Category: SFYL Hot Topic

Oh, Poop! Is that what I think it is?!

by Kate Rose
July 14, 2023

In recent years, Charlotte Harbor (and the Southwest coast of Florida in general) has seen the periodic episodes of floating grey and brown carpet-like blobs. Their appearance, and the fact that they sometimes have a strong smell, gives the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Algae, Charlotte Harbor, Florida Sea Grant, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, Harmful Algal Blooms, Nuisance, Seagrass, Water, Water Quality

Vibrio, Vibrio Everywhere!

by Kate Rose
June 6, 2023

It has been 8 months since Hurricane Ian, which came with an elevated number of cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or “flesh eating bacteria”, in Lee and Collier Counties. A new study from Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, Research, SFYL Hot Topic, Water
Tags: Disease, Environment, Florida Sea Grant, Plastics, Saltwater, Water

2022 – New year’s gardening resolutions

by Ralph Mitchell
December 31, 2021

It has been a great gardening year, but 2022 is ready for cultivation and planting! Take time for some personal horticultural reflection and goal setting in the gardening department! The New Year is a great time to make some horticultural ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, Landscape Design, Turfgrass

Finding Solutions for Florida’s Agriculture Impacted by COVID-19

by Nick Place
April 2, 2020

Florida farmers are used to uncertainty. Usually, this uncertainty has to do with producing the crop itself. Freezes and hurricanes can wipe out a year’s investment overnight, while longer-term scourges like drought, disease and pest infestations ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: COVID-19, Covid19, Promote

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