Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) is an aggressively spreading free floating plant that can cover the surface of a water body reducing water flow, sunlight penetration, and dissolved oxygen to a point where the over health and biodiversity of… Read More
The last week of February is National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). Each year we post several articles about invasive species that are established in the panhandle, and those that are potential threats. As most of you… Read More
Reporting Rare Wildlife and Invasive Species Many county residents encounter wildlife that they feel needs to be reported. In some cases, these are encounters with unusual animals, such as panthers. In other instances, they are nuisance wildlife, such… Read More
May 19-20, 2018 Old River Inn on Perdido Key 17400 Perdido Key Drive 10:00 – 5:00 each day This annual event is designed to both remove invasive lionfish and educate the public about the issue. There will… Read More
Here in Florida we hear plenty about the invasive species that state battles every day. Pythons, lionfish, lizards, trees, vines, and even monkeys. But sometimes hunting for these invasive animals have their neat perks. Take hunting for the… Read More
As we come to the end of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW), I need to educate everyone on a potential invasive threat, a classic Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) species – the Cuban Treefrog. This treefrog was… Read More
As we approach the National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) it is a good time to re-examine how the management of one of the biggest concerns in the marine environment is going – the lionfish. Most of… Read More
Halloweed is an invasive plan program that is modeled after the Audubon Christmas Bird Count – just a different topic and a different holiday! What we hope to achieve with this program is update the EDDmaps website that… Read More
In the late 1980’s a few exotic lionfish were found off the coast of Dania Florida. I do not think anyone foresaw the impact this was going to have. Producing tens of thousands of drifting eggs per female… Read More
The Plant Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) Native to the Pacific rim of Asia. From Korea to Australia including Japan, China, Southeast Asia, the Malaysian peninsula, and including Hawaii. Prefers sandy soils above high tide line, open sun, and… Read More
