About Naturally Florida Podcast
Naturally Florida is a podcast about Florida's natural areas and the wild things that live here.
This podcast is brought to you by UF/IFAS Extension's Natural Resources programs in Polk and Pinellas Counties.
Podcast Objectives:
- Introduce Floridians, and those visiting Florida, to the wild spaces around them and the wild things that live here
- Encourage co-existence with Florida's native plants, animals, and ecosystems
- Inspire listeners to seek out additional information and engage in citizen science projects to document Florida's biodiversity
Listen Now, on Apple Podcasts:
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Episode Transcripts
We are working diligently to bring you transcripts, soon! But, for now, the following episodes have been transcribed.
Season 3 - 2023
- Transcripts coming soon!
Season 2 - 2022
- End of the Year Q&A
- Highlighting a Keystone Species: The Gopher Tortoise
- It's Spooky Season, Let's Chat About Bats
- All About Lightning
- All About Owls
- Rat Poisons and Wildlife: What’s the Big Deal
- Microplastic Pollution ... What Is It?
- Toads as Big as Your Head! Cane Toads in Florida
- Coyotes are here to stay!
- Special Interview with Dr. Scott Angle, UF Sr. Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Words Matter: When and How to Use the Words Invasive Species
- Is It Getting Hotter in Our Cities? It's the Urban Heat Island Effect!
Season 1 - 2021
- American White Pelicans, Florida's Other Snowbird
- Florida on Fire: Prescribed Fire in the Sunshine State
- Birds and Their Houses: Cavity Nesters in Florida
- (Part 2) Florida's Most Recognizable Reptile: the American Alligator
- (Part 1) Florida's Most Recognizable Reptile: the American Alligator
- Trees and People: An intro to urban forestry
- Cuban Treefrogs, they're more than just a nuisance!
- Wait, we have fireflies in Florida?
- Where does rain go after it falls?
- Lara's Favorite Species: The Green Anole
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Currently Broadcasting on ...
Naturally Florida is hosted on Anchor.fm and distributed automatically among an RSS feed and the following common podcast apps.
Don't see your favorite podcast platform? You may be able to add our podcast manually, using our RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/1b49f190/podcast/rss
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As seen in ...
Naturally Florida is featured in the following news media,
- North Pinellas News (February 2023)
- Tampa Bay Times (July 2021)
- The Gabber (July 2021)
- Podcast Business Journal (July 2021)
Lara and Shannon were guests on the following podcasts,
- Cast and Blast Florida, Episode: "Conversations #3.13: Naturally Florida, with Shannon Carnevale & Lara Milligan"
- The Florida Spectacular, Episode 33: Naturally Florida podcast
- Two Bees in a Podcast, Episode 82: Pristine Impairing Olfactory Associative Learning in Honey Bees and Naturally Florida Podcast & How to Collect Wax
Listener Suggestions:
If you have a topic suggestion you would like to share, consider submitting it here: Topic Submission Form
If you have ideas for ways we can make this podcast better, consider sharing with us, here: Comment Submission Form
iNaturalist Project: Naturally Florida's Listener Observations
If you're active on iNaturalist, consider joining our iNaturalist project, Naturally Florida's Listener Observations, here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/naturally-florida-s-listener-observations
See observations by other listeners below.
Connect
Shannon Carnevale
UF/IFAS Extension Polk County
scarnevale@ufl.edu
Lara Milligan
UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County
lara317@ufl.edu
Learn more:
Media:
Wildlife Conflict Resources
Selected UF/IFAS Publications
- Dealing with Unwanted Wildlife in an Urban Environment
- Why Shouldn't We Feed Water Birds?
- How Effective and Humane Is Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) for Feral Cats?
- Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Alligators
- Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Frogs
- Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Snakes
- The Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
- Living with Alligators: A Florida Reality
- Bats of Florida
- The Cane or "Bufo" Toad (Rhinella marina) in Florida