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		<title>Estuary Minutes from Rookery Bay</title>
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		<description>In partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University, the broadcast license holder for WGCU Public Media, the Reserve is able to promote informed coastal stewardship to a greater audience across the airwaves.  Estuary Minute Public Service Announcements, formatted in NPR style, can be now heard every Saturday morning at 8:19 am on WGCU 90.1 FM and WMKO 91.7 FM.  Below please find a sampling of Estuary Minute podcasts.  You may also visit WGCU-FMs website and hear their live broadcast at www.wgcu.org</description>
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		<copyright>Rookery Bay NERR</copyright>
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			<title>Welcome to Rookery Bay Reserve</title>
			<description>Director Gary Lytton explains the Reserve’s role in protecting estuaries</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>What is an Estuary</title>
			<description>Find out what happens when fresh and salt water mix together</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Polka-dot Batfish</title>
			<description>Environmental Learning Center mascot – You’ve heard of batman, but this gnarly fish is no Hollywood star</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 9 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Osprey</title>
			<description>Majestic raptors on the rebound from DDT poisoning are indicators of water quality</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Learning Center Mangrove Tank</title>
			<description>Hear how this popular exhibit showcases a fabulous array Florida fish</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Mangrove Forest Habitat</title>
			<description>They may be known as walking trees but there’s more to mangroves than meets the eye</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 6 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Mangrove coast</title>
			<description>Southwest Florida would be very different without mangroves</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Learning Center Wet Lab</title>
			<description>Large basins in the lab are used by researchers to recreate estuarine conditions</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Barrier Island Beach</title>
			<description>This critical habitat is a matter of survival for several species of coastal birds</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Backwater Bay</title>
			<description>Hear about life cycles of fish and migration within the estuary</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 3 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>11 Estuarine tools</title>
			<description>Researchers use a variety of methods to understand the effects of altered freshwater flow</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>12 Crab condos</title>
			<description>Water quality technicians learn about water quality from crabs</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>13 Seagrass</title>
			<description>These beds of flowering plants are much more than fish food</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>14 Manatee and humanity</title>
			<description>These marine mammals need their space in our waterways</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 2 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>15 Oyster Reef</title>
			<description>Oysters are considered the original island builders in this region</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>16 Fishing</title>
			<description>Recreational and commercial fishing boosts local economy thanks to healthy estuary</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>17 Rookery Bay’s Least Wanted</title>
			<description>Invasive exotic species threaten native wildlife</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>18 Fire in the Flatwoods</title>
			<description>Resource managers use prescribe fire as a tool in managing natural areas</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>19 Mosquitoes</title>
			<description>Reserve research helped reduce non-target mortality from mosquito control</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>20 Florida’s First People</title>
			<description>Shell mounds showcase 3,000 years of human use in the Rookery Bay estuary</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>21 Early Settlers</title>
			<description>Pioneers fought the odds to survive and thrive</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>22 Rookery Bay History</title>
			<description>Find out how the Reserve was established in the face of mounting commercial development</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>23 Going to School the Pioneer Way</title>
			<description>Ray Carroll recollects his grandfather’s tale of growing up near Henderson Creek</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 4 May 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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