It is important to follow a few important steps when installing your container tree or shrub. UF IFAS Extension Escambia County shows you how to find the root flare and remove excess soil above the… Read More
Interdependence, in an ecological sense, is the dependence of living creatures on other living creatures and on their environment. No one creature can make it on its own. They rely on other species and their… Read More
The North Florida garden has experienced some cold weather damage and even though you want to start pruning back your perennials, now is not the time. Many damaged plant stems protect perennials that return from… Read More
It goes without saying that 2020 was a tough year – and one of the projects that suffered was the annual GREAT SCALLOP SEARCH. This was to be our fifth annual event but COVID and… Read More
My family likes to give me a hard time about my bird identification skills, or lack thereof. In the woods or water, I can generally name any given tree, fish, or mammal on the spot…. Read More
LAKEWATCH is a volunteer citizen science program provided by UF IFAS. These volunteers use their own boats to sample water at three stations in their assigned body of water. These samples are analyzed back on… Read More
One of the programs we do here at Escambia County Extension Sea Grant is one focused on a Healthy Estuary. This not only includes improving water quality and restoring habitat, but it also includes having… Read More
Recently we were lucky enough to host our local county fair and livestock show, lots of uncertainty due to COVID-19. During the week there was a lot of discussion about issues youth had experienced with… Read More
The term environment is defined as a location, or set of conditions, in which people and creatures exist. The term marine pertains to saline aquatic conditions. Within the saltwater world there are many environments. They… Read More
The first thing you’ll notice about a salt marsh is the endless sea of grass. These emergent grasses along the water’s edge have their roots underwater, and despite the odds thrive in wet, salty, often… Read More
