Hands on Science

“St. Mark’s national wildlife refuge is about an 80,000 in acre refuge.  It’s a large public use refuge, so we have about 350,000 visitors a year.  We also have two endangered species that we work with on a hands-on basis: the Frosted Flatwoods Salamander and the Red-cockaded Woodpecker.”

Terry Peacock, Refuge Manager, St. Marks and St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuges

Frosted Flatwoods Salamanders

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers


The videos above with Terry Peacock were recorded on April 8, 2021 by Erika Gilsdorf and used here with permission. They appear on the website What Fuels You - https://whatfuelsyouusa.com .