Saddle up for this week's adventure. We explore the unique history of Cracker Cattle and Horses in Florida, plus we get a preview of the upcoming documentary, The Florida Cattle Drive: Unbroken Circles.” And the local music group,...
This week on “Local Routes,” Rob Diaz de Villegas travels to the Munson Sandhills of the Apalachicola National Forest to learn how conservationists are working to reintroduce a tiny amphibian to the ecosystem. Mike Plummer travels to Thomasville...
We met at 7 am to answer a question. For the previous couple of months, I’d been wandering Lake Jackson’s exposed bed, and observing the area around Porter Sink. The lake had been down since November, and on and...
We dig into the past in this episode. First with archaeologists at a site in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge as they try to solve a mystery. Then, we explore the culture shared at the annual Tama...
Remembering singer-songwriter Kathryn Belle Long who passed away May 23, 2023.
Originally Published July 23, 2024
I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like a happy dog. When you watch this video, you’ll see some happy dogs. You’ll know they’re happy because their tails are wagging. Additionally, I’ve noticed that when people...
Originally Published September 17, 2024
Florida is home to many weird and wonderful oddities, like the 4-headed pindo palm we found hiding in our front yard. We call it Vincent. But the odd thing about Vincent is that he didn’t...
On this episode of Local Routes, our Ecology intern, Chloe Thompson, helps the Apalachee Audubon Society organize a cleanup of Lake Elberta. Thirty-seven volunteers picked up forty bags of trash on a wildlife-filled day.
We also discover that composting can...
The pillowcases are writhing. Everyone has been handed one, and some are moving more than others. Large scales show through the thin fabric, and in at least one pillowcase, a head is seeking a way out. It won’t have...
Some dogs have all the luck. The dog in this story has had all that luck, and then some. As a road-running stray, he captured the imagination of animal lovers in Ochlocknee, Panacea, and Crawfordville, Florida. Today, they call him Buddy...
