University of Florida IFAS Extension Needs You!
The University of Florida IFAS Extension works towards agricultural, environmental, and economic sustainability in our rapidly growing state and communities. We accomplish this through research-based educational programs, publications, and opportunities provided to...
NW Florida Regional Boating and Waterways Management Workshop
Chris Verlinde Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Santa Rosa County chrismv@ufl.edu The NW Florida Regional Workshop on boating and waterways management will be held in Milton, Florida, August 16 and 17, 2011. The workshop will examine innovative strategies that will...
Seagrass Awareness Festival
Chris Verlinde Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Santa Rosa County chrismv@ufl.edu What: 11th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration You never know who you'll meet at the Seagrass Awareness Festival! Photo Credits: Andrew Diller When: March 26, 2011 See...
Seagrass Awareness in Florida
Chris Verlinde Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent Santa Rosa County chrismv@ufl.edu Seagrasses are a valuable part of the marine environment and support a thriving million-dollar fishery. Most commercial and recreationally important fish, crabs and shrimp spend some...
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...