Last month, I was walking the beach with friends who live out of state. Because I can’t help myself, I would stop periodically and point out random plants, shells, or washed-up sea creatures. While familiar… Read More
Congratulations to all the 4-H youth participants and winners of the 2021 Pensacola Interstate Fair!. These entries will be on display during the fair in Building 3. For the youth who have been anxiously awaiting… Read More
Six Rivers “Dirty Dozen” Invasive Species Feral Hog (Sus scrofa) Define Invasive Species: must have all of the following – Is non-native to the area, in our case northwest Florida Introduced by humans, whether… Read More
There are some key practices that are necessary to make sure your trees and shrubs establish and thrive in your landscape. Learn a few pointers from UF IFAS Extension Escambia County to promote healthy establishment… Read More
Catfish… There are a lot of fish found along the Florida panhandle that many are not aware of, but catfish are not one of them. Whether a saltwater angler who captures one of those slimy… Read More
Extension work has its roots both literally and figuratively in agricultural soil. As I’ve written in previous blogs, we are the outreach branch of our state’s land grant university. The land grant schools (UF, FAMU,… Read More
In Part 2 and 3 of The Changing Climate we discussed some of the climate impacts of the last decade and some possible future ones. But this was on a global scale, what about the… Read More
Most of our grandparents could do this, and certainly our ancestors before them. For people more dependent on the land and water than a grocery store to supply regular needs, a keen awareness of one’s… Read More
No question… The amount of rainfall Pensacola is getting this year (2021) has been amazing. At the time of this writing, we are at 84.86”. But it has not been just this year. Over the… Read More
Over my years of leading people on interpretive trail hikes, I have learned it is particularly important to know the names of whatever happens to be in bloom. These flowers are eye-catching, and inevitably someone… Read More
