{"id":12949,"date":"2022-10-13T22:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T02:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?p=12949"},"modified":"2022-10-13T22:10:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T02:10:37","slug":"joy-exploration-and-discovery-outdoors-episode-802","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/2022-10-13\/joy-exploration-and-discovery-outdoors-episode-802\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy, Exploration, and Discovery Outdoors (Episode 802)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3072922786\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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 Lake Jackson. See what happens when you release more than two dozen Indigo Snakes back into the wild at one time (and learn why it&#8217;s important. Also, the lifecycle of a butterfly from egg to release.  Then we take to the skies to check out Maclay Gardens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 Lake Jackson. 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