2019 Pensacola-Perdido Bay Bio Scavenger Hunt
PPBEP Bio Scavenger Hunt Procedures Release Volunteer Form PPBEP Bio Scavenger Data Sheet Dunes Sheet Marsh Sheet Jetties Sheet Seagrass Sheet
Category: Coasts & Marine
Sea Grant Notes – Sep 6, 2019
September 6, 2019 Sea Grant Notes SEPTEMBER IS MICROPLASTICS AWARNESS MONTH Read about this issue at either http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/nat/. https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2019/09/06/microplastics-awareness-month-4/. THE SEP 12th SCIENCE HOUR WILL BE MOVED TO SEP 19th The topic for Sep… Read More
Microplastics Awareness Month
It is an amazing product actually… plastic. It can be molded into all sorts of shapes and forms. In some cases, it can be more durable than other products, it is lighter and cheaper than many. Slowly over… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – Aug 30, 2019
August 30, 2019 Sea Grant Notes WATCHING HURRICANE DORIAN There are several activities planned for next week and all are watching the weather. Everyone should prep for this. Cancelations (if they happen) will be monitored…. Read More
Clean Boating Tip of the Month – Petroleum Control
Tip #2 – Dealing with Fuel, Oil, and Bilge Boaters want to recreate and fish in clean waters as much as non-boaters. However, hydrocarbon spills into local waterways can have serious impacts on the environment. One gallon of… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – Aug 23, 2019
August 23, 2019 Sea Grant Notes UF IFAS LAKEWATCH NUTRIENT POLLUTION MONITORING REPORT The University of Florida IFAS Extension has a volunteer citizen science program called LAKEWATCH. There are four volunteers monitoring nutrients and chlorophyll… Read More
Nutrient Pollution in Pensacola Bay; the 2019 LAKEWATCH Report for Escambia County Waters
Water quality is something that concerns many in our community. Older folks will remember the days of large fish kills in our bayous, reports of PCB in sediments and some species of fish tissue, and more recently health… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – Aug 16, 2019
August 16, 2019 Sea Grant Notes MANATEE SIGHTINGS CONTINUE This week we heard a presentation from Elizabeth Hieb (Dauphin Island Sea Lab Manatee Watch Program) at the Bream Fisherman’s meeting. The manatees everyone are seeing… Read More
Clean Boating Tip of the Month – Hurricane Preparations
Many local residents are concerned about the health of our bay and what we can do to try and improve it. There are many things that homeowners can do, but there are things that boaters can also do… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – August 9, 2019
August 9, 2019 Sea Grant Notes SEA TURTLE BABY SHOWER! This annual event is kid, and family, friendly with games, activities, education tables, music, all focused on our sea turtles. Come out and learn about… Read More