Tag: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

NCBS Intern Report: Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves Coastal Monitoring

by Emily Colson

November 27, 2023

Written by 2023 Undergraduate Intern Liel Shachr, hosted by the Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve and FL Dept. of Environmental Protection Seagrass Monitoring This summer, I had the privilege of interning at the Big Bend Seagrasses ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, , Water
Tags: Aquatic Preserve, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, NCBS Interns, Seagrass, Water Quality

Pumpout Nav mobile app for boaters expands to Florida

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

May 19, 2023

Florida Sea Grant, the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are excited to announce that Pumpout Nav is available to Florida boaters. Boaters now have access to an interactive tool to locate more than ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Boat, Boating, Clean Vessel Act, Coastal And Marine Resources, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida Sea Grant, National Safe Boating Week, Water, Water Quality

Florida Friendly-Landscaping™ celebrates 30 years

by Tory Moore

April 11, 2023

For 30 years, Florida’s premier landscaping program has helped improve the environment and keep yards beautiful. The nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ provide landscaping recommendations that use less water, attract wildlife ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS
Tags: "Flip My Florida Yard", Anniversary, Center For Land Use Efficiency, FFL, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida-Friendly Landscaping

Florida Sea Grant and partners issue Winter 2023 Overview of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

by Lourdes Mederos

January 4, 2023

Since 2014, Florida's Coral Reef has been fighting an outbreak of a communicable, waterborne disease called stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Just released, the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease & Response on Florida's Coral ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Coral Reef, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish And Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Sea Grant, Shelly Krueger, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents

‘Flip My Florida Yard’ season 2 airing now

by Tory Moore

June 27, 2022

Earlier this year, 10 homeowners across 10 Florida counties were chosen to have either their front yard or their back yard “flipped” into a Florida-Friendly paradise. Now, the hard work of the landscape teams, planners and designers comes ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: "Flip My Florida Yard", Chad Crawford, Esen Momol, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscaping, Natural Resources, Tina McIntyre, Tom Wichman, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County

UF experts: Random mangrove tree-trimming can cause serious damage

by Brad Buck

February 23, 2022

About three of every four Floridians live along the coast, and mangrove trees often dot waterfront properties. Sometimes owners want to trim the mangroves so they can see the sea better. But the state regulates mangrove trimming. The 1996 ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation
Tags: Ecosystems, Fish, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Mangrove Trees, Michael Andreu, Natalia Medina-Irizarry, Pruning, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Storms, Trimming, Wind

New project tracks horseshoe crabs in the Indian River Lagoon, largest nesting site in the state

by Tory Moore

February 18, 2022

For the first time, horseshoe crabs in the Indian River Lagoon will be tracked with acoustic tags that monitor their movements and behavior. Monitoring animal movement with acoustic tags can provide data that helps manage the ecosystems those ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch, Florida Sea Grant, Horseshoe Crabs, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County

Environmental Management alum highlights working at Florida DEP

by Mike Loizzo

November 1, 2021

By Anthony Bolesta, EMANR alum Approximately one week after graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources (EMANR), I was offered ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Anthony Bolesta, Environmental Management In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Water quality monitoring commences in the newly established Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve

by Savanna Barry

March 22, 2021

Florida's Aquatic Preserve System The Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection oversees the Aquatic Preserve system. The goal of the Aquatic Preserves is to protect the best of Florida's submerged areas so current and future generations can ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, FDEP, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, Recreation, Seagrass, Water Quality

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