Tag: southwest florida

2023 – New year’s gardening resolutions

by Ralph Mitchell
January 8, 2023

It has been an interesting 2022 gardening year beginning with a hard freeze and finishing up with a hurricane, but 2023 is ready for cultivation and planting! Take time for some personal horticultural reflection and goal setting in the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, Gardening, Groundcover, Low-maintenance, Southwest Florida

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2018 Red Tide Bloom

by Betty Staugler
August 14, 2018

This red tide bloom has been trying for everyone. It is hard seeing our coast, our wildlife, and our economy being impacted to the degree that it currently is. Along with the devastation has come a lot of questions. Below are answers to some ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Karenia Brevis, Red Tide, Southwest Florida

Commercial Fishing in Southwest Florida

by Betty Staugler
March 2, 2016

Southwest Florida has a long tradition of commercial fishing in its rivers, bays, and Gulf waters. In 2015 over 22 million pounds of wild harvested fish and shellfish including shrimp, blue and stone crab, grouper, mackerel, and mullet among ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Blue Crab, Commercial Fishing, Grouper, Mullet, Seafood, Shrimp, Snapper, Southwest Florida, Stone Crab

UF/IFASExtension Charlotte County

UF/IFAS
Extension Charlotte County