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Celebrated social justice activist and Jacksonville native Stetson Kennedy would have celebrated his 100th birthday this October. Kennedy is well known for his work documenting Florida folklife with the Works Progress Administration, infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan, and his prolific publications. We're tipping our hats to Kennedy and bringing you a short audio postcard from Lake Belu

FP is a big question mark for marine researchers. It's a herpesvirus that primarily effects the endangered green sea turtle, manifesting in debilitating cauliflower-looking tumors. It was first documented in 1938 in the Florida keys, but in the nearly 80 years since, there’s a disturbing amount still unknown about FP. Like what cocktail of factors is causing it. And why it’s sp

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On September 8th, 2015, St. Augustine, Florida celebrated its 450th birthday. But who is the party for, exactly?

Welcome to Hastings, Florida, where some of the state's most unique conservation is taking place. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

In 2014, Florida voters passed Amendment 1—the Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment—by a sweeping 75%. Advocates believe this should send a clear mandate to lawmakers in Tallahassee: restore funding for conservation lands to protect our environmental resources. But legislators may not be getting the message. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

Ben and Louann Williams are among a movement of private landowners slowly but surely reestablishing longleaf pine forests. Historically, longleaf pine was THE pine of the Southern United States. Its ecosystem once dominated the landscape from southeast Virginia, extending down through Florida, and west to Texas. Early settlers and naturalists marveled at the majestic landscape helm

The pine rockland ecosystem is a mixture of a slash pine canopy, scrubby ground layer, and fossilized coral reef. Rocklands once spanned 185,000 acres, but over nearly 100 years of south Florida development, that has shriveled to less than 2% of the original range. An incredible amalgam of rare and endangered plants and animal species rely on the globally-imperiled pine rockland, i

Carlton Ward discovered the power of the camera as a conservation photographer in central Africa. Now his sights are set on his home: Florida. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

How do you do the work you think is important whilst battling stigmas and opposition? For advice we turn to a man who began his career in his family's bathtub. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.