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:

• Episode Transcripts

  We are working diligently to bring you transcripts, soon! But, for now, the following episodes have been transcribed.

  Season 2 - 2022

  • End of the Year Q&A (NEW)
  • Highlighting a Keystone Species: The Gopher Tortoise (NEW)
  • It's Spooky Season, Let's Chat About Bats(NEW)
  • All About Lightning (NEW)
  • All About Owls (NEW)
  • Rat Poisons and Wildlife: What’s the Big Deal (NEW)
  • Microplastic Pollution ... What Is It? (NEW)
  • 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
• Currently Broadcasting on ...

  Naturally Florida is hosted on Anchor.fm and distributed automatically among an RSS feed and the following common podcast apps.

  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify
  • Google Podcasts
  • Amazon Music 
  • Audible
  • Anchor 
  • Breaker
  • Castbox
  • Pocket Casts
  • RadioPublic

  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

• 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

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