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Watershed is a podcast exploring Florida in flux. We feature character-driven, sound-rich stories from across the Sunshine State about Floridian culture and our changing environment. Learn more at www.watershedradio.com

19/10/2016

Celebrating Stetson Kennedy

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 Beluthahatchee, Kennedy’s homesite. Thanks to Kennedy's stepdaughter Karen Roumillat for her tour. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

2 min
12/02/2016

The Mysteries of FP

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 spreading so quickly. Where most FP cases were once observed off Florida’s coasts, there have now been reports in all major oceans. Today, we visit two places working to save sea turtles from FP and rehab dwindling populations. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

10 min
04/02/2016

Episode 11 Teaser

Teaser for episode 11...more coming soon! Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

1 min
23/09/2015

On the Fringe of 450

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

14 min
24/06/2015

This is Home

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

6 min
08/04/2015

75%

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.

12 min
05/03/2015

The Tree that Built the South

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 helmed by the longleaf pine, and according to the Longleaf Pine Alliance, the longleaf “was literally the tree that built the South.” But over 150 years of human settlement and activity, the longleaf pine forests fragmented and waned. Today less than 1% of the South’s natural stands remain, representing one of the most severe cases of ecosystem loss in the world. Perhaps private landowners like Ben and Louann can serve as models for renewing this nearly extinct landscape. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.

12 min
27/01/2015

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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, including the Florida bonneted bat, Bartram’s hairstreak butterfly, and the tiger beetle. Today, a pocket of pine rockland is mired in controversy. Parts of a property surrounding Zoo Miami are slated for two separate development plans: One, a proposed apartment and shopping center complex with stores like Walmart, Chik-Fil-A and L.A. Fitness. The other is a 20th Century Fox theme park ironically named Miami Wilds. These plans have provoked the ire of many people and organizations who aren’t happy about them. On Saturday of Martin Luther King Day weekend, over 700 concerned Floridians gathered for the Rally for the Rockland to protest the planned developments. Their concern is shared by the Center for Biological Diversity, Pine Rockland Coalition, Sierra Club, the South Florida Wildlands Association, among others. What’s galling for the rally organizers, is what’s at stake if this globally-imperiled ecosystem is developed. What does it say about our state, that commercial development is privileged over ecosystem and resource management? More than that, what does it say about Florida, that we’re even having this conversation?

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Watershed
Years Active

2014 - 2016
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13
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Celebrating Stetson Kennedy

The Mysteries of FP

Episode 11 Teaser

On the Fringe of 450

This is Home

75%

The Tree that Built the South

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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Watershed

Episodes

Celebrating Stetson Kennedy

The Mysteries of FP

Episode 11 Teaser

On the Fringe of 450

This is Home

75%

The Tree that Built the South

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

About

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