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.
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Torreya State Park
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Apalachicola River and BayPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf Pine
Torreya State Park After Hurricane Michael | One Year Later
We visit Torreya State Park one year after Hurricane Michael. How does the loss of trees affect the unique ecosystems for which the park is known?
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Apalachicola River and BayPlants- From Wildflowers to Longleaf PineSwamps and other WetlandsWildlife in North Florida- Critters Big and Small
Steephead Salamander Search, and the Apalachicola’s Ice Age Refugees
In a steephead ravine by the Apalachicola River, we look for the Apalachicola dusky salamander with Bruce Means. Here, we find a pocket of ice age Florida.
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A Geologist’s View of the Apalachicola River | Shark Fossils and Rocks
The upper Apalachicola River has geology like no other in Florida. Geologist Harley Means reads rocks and finds fossils in Means Creek and on Alum Bluff.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresRaising Kids with Nature
Father and Son Hiking and Camping at Torreya State Park
Thieving raccoons, high water on the Apalachicola, and learning to follow trail blazes make for a memorable camping trip for a WFSU producer and his son.
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RiverTrek paddlers get a new perspective on the Apalachicola River and its relationship to the floodplain as they hike protected lands around it.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams
(Video) RiverTrek Part 1: Garden of Eden, Apalachicola River
We revisit the Apalachicola River for RiverTrek 2013. In our first video, we kayak a higher river than last year, and hike the woods and bluffs around it.
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Apalachicola River and BayEcoAdventuresKayak and Canoe AdventuresRivers and Streams
Kayaking the Apalachicola on RiverTrek 2012 | Days 1 & 2
In Part 1 (of 2) of RiverTrek 2012, eleven paddlers head down the Apalachicola River. Within the first two days, they find themselves climbing down into caves and scaling bluffs as they get to know the area around the river as well.
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RiverTrek Day 1: Woodruff Dam to Alum Bluff
Day one of the paddle started in thick fog, and included a trek along Means Creek and a talk by Helen Light about the state of the coastal floodplain.