Just over a year after it dried down, I visit Lake Jackson and find it holding water- for now. Dr. Tom Sawicki is netting the lake edge, or what has recently become the lake edge again. After a year...
Our awareness of Nature is growing. As we discover its role in our modern world and realize its true value, action is being taken to protect and restore it. This story is told by inspiring contributors who reveal the...
Every fall, nature lovers look forward to the arrival of monarch butterflies as they pass through Florida on an epic migration. They get a lot of attention, but our native butterflies like to live here all year long.
Dean and...
We go on a quest to find the rarely seen Sandhills Cellophane Bee.
As part of the 2017 WFSU studio event Vietnam: No Single Story, No Single Song, the musical group comprised of Mimi Hearn, Frank Graham & Friends peform the song called "Chain of Fools" The event focused on the...
Watch as black swallowtails grow from tiny caterpillars to full grown adults. Compared to other butterfly species, these little guys change in appearance as they graduate from one instar phase to the next. These butterflies are easy to raise,...
The rising costs of higher education are driving students into debt, and an expensive college degree still doesn't guarantee a lucrative job. WFSU's Mike Plummer explores one young man's decision to forego a college education, to earn advanced...
This land is home to several ecosystem types, from swamps, pine forests, grasslands, and sinkholes. This makes it an ideal place to try out the iNaturalist app.
Using the app, Peter identifies frogs, spiders, wildflowers, lizards, carnivorous plants, and...
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) did not originate locally but has been growing in popularity. Some people think of MMA as guys fighting in a cage, broadcast as entertainment, but for some it's more than that – it is a...
Smokey Hollow was an African-American community a few blocks east of the state capitol building from reconstruction through the days of segregation. Urban renewal brought the demise of the neighborhood in the 1960’s. Today a memoriam marks its existence...
