Florida Spectacular

Episode 170: Woodpeckers, Withlacoochee, and Why the Land Swap?

Cathy Salustri Season 4 Episode 170

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Florida conservation biologist Gene Kelly joins the podcast to talk about the proposed Withlacoochee land swap. We talk about some of the best things about the area (Red-cockaded woodpeckers! Wilderness! Sand hill habitat!) as well as why the area's significant and deserves continued protection. 

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