Gulf Islands National Seashore: A historical and natural treasure
Andrew Diller Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Escambia County apdiller@ufl.edu Gulf Islands National Seashore (GINS) is located along the northern Gulf of Mexico in Mississippi and Florida. The Florida properties surround Pensacola, the site of the first European...
How Much Does the Gulf of Mexico Mean to You?
Brooke Saari Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Okaloosa & Walton Counties bsaari@ufl.edu Have you ever considered what the Gulf of Mexico means to you? Is it important to you? Putting a value on an ecosystem or the services it provides is very difficult. ...
Your Florida Pond – Oxygen Levels, Temperature, and Fish Kills
Judy Ludlow County Extension Director Calhoun County judy.ludlow@ufl.edu Extreme temperatures can cause fish die-offs in Florida’s ponds, estuaries, lakes, and rivers. In large natural areas, these events usually do not cause permanent damage to existing fish...
Be on the lookout for horseshoe crabs
Bill Mahan County Extension Director Franklin bmahan@ufl.edu Spring is around the corner and that can only mean one thing, horseshoe crabs! That’s right it’s horseshoe crab survey time! Horseshoe crab blood looks blue. Photo Credits: Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Deluge of Interest at Extension Rain Barrel Workshop
Carrie T. Stevenson Coastal Sustainability Agent Escambia County Extension ctsteven@ufl.edu With dry conditions, mandated water restrictions in many parts of the state, and rising prices of almost everything, water conservation is more important than ever. Floridians...
Audubon Shorebird Stewardship Program comes to Northwest Florida
Bill Mahan County Extension Director Franklin bmahan@ufl.edu Are you looking for a great opportunity to volunteer some of your time to help the environment? If so the Audubon Shorebird Stewardship Program might be just for you. This program has already been adopted...
Panhandle Outdoors Spring Issue
Andrew Diller Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Escambia County apdiller@ufl.edu Water is a central theme in many of the articles in this issue of Panhandle Outdoors. We explore seagrass beds in our estuaries, horseshoe crabs, fish kills in freshwater lakes and ponds,...