EPISODE · Mar 4, 2025 · 39 MIN
Episode 245: The Montbrook Fossil Site
from Welcome to Florida · host Chadd Scott
Alcoholic, womanizing, Islamophobe U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is also a climate denier. He has instructed the armed forces to ignore climate impacts and has demanded the Pentagon cut funding on military installations aimed at combating the effects of climate change, including at bases in Florida.The Montbrook Fossil Site roughly 45 minutes south of Gainesville in Levy County has become one of the most globally significant paleontological digs in the world. Jonathan Bloch runs the site for the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He joins us on this episode to discuss the site's discovery, what it has revealed, and how to volunteer there.Become a patron of "Welcome to Florida" and for just $5 per month you can support the show and receive exclusive access to our weekly "Florida Conservation Newsletter."
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Alcoholic, womanizing, Islamophobe U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is also a climate denier. He has instructed the armed forces to ignore climate impacts and has demanded the Pentagon cut funding on military installations aimed at combating the effects of climate change, including at bases in Florida. The Montbrook Fossil Site roughly 45 minutes south of Gainesville in Levy County has become one of the most globally significant paleontological digs in the world. Jonathan Bloch runs the si...
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