WFSU Ecology Producer Rob Diaz de Villegas catches the sunrise with Don Morrow, a man who spends many mornings counting the shorebirds along the Gulf of Mexico.
Originally Posted December 17, 2020
It’s a little after 6:00 am, and all I...
Originally Posted May 20, 2021
The cottages at Lake Ella are one of the capital city’s most recognizable landmarks. The story behind them is also the story of a gentleman named Gilbert Chandler and his family. After stopping in Tallahassee...
A Message from Mark
This story came to us from loyal and alert viewer Mark. Mark is somewhat “well known”, so I am withholding his last name so that he will become less “well known”. The thing about Mark is...
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...
It took the death of an oak for me to start raising gulf fritillaries. My yard is small and much of it is paved, so I have limited garden space. I had been wanting to plant passionvine, but heard...
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...
The first time I meet Chris Omni, we take off our shoes and walk barefoot in Governor’s Park. It’s an exercise in mindfulness in nature. Without shoes, we walk more slowly and take in our surroundings. We feel the...
Heading out on an Ecoadventure
“Whoa, Mr. Rob!” shouts Olivia, “there are some of those carnivorous plants!” Upon closer inspection, the reddish splotches by our feet are sticky little pink sundews. It’s the kind of moist area plant you might...
Five decades of ballet
It is doubtful that way back in 1972, The Tallahassee Ballet founder Helen Salter had imagined that her new dance company, then known as the Tallahassee Civic Ballet, would one day celebrate it's 50th anniversary toward...
A Musical Memory Lane
When I was a kid, my school had a special assembly for my entire 4th grade. About 100 of us sat on the carpet in the atrium that also served as a multipurpose/performance area and...
