, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 28, 2020

    We hike the Munson Sandhills in late March, finding early spring wildflowers in bloom, including two lupine species and new green blueberries.

  • Floridan Aquifer: Springs, Sinks, and MoreSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Climate, Coral Snakes, and Striped Newts in the Munson Sandhills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 24, 2020
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas March 24, 2020

    We explore what the striped newt has to tell us about drought and groundwater in Tallahassee, and meet some of the amazing animals found in its wetlands.

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

    EcoCitizen Show | Seasons in South Tallahassee

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 30, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 30, 2019

    We watch seasonal change in two Tallahassee locations, Lake Elberta (an urban park) and in the Munson Sandhills region of the Apalachicola National Forest.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologySwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Adopt an Ephemeral Wetland | Never the Same Pond Twice

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 24, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 24, 2019

    Adopt an Ephemeral Wetland is citizen science focused on amphibians. But participants will also learn about seasonality and the forest around wetlands.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PinePollinators and GardeningWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Frosted Elfin | Rare Butterfly of the Apalachicola National Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 17, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 17, 2019

    In the Munson Sandhills, citizen scientists are monitoring the rare frosted elfin butterfly. This insect needs fire to survive- at the right time of year.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologySwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Striped Newts, Ephemeral Wetlands, and Fire in the Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 27, 2019
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 27, 2019

    Two releases of striped newts into ephemeral wetlands in the Apalachicola National Forest show how this is an amphibian forged by fire.

  • Longleaf Pine & Fire EcologyRaising Kids with NatureSwamps and other Wetlands

    Its Wetlands are Dry, But There’s Plenty to See in the Munson Sandhills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 8, 2018
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas May 8, 2018

    Two families visit dried out ephemeral wetlands in the Munson Sandhills. Even without water, they find gopher frogs and visit rare butterfly habitat.

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