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Ecology in Art & Literature
Research and Adventure in Guyana: Bruce Means Reflects

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 12, 2022

by Rob Diaz de Villegas April 12, 2022

After thirty years, Bruce Means’ final adventure in the tepuis of the Guyana Highlands lands him a Nat Geo documentary and cover story.
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.
Aucilla/ Wacissa Watershed EcoAdventures Kayak and Canoe Adventures Rivers and Streams
Wacissa Springs Adventure | Kayaking a Wild Florida River

by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 16, 2017

by Rob Diaz de Villegas February 16, 2017

We kayak to several Wacissa River springs an unseasonably warm January Day. Reptiles were out in full force, and it wasn’t a bad day for a swim.

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

snakes

Research and Adventure in Guyana: Bruce Means Reflects

Searching for Indigo Snakes in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

Wacissa Springs Adventure | Kayaking a Wild Florida River