Monarch Magic – Day 1 Mar 22 – 33 monarch caterpillars invade our milkweed! I am lucky enough to have a cool gardener in my family… my wife. She has converted our front yard into a… Read More
Jacques Cousteau once said, “it is strange that they call this planet Earth… there is so little of it”. This is true. 70% of the surface of this planet is covered in water but to call it that… Read More
Normally I would begin a series like this with an introduction to local wildlife and not a specific topic. However, I have – in the last few days – witnessed several cases of territoriality in my backyard and… Read More
Since we are not sure of everyone’s level of invasive species understanding, let’s start from the beginning – the ole “this is a baseball” idea. Actually, different agencies and departments define the term differently. Some may call one… Read More
As with mud turtles, full grown musk turtles are no bigger than your hand. They differ from mud turtles in that they have a single hinge on their plastron and the scutes just above that hinge are rectangular… Read More
Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office… Read More
When it comes to charismatic wildlife, there are few that are more than marine mammals. Everyone loves whales and dolphins. Even today, as many years as I have been working on the water, my colleagues and myself still… Read More
March 6, 2020 Sea Grant Notes DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS NOW MONITORING 10 SITES FOR BACTERIA IN SWIMMING WATERS IN THE PENSACOLA BAY AREA This week all are GOOD – you can check out which sites are… Read More
This is a new one for many of you… mud turtles. Most have never heard of them. They are very small turtles with oval shaped, domed shells that have hinges similar to box turtles. There are actually two… Read More
February 28, 2020 Sea Grant Notes FLORIDA MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM – FRESHWATER COURSE Escambia/Santa Rosa Extension is offering the 40-hour Freshwater Course of the Florida Master Naturalist Program. Classes will meet on Tuesdays between Mar 24 –… Read More
