Exploring Florida Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• 10,000 Islands: The Last Florida Wilderness

  The waterways and forests of Ten Thousand Islands.

• An American Genius in Fort Myers

  The home and laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison.

• Big Cypress National Preserve

  Hurricane Andrew's destruction of the red-cockade woodpecker's habitat.

• The Cellular Cosmogony

  The beliefs of the Koreshanity religion.

• Charlotte Harbor

  An undeveloped harbor allows study for researchers.

• The Citrus Industry
• Coastland Birds

  Biologist Ted Below discusses the population decline of wading birds.

• Corkscrew Swamp: The Sanctuary of a Swamp

  The sights and sounds of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

• Disney's Epcot Center: The Land

  The Land's projects include doing research for NASA.

• Dry Tortugas: Fort Jefferson

  Federal troops are stationed on Garden Key during the Civil War.

• Dry Tortugas: Sooty Terns

  Sooty terns gather for nesting season on Bush Key.

• East Everglades

  The wading bird population in the Everglades is decreasing.

• Fire, Water and Wildlife

  The effects of floods and fires on Myakka River State Park.

• Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

  The wildlife refuge protects endangered populations.

• The Florida Trail

  Volunteers maintain Florida's wildlife trails for public use.

• Florida's Watery History

  A journey on the Caloosahatchee River.

• Insects of South Florida

  An entomologist describes the importance of insects in the eco-system.

• Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences

  The evolution of agriculture includes hi-tech agricultural products.

• Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary

  The submerged coral reefs located east of Key Largo.

• Kissimmee River Restoration

  Restoration of the Kissimmee River to its original state.

• Loving Nature to Death

  A bird watching expedition at the Darling National Wildlife Refuge.

• Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

  The natural flora of the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge struggles to exist.

• The Mound Builders Story

  Searching for remnants of the extinct Calusa Indian culture.

• The Peace River

  The Peace River, in Bartow, Florida, is a fossil hunting ground.

• Sanibel Shells

  Collecting shells at Sanibel Island.

• Seaworld Manatee Rehabilitation

  Manatee rehabilitation.

• Selby Gardens

  The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

• Shelling Sanibel

  Collecting shells at Sanibel Island.

• Smallwood Store

  The Ted Smallwood general store is reopened as a living museum.

• Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary

  The growth of the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary.

• Tampa Bay Port Authority

  The Tampa Bay Port Authority exemplifies man's coexistence with nature.

• Teaching Nature to Kids

  Elementary students learn about the environment.

• Ted Below: Coastal Birds

  Biologist Ted Below discusses the population decline of wading birds.

• Ten Thousand Islands

  The waterways and forests of Ten Thousand Islands.

• Tracking Manatees

  The Department of Natural Resources tracks West Indies manatees.

• Turtle Conservation

  A nocturnal rescue expedition for loggerhead sea turtles.

• Understanding Sharks & Other Mysteries of the Sea

  Mote Marine Laboratory studies sharks.

• The Vanishing Scrub Jay

  The social structure of the Florida scrub jay.

• Volunteer Forester
• Volunteer Scientific Research Team

  A group of volunteers research man-made reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Whooping Cranes

  Federal agencies aid in reintroducing the whooping crane to Florida.

• Withlacoochee Training Center

  Educators practice an environmental study with camping students.