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You can see so much wildlife without leaving your car. But let's leave the car and see the rest of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

WFSU Local Routes WFSU’s Mike Plummer shows us the fateful story of a World War II era B-17 bomber that crashed at Saint Marks on a summer day in 1944. The plane went down carrying a crew of ten men…only one airman survived. Long forgotten, the wreckage was rediscovered in 2011. A historic marker is now in place so the story of these men won’t be forgotten again. Transcript: Reporter Mike Plummer: When I think of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, I usually think of unspoiled nature and its signature lighthouse.  But in 2011, a crew from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Shorebirds in the Misty Morning | Surveying the St. Marks Refuge It’s a little after 6:00 am, and all I can see in my headlights is tall grass. In that tall grass is the car I’m following; off to the sides is darkness, water. My car struggles to stay straight on the overgrown levies of the Saint Marks Refuge, and my hands stay busy on the wheel. Soon, Don Morrow and I are standing in the dark hearing least bitterns and frogs, and a distant barred owl. We’re in position to count shorebirds. Don does this roughly twice a month, based on the tides. “I’m looking for a 2.5 foot tide...