UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
The Florida Lakewatch program has been around since 1986. It’s a program that trains volunteer to become citizen scientists. These volunteers take water samples that are sent to our lab in Gainesville. The data is then stored to… Read More
2020 LAKEWATCH Water Quality Update Escambia County Florida LAKEWATCH is a citizen science water quality volunteer program where residents from across the state monitoring nutrients and chlorophyll a levels within their local lakes. As many know, excessive nutrients… Read More
COVID-19 Resumption Plan for LakeWatch Activities in St. Lucie County Proposed restart date August 2020 The following processes will be undertaken for the COVID-19 Resumption Plan for LakeWatch activities at the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County. No activities… Read More
Water quality is something that concerns many in our community. Older folks will remember the days of large fish kills in our bayous, reports of PCB in sediments and some species of fish tissue, and more recently health… Read More
