Mike Plummer discovers the story of a family bond while seeking to find out why his co-worker's 90-year-old grandfather jumped out of a plane.
A small beaver becomes a viral video sensation when he's rescued from a local water treatment facility. We follow his rescue, rehab and release. Plus, we go exploring on the Aucilla Sinks trail and learn more about...
We meet two retired elephants who are calling the Elephant Refuge North America in south Georgia their home. We also kayak through Lower Lake Lafayette in a fun EcoAdventure. Plus, we meet a new contributor to our WFSU Ecology...
Ready, Get Set, Go (on an EcoAdventure)! We meet a local Ph.D. student, Chris Omni, who is is exploring art and black joy in green spaces. Plus, we go on a hunt for a new species of critter at...
The WFSU EcoCitizen project explores two locations. One is an urban park, Lake Elberta. Here, Apalachee Audubon is enhancing habitat for birds and pollinators. In the Munson Sandhills region of the Apalachicola National Forest, citizen scientists helping researchers study sensitive...
We explore how the Cyber world we live in has increased the need for people skilled in Information Technology. Plus we look at ways people are learning and earning while they gain experience in this field. Plus, how teachers...
On WFSU'S Local Routes, we meet the man entrusted to make the old oak tree in front of the Leon County Library into more than just a memory. American Graduate looks at solutions to the high school dropout...
This week on “Local Routes,” Mike Plummer hits the road in a re-imagined muscle car from the 70s. Rebecca Alvis visits a unique neighborhood library where kids go to read, learn and have fun! Plus, we have...
Highlights of what you'll find in the March 2021 episode of Local Routes. The focus is on how local arts groups have come up new ways to reach audiences during COVID.
So many stories in one half hour. We dig deep into history to find some interesting items from Florida's very distant past. Plus, we meet an artist who is using her imagination to create entire worlds. ...

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