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While volunteers keep an ‘Eye on Seagrass,’ Florida Sea Grant launches new website for the citizen science program

by Brad Buck

September 5, 2023

Citizen scientists help preserve seagrasses in the Panhandle and Southwest Florida through a program called Eyes on Seagrass, which now has a dedicated webpage where potential volunteers can learn more. The efforts of the people who give ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Algae, Charlotte County, Citizen Scientists, Escambia County, Eyes On Seagrass, Florida Sea Grant, Kate Rose, Laura Reynolds, Lee County, Rick O'Connor, Santa Rosa County, Sarasota County, Seaweed, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Volunteers, Water

Join the 40th annual master gardener volunteer training class in 2023

by Ralph Mitchell

December 8, 2022

Are you a candidate for the Charlotte County Master Gardener Volunteer Program? Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people? Do you like searching for answers to gardening questions that you or others have? If so, you may be just who ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Charlotte County, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Volunteers

Palm triage

by Ralph Mitchell

October 18, 2022

In addition to trees, we had plenty of palms go down in Hurricane Ian. While a Tree care Professional/Florida Certified Arborist may best to determine if a palm is salvageable, there are few palm triage aftercare decision making points ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes
Tags: Charlotte County, Hurricane, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Recovery, Palm Damage

Hurricane Ian Q&A for coastal communities

by Tory Moore

October 13, 2022

Florida Sea Grant is hosting a live event open to the public tomorrow to answer questions about impacts to coastal communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant experts will address questions related to boating ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Bay County, Charlotte County, Coastal And Marine Resources, Coastal Living, Collier County, Florida Sea Grant, Food And Resource Economics Department, Hurricane Ian, Q&A, Sarasota County, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents

Hurricane-damaged tree assessment – remove the tree or attempt restoration – that is the question

by Ralph Mitchell

October 10, 2022

The roof is fine, you have fixed the leaning fence and the floods have receded. Your landscape is in a relative mess, but your trees are giving you some real concerns. Can you make an informed decision on what needs to happen next related ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes
Tags: Charlotte County, Damaged Tree, Florida Certified Arborists, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery

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