Blog Post Written by Laila Cohen, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County intern Surf’s up! Happy International Surfing Day! International Surfing Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in June and takes place on June 21st in 2025. Surfing originated ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, Water
Blog post written by Laila Cohen, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County intern What to know about Wake Zones Millions of people go boating in Florida waterways on the Fourth of July weekend. Some are locals who’ve been boating their whole life, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Honoring Wetlands and the Traditional Knowledge That Sustains Them Every year on February 2, communities around the world come together to celebrate World Wetlands Day, a day established to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
In February 2025, I attended the Indian River Lagoon Symposium. Every year the symposium aims to present the latest knowledge and research about the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) and its management. If you’re interested in learning more about ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
The Water Ambassador lunch and learn webinar series is back for 2023! Join UF/IFAS Extension for the Virtual Water Ambassador lunch and learn webinar series. The Water Ambassador Program is an educational partnership between Martin County ... READ MORE
Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Happy World Ocean Day! June 8th is World Ocean Day. For 2021, World Ocean Day is raising awareness and support to protect at least 30% of the world’s land, waters, and ocean by 2030. World Ocean Day has been coordinated and promoted by The ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
On August 9, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (also known as the IPCC) released its latest report about the current state of our climate. The report also talks about what we can expect to see in the future. As with any climate ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
As a UF/IFAS extension agent I, like all my extension colleagues, receive a lot of resources about the state of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, as someone who specializes in water resources, I couldn’t envision how COVID-19 would impact ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water