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20.12.2024

Rising Seas and Flowing Rivers | Chapter 2 of Finding the First Floridans | The WFSU Ecology Blog

About 20,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, Florida had twice as much land mass, and was a much drier place.

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20.12.2024

Florida's Ice Age Landscape | Chapter 1 of Finding the First Floridans | The WFSU Ecology Blog

What can large, extinct animals tell us about Florida at the end of the last ice age, when humans first arrived here?

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20.12.2024

Prehistoric Cultures Adapt to Change | Chapter 3 of Finding the First Floridians | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Over thousands of years, Florida cultures evolved along with the land as the last ice age transitioned to a modern climate.

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16.11.2024

The Bee That Wasn't Supposed to be at Tall Timbers | The WFSU Ecology Blog

We find a bee far from its known range, sipping on nectar at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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29.10.2024

The unrecognizable ice age Wacissa: Revisiting Ryan-Harley | The WFSU Ecology Blog

At the Ryan-Harley site, archeologists reconstruct the ice age landscape of the Wacissa River, where early Floridians left artifacts.

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15.05.2024

Bluffs of St. Teresa – Ochlockonee Vista Joins Landscapes | The WFSU Ecology Blog

The Bluffs of St. Teresa: hike to an overlook on the Ochlockonee River in this linchpin of the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

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08.05.2024

Finding the rare sandhills cellophane bee- with data | The WFSU Ecology Blog

We use iNaturalist data to help find the sandhills cellophane bee. Researchers are looking for nesting sites for the rare bee.

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03.05.2024

Indigo release '24: Cola River, Zooniverse, and 41 new snakes! | The WFSU Ecology Blog

A record number of eastern indigo snakes were released at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines this week, onto a newly expanded landscape.

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23.04.2024

The Oyster "Plan": what happens when Apalachicola Bay reopens? | The WFSU Ecology Blog

A community/ research coalition has made recommendations for the management of the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery when it reopens in 2026.

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09.02.2024

Help researchers find new, rare species in Florida sandhills | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Researchers want your iNaturalist pics of some springtime species found in Florida sandhills: lupines, frosted elfins, and a rare bee.

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15.12.2023

Wild born indigo snakes found at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Two indigo snake hatchlings mark a milestone in Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines release program. Soon, you can help find more.

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06.12.2023

St. Marks Refuge trails: biking and running away from Lighthouse Road | The WFSU Ecology Blog

You can see so much wildlife without leaving your car. But let's leave the car and see the rest of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

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08.11.2023

Fossil frog discovery sheds light on Florida's early years | The WFSU Ecology Blog

New research from the University of Florida finds that one of Florida's earliest frog species came from the Caribbean.

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24.10.2023

Bang for your caterpillar buck: which plants host the most? | The WFSU Ecology Blog

We look at a tool that tells you which plants host the most caterpillar species in your area and break down the top north Florida natives.

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21.09.2023

The brown-headed nuthatch– a twenty year study of bird choices | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Tall Timbers Research Station studies the family choices of a charismatic cooperative breeding bird– the brown-headed nuthatch.

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29.08.2023

Meet Buddha, a Florida panther at the Tallahassee Museum | The WFSU Ecology Blog

We head to the Tallahassee Museum to meet a Florida panther and learn about apex predators in north Florida.

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22.06.2023

Rail search: deep in the marsh, a firebird hides

Tall Timbers scours north Florida marshes for two fire dependent and very secretive bird species: black and yellow rails.

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06.06.2023

Lake Jackson through the seasons— in photos

Lake Jackson is a dynamic water body. We track wildlife as seasons change and the lake dries and refills. Will update preiodically.

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01.06.2023

In the longleaf ecosystem: more fire, more carbon stored?

Longleaf pine habitats burn, which releases carbon into the atmosphere. But might this ecosystem actually store carbon?

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28.04.2023

2023 Update On The Reintroduction Of Eastern Indigo Snakes To The Apalachicola Bluffs And Ravines Preserve

The Nature Conservancy releases indigo snakes for the seventh consecutive year, reintroducing an apex predator into a biodiversity hotspot.

