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Bringing Striped Newts Back to the Munson Sandhills

6 minutes 40 seconds

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The Coastal Plains Institute has teamed with governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, volunteers, and local children to reintroduce the striped newt to the Munson Sandhills region of the Apalachicola National Forest. After an extended drought, striped newts disappeared from the forest. During a recent exploration of the forest, a group of citizen scientists discovered the newts are making a comeback. Part of the "EcoAdventures in North Florida" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 6 minutes 40 seconds

Close up of a striped salamander mostly submerged and surrounded by plant life. Caption: (narrator) This pond is an ephemeral wetland.
EcoAdventures in North Florida (WFSU Local Routes)
Episode 1
6 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A handful of white birds with long legs cluster together near the edge of a pond. Caption: a second migratory flock of whooping cranes.
EcoAdventures in North Florida (WFSU Local Routes)
Episode 2
4 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Still image from: Underwater Archeology: Excavating the Wacissa River
EcoAdventures in North Florida (WFSU Local Routes)
Episode 3
6 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of pinkish mushrooms. Caption: Lake Seminole Farms grows oyster mushrooms.
EcoAdventures in North Florida (WFSU Local Routes)
Episode 4
5 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person standing in a boat holding an octopus. Caption: They actually come in to eat just the fish.
EcoAdventures in North Florida (WFSU Local Routes)
Episode 5
6 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12