For some Black people in the South, land is more than wealth. It's community and culture

Rob Diaz de Villegas is WFSU Public Media's Ecology Producer. After years of producing WFSU's music program, OutLoud, Rob found himself in a salt marsh with a camera. This new beginning was the National Science Foundation-funded In the Grass, On the Reef, which became the award-winning <a href="https://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000016e-ccea-ddc2-a56e-edfe5af20000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1743000691921,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000195-cdda-dd16-a5d5-cffa0b530000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1743000691921,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000195-cdda-dd16-a5d5-cffa0b530000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;WFSU Ecology Blog&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000195-d2ef-d9f3-abfd-daff9f400001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000195-d2ef-d9f3-abfd-daff9f400000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">WFSU Ecology Blog</a>. Rob's Ecology work includes full-length documentaries, short-form television and radio stories, and podcasts. Rob is married with two children/ reluctant outdoor adventure companions.