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17.04.2023

Don't tear it out? Rethinking (and rewilding) your Tallahassee lawn

Turfgrass lawns get a bad rap. But might turfgrass have a place alongside native wildflowers and trees in your backyard habitat?

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11.04.2023

How to Protect Florida Coasts from Hurricane Storm Surge

The University of Miami SUSTAIN Lab combines engineering and ecology as it searches for ways to protect coasts from storm surge.

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31.03.2023

Backyard Blog 2023: Another year of stalking insects with a camera

Our Ecology Producer photographs his backyard ecosystem, witnessing seasons change through his plants and the insects that eat them.

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22.03.2023

Is birding better at Lake Jackson when it's dried down?

We look for birds in and around Lake Jackson to figure out why it has so many eBird hotspots, whether it's full or dried down.

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26.01.2023

The Wakulla Springs Wildlife Survey- a decades long look

We tag along for a Wakulla Springs Wildlife Survey, and the volunteer surveyors share decades of wildlife photos from the spring.

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12.01.2023

Welcome Liesel Hamilton to the WFSU Ecology Blog!

Meet our newest contributor! Liesel Hamilton is a PhD student at Florida State University, studying creative writing and ecocriticism.

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29.12.2022

My Year in Bugs: the 2022 Backyard Blog

A year of life and death struggles, mating, caterpillars, and several new pollinator visitors to the yard of WFSU's Ecology producer.

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30.11.2022

The strange and dangerous love lives of zebra longwing butterflies

Witness how zebra longwing caterpillars go crazy for passionvine, and how, as butterflies, go crazy for each other when it's time to mate.

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30.11.2022

Timberlane Ravine: learn to love dead trees (and trillium!)

Tallahassee's Timberlane Ravine Trail through the seasons- trilliums, funky mushrooms, hearts a bustin', and the beauty of dead trees.

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30.11.2022

Want to See the Gulf Fritillary Life Cycle? Plant Passionflower!

Watch the gulf fritillary life cycle- mating, egg laying, every caterpillar stage, making a chrysalis, and finally, an adult.

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Rising Seas and Flowing Rivers | Chapter 2 of Finding the First Floridans | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Florida's Ice Age Landscape | Chapter 1 of Finding the First Floridans | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Prehistoric Cultures Adapt to Change | Chapter 3 of Finding the First Floridians | The WFSU Ecology Blog

The Bee That Wasn't Supposed to be at Tall Timbers | The WFSU Ecology Blog

The unrecognizable ice age Wacissa: Revisiting Ryan-Harley | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Bluffs of St. Teresa – Ochlockonee Vista Joins Landscapes | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Finding the rare sandhills cellophane bee- with data | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Indigo release '24: Cola River, Zooniverse, and 41 new snakes! | The WFSU Ecology Blog

The Oyster "Plan": what happens when Apalachicola Bay reopens? | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Help researchers find new, rare species in Florida sandhills | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Wild born indigo snakes found at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines | The WFSU Ecology Blog

St. Marks Refuge trails: biking and running away from Lighthouse Road | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Fossil frog discovery sheds light on Florida's early years | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Bang for your caterpillar buck: which plants host the most? | The WFSU Ecology Blog

The brown-headed nuthatch– a twenty year study of bird choices | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Meet Buddha, a Florida panther at the Tallahassee Museum | The WFSU Ecology Blog

Rail search: deep in the marsh, a firebird hides

Lake Jackson through the seasons— in photos

In the longleaf ecosystem: more fire, more carbon stored?

2023 Update On The Reintroduction Of Eastern Indigo Snakes To The Apalachicola Bluffs And Ravines Preserve

Don't tear it out? Rethinking (and rewilding) your Tallahassee lawn

How to Protect Florida Coasts from Hurricane Storm Surge

Backyard Blog 2023: Another year of stalking insects with a camera

Is birding better at Lake Jackson when it's dried down?

The Wakulla Springs Wildlife Survey- a decades long look

Welcome Liesel Hamilton to the WFSU Ecology Blog!

My Year in Bugs: the 2022 Backyard Blog

The strange and dangerous love lives of zebra longwing butterflies

Timberlane Ravine: learn to love dead trees (and trillium!)

Want to See the Gulf Fritillary Life Cycle? Plant Passionflower!

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