Discover the stories in this episode of Local Routes. With a focus on the hundreds of native bees in our region, we look a the varieties, the best habitats, and beekeepers, as well as the citizen science underway to discover the many other types of pollinators.
In this episode, we see how Mundi the elephant is doing at a refuge in Attipulgus, Georgia. We hear the "purrs" of Buddha the panther at the Tallahassee Museum. Plus we see how a man losing his sight still...
The Journey begins! Hosted from Old Centerville Road, one of the Canopy roads in Leon county, we begin to explore our local community. In this episode we search for the secret to the best boiled peanut. ...
April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, this week's episode celebrates our local environment. We travel to the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravine Preserve, take a road trip along Florida's Forgotten Coast, and discover how to create...
We meet a musician named Haiqiong Deng, who was born in Northwest China, but now calls North Florida her home. She says the traditional Chinese music she performs is shaped the nature she finds in her own backyard. Plus,...
Alpacas, medical marijuana, and more! This episode explores how outside-the-box business ideas have taken some local business owners down some unusual and creative paths. Businesses include Trulieve, Maise Daze Fleecery, and Artists Helping Artists.
In this episode, we kick of the sixth season of Local Routes with an exploration of the human relationship with nature and a preview of the upcoming PBS program, Age of Nature. We look at some of our own...
We take a look at how the American Graduate Project is raising awareness of high dropout rates in our area and how the community can help. We learn how a second chance school in Tallahassee is helping students get...
We go on a quest for the Apalachicola National Forrest's rare cellophane bee, explore Tallahassee's four-headed palm mystery, and meet a mom's journey from postpartum depression to successful bakery owner.
In April of 2017, the Tallahassee Museum welcomed its first litter of red wolf puppies in twelve years. But when visitors came to see them, they found that the pups didn't like human attention. WFSU was granted...
