Due to the COVID-19 virus, and SO many programs and projects on hold, we have changed the format for Sea Grant Notes to address what is going on. All UF IFAS extension programs, meetings, site… Read More
Due to the COVID-19 virus, and SO many programs and projects on hold, we have changed the format for Sea Grant Notes to address what is going on. All UF IFAS extension programs, meetings, site… Read More
Okay, this is a gamble. I began this series to celebrate the year of the Gulf of Mexico – “Embracing the Gulf 2020”. The idea was to write about the habitats, creatures, economic impacts, and… Read More
This week, we are turning our attention to an invasive species we call EDRR (Early Detection, Rapid Response). In the invasive species world, there is something called the invasive species curve (see diagram). The yellow… Read More
Due to the COVID-19 virus, and SO many programs and projects on hold, we have changed the format for Sea Grant Notes to address what is going on. All UF IFAS extension programs, meetings, site… Read More
Over the last four weeks we have explored several different backyard habitats that wildlife could use. We have looked at leaf litter/mulch (Lesson 2), Logs (Lesson 3), and rocks (Lesson 4). All of these are… Read More
Last week in Lesson 4 we began looking at how the dissolving behavior of the polar molecule we call water causes what we call salinity – or the “saltiness” of the sea – (see Lesson… Read More
The subject for today’s wildlife lesson is one that, actually, hope you do not find – but you might. The reason for selecting this one today is because I have been getting a lot of… Read More
As we enter our fifth week of Youth Science Lessons, we begin, as always, with a lesson on invasive species. Today’s lesson is about an invasive plant you may or may not have in your… Read More
Bet you have never heard of these? Chicken Turtles? But they exist! And the reason you probably have not heard of them is because, unlike so many other turtles, they do not spend a lot… Read More
