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Since our ribbon cutting in 2017, the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station has hosted annual Open House events. Our staff looked forward to it every year as a valuable chance to chat about our work…. Read More
Posted: August 21, 2020
Since our ribbon cutting in 2017, the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station has hosted annual Open House events. Our staff looked forward to it every year as a valuable chance to chat about our work…. Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: applied research, Cedar Key, coastal habitat, coastal systems, ecosystem models, fisheries, fisheries management, fishing, FWC, InsideNatureCoast, living shoreline, Lone Cabbage Reef, marsh, NCBS Graduate Students, Oysters, research, restoration, seagrass, shoreline restoration, snook, Suwannee River, virtual learning, water quality
Posted: July 31, 2020
About the job Temporary OPS field technician positions are available to help with monitoring activities associated with the Lone Cabbage Reef oyster restoration project. The position involves assisting the research coordinator and graduate students with… Read More
Posted: April 10, 2020
Going virtual In Cedar Key, we are actively working to restore and enhance shoreline habitats – or, at least, we were until COVID-19 threw a wrench in our plans. But we press on! We are… Read More
Posted: March 1, 2020
This course has been cancelled – see here for the rescheduled hybrid distance option. An ideal natural classroom In Cedar Key, we are actively working to restore and enhance shoreline habitats. There are many volunteer… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cedar Key, coastal habitat, coastal systems, Florida Master Naturalist Program, InsideNatureCoast, living shoreline, marsh, NCBS Volunteers, Oysters, restoration, shoreline restoration
Posted: February 26, 2020
By Natalie Stephens Cedar Key locals, “snow birds”, Gainesville students, and travelers from all over are coming together to volunteer with the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station for their Spring 2020 living shoreline volunteer events!… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Events, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, coastal habitat, coastal systems, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, living shoreline, marsh, NCBS Interns, NCBS Volunteers, Oysters, restoration, shoreline restoration
Posted: August 12, 2019
Last year, we installed several habitat enhancement measures around the seawall at the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station. Among other things, we increased the habitat complexity in front of the seawall. We did this by… Read More
Posted: February 8, 2019
Shellfish in Florida’s Big Bend Shellfish harvest and consumption in Florida is an important facet of the maritime heritage of many coastal towns. The Florida Big Bend has several towns that still harbor local… Read More
Posted: October 4, 2018
Shoreline armoring Most Floridians already know about the loss and degradation of our coastal habitats. One of the major causes of coastal habitat loss is shoreline armoring. Shoreline armoring, or hardening, occurs when seawalls, bulkheads,… Read More
Posted: August 14, 2018
If you are like me, you have heard a lot of buzz lately about oyster restoration efforts. But did you know that oyster restoration has been going on in the United States since at least… Read More
Posted: January 19, 2018
A Perfect Backdrop for Learning Florida’s Nature Coast provides an ideal natural classroom. Even the casual onlooker will easily observe diverse ecological interactions. Dolphins feeding along oyster bars, black skimmers flocking along the beach, and… Read More
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