I think most of my best paddling trip memories are from moments that happened outside of the canoe or kayak. Those lunch or snack breaks on sandbars, or cooling off with a quick swim. Maybe we headed into the...
Linda Hall is a mixed media artist who works with all kinds of media; gouache, papier mache, and things she finds like old fabric and quilts. WFSU's Mike Plummer visits her studio to find out about her wide...
Doing the right thing! We hear a lot about “helping businesses” and “creating jobs”, but do you know what I don’t hear very often?  Ready, here it is: “doing the right thing”.  In our quest for prosperity we seem to...
When WFSU first took part in the American Graduate Initiative, it focused on encouraging students to get their high school diploma. Today that mission has expanded and is incorporating the world of social media to helps students explore the...
Click here to explore the videos, stories, field trips,discussions and more in WFSU's Age of Nature project. From explorations of the Apalachicola River Bluffs and Ravines area and the creation of a virtual field trip to a screening of the...
In late spring and early summer, wood storks and other wading birds head to rookeries to nest. To see one, we head into a cypress swamp owned by a married couple, who manage it as a preserve. ...

Meet John Birch

Earlier this year, the very old, and unfortunately ill, oak tree in front of the Leroy Collins Public Library in Tallahassee had to be cut down.  It had been around almost as long as the city of Tallahassee itself...
Chris Thompson is a Muscogee shell carver. Using various marine snail and clam shells, he's preserving the heritage of his people by recording imagery of their lore and connection to nature. Some are decorative gorgets, while others...
The first Florida Jazz & Blues Festival at Cascades Park took a lot of planning. WFSU's Franky Verdecia goes behind-the-scenes of the festival to speak with the two founders, Scotty Barnhart and Jon Brown, about what it takes to...
The Adventures of Annabelle Lyn are: Holly Riley on fiddle, Elizabeth Fravel on bass, and Kathryn Belle Long on guitar. Each member is a songwriter, and a teacher as well. "Loralinda" was written by Elizabeth. The song pre-dates the...