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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 Backyard Bug Blog 2018
    • Backyard Flora and Fauna
      • Bees of North Florida and South Georgia
      • 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
    • Pollinator and Gardening Posts
    • Gardening Web Resources
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Red Hills

  • Ecology in Art & LiteratureFarms and AgricultureHistoryThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Eluster Richardson | Painting Life on a Red Hills Tenant Farm

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016

    Eluster Richardson recreates scenes from his childhood, as he paints watercolors of tenant farm life for the Jones Tenant House Exhibit at Tall Timbers.

  • EcoAdventuresFarms and AgricultureThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Sweetgrass Cheese Shop- Celebrating Farms of the Red Hills

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016

    Local farms in the Red Hills are part of an agricultural tradition dating back to the Apalachee. We go farm to table at Thomasville’s Sweetgrass Dairy.

  • EcoAdventuresLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Lake Iamonia Duck Hunt

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 14, 2016

    After a mild winter, hunters worried that ducks wouldn’t migrate before the season ended. We go to scenic Lake Iamonia on the last day of the season…

  • EcoAdventuresEcology in Art & LiteratureHistoryLakesThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Cycling Monticello’s Historic Canopy Roads

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 13, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 13, 2016

    We cycle down canopy roads through historically black communities in Monticello. Dr. Flossie Byrd recounts the invaluable education she received there.

  • Aucilla/ Wacissa WatershedEcoAdventuresPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Lost Creek: Hiking an Ancient Forest

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 7, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 7, 2016

    At Lost Creek Forest in Thomasville, families explore an old growth forest at the headwaters of the Aucilla, and learn how to make use of native plants.

  • EcoAdventuresRaising Kids with NatureRivers and StreamsThe Red Hills of Florida & GeorgiaWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small

    Ochlockonee Bio-Blitz | Kids Experience Florida River Wildlife

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 6, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 6, 2016

    On a sandbar in the Apalachicola National Forest, children immerse themselves in turtles, frogs, fish, butterflies and more on the Ochlockonee River.

  • EcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and StreamsThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Kayak Scouting Mission on the Ochlockonee Water Trail

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 6, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 6, 2016

    On Roaming the Red Hills, a scouting mission has us kayaking- and walking, climbing, wading, and hacking our way through- the Ochlockonee River in Georgia.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • EcoAdventuresThe Red Hills of Florida & Georgia

    Roaming the Red Hills | Longleaf, Lakes, Fire, & Food

    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 25, 2016
    by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 25, 2016

    A sneak peek at our upcoming video series on the Red Hills of Florida and Georgia, a region full of natural splendor, rugged adventure, and rich history.

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