Category: Wildlife

Catch the Nature Coast Currents

by Savanna Barry
August 21, 2020

Nature Coast Currents 2022-2023 We are pleased to announce registration is open for the 2022-2023 webinar series, Nature Coast Currents! This free monthly webinar is designed to publicly communicate the results of the newest science and research ... 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

Coastal job available: Oyster reef monitoring technician

by Savanna Barry
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 ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Applied Research, Cedar Key, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Oysters, Research, Restoration, Suwannee River, Water Quality

Citizen science training workshop for Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch

by Savanna Barry
March 1, 2020

Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch is a popular citizen science program where trained volunteers survey, measure, tag, and release horseshoe crabs on Florida's beaches. Learn more about why we need to monitor our horseshoe crab populations in this ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Events, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Applied Research, Cedar Key, Citizen Science, Coastal Habitat, Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Horseshoe Crabs, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers, Research

Shorebird Nesting Season in the Nature Coast

by Savanna Barry
March 28, 2019

Spring is in the air and summer is quickly approaching. While we plan weekend getaways and summer holidays, shorebirds are gearing up for nesting season (Mar-Aug). Here's all you need to know to make sure your summer fun doesn't interfere ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Coastal Systems, FWC, InsideNatureCoast, Kayak, Recreation, Shorebirds

Turtle v. Snake

by Savanna Barry
October 19, 2018

Battle royale, science style If you know Suwannee River native and UF IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation PhD Student Travis Thomas, then you know he has a passion for turtles. Specifically, Travis worked for years on a project to elevate ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Snapping Turtle, Suwannee River

Frogs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

by J. Johnson
September 25, 2017

How do you react when you see a frog? Are you frightened and run away, fascinated and want to catch one, hungry and want to eat the legs, or disgusted and turn your head? Most frogs are quite important to the environment and to humans. However, ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Cane Toad, Cuban Frog, Frog Facts, Invasive, Invasive Frogs, Invasive Species, Toad, Tree Frog

A Bird’s Eye View: How Birds Select Habitat

by kathywarner
August 22, 2017

by Mark E. Hostetler If you were to look at Florida from an airplane, you would see urban environments expanding into natural areas. Thousands of people are moving into Florida each year. To make room for people moving to Florida, vast areas ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Conservation, Habitat

Making neighborhoods more bird-friendly

by kathywarner
August 21, 2017

By Samantha Grenrock UF/IFAS Communications When it comes to urban planning, sometimes a bird in hand is not worth two in the bush. Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have created an online ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Conservation

The difference between a skink and a lizard.

by Rebecca Jordi
July 31, 2017

Both lizards (anoles) and skinks are classified in a larger sense as lizards. They inhabit similar environments (tree) and both feed on insects, spiders and small invertebrates which is why we categorize them as beneficial animals. Skinks are ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife
Tags: Anoles, Lizards, Skinks

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