by Judy Biss | Dec 20, 2012
North Florida’s hot humid summer seems a distant memory for now. The cool temperatures, falling leaves, and shorter days are a welcome relief. Since activity in and around your pond may be reduced this time of year, there are a few “cool weather” conditions you...
by Judy Biss | Nov 16, 2012
Florida’s black bear population estimate was as low as 300 in the 1970s, today the population estimate is more than 3,000 bears distributed in seven geographically distinct areas of the state (Figure 1.) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 21, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:00am to 3:00pm UF Meat Processing Laboratory 2250 Shealy Drive, Room 156, Gainesville, Florida 32611 Seminar Agenda 9:00am Welcome and Introduction 9:15am Zoonotic Diseases from Wild Game 10:00am Assuring Safety and Quality During...
by John Doyle Atkins | Aug 23, 2012
You are most likely to encounter a snake when the temperature is neither too hot or too cool. This means you chances of seeing a snake in the great outdoors during the middle of the day is greatly increased in the Spring and Fall of the year. With all the rain we have...
by Les Harrison | Jun 15, 2012
Delicate flowers disguise the potential problems of Horsenettle. The dainty yellow and white flowers belie the disaster potential of the plants. Horsenettles (Solanum carolinense) are blooming and producing fruit in Wakulla County. Horsenettle can be a serious weed...
by Judy Biss | Apr 16, 2012
Have you ever wondered what those mounds of soil are that seem to appear from nowhere in surrounding fields and pastures? They are actually dirt mounds dug by the southeastern pocket gopher. The southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis, is also known as the...
