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Watershed
by Watershed
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
Episodes
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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....
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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...
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Episode 11 Teaser
Teaser for episode 11...more coming soon! Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.
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On the Fringe of 450
On September 8th, 2015, St. Augustine, Florida celebrated its 450th birthday. But who is the party for, exactly?
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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.
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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...
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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…
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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…
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A Missing Piece
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.
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Murky Waters
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.
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Seismic Airgun Testing
In the summer of 2014, President Obama gave the green light for oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic coast—a complete reversal in Obama’s 2008 campaign platform. Today, nine applications for seismic airgun testing are under consideration at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Seismic...
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Consider the Oyster—and the Oysterman
Oysters are the foundation of culture and economy in Apalachicola, a small, Franklin County fishing town in Florida’s panhandle. In many ways, the oyster is Apalachicola’s culinary mascot. But the bay, so famous for its eponymous oyster, is in serious trouble. 2.6 million pounds of oysters came...
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Spring to Action
In 2011, the Florida legislature slashed funding for statewide conservation programs. In September 2014, activists and policy makers gathered at Homosassa Springs to respond. Visit www.watershedradio.com for more.
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