UF/IFAS Extension, University of Florida Escambia County 4-H Foundation Annual Meeting When: Thursday, March 3, 2016 4:00 PM Financial Review Cmte. 4:30 PM Board Meeting Adjourn 5:00 PM Where: Langley Bell 4-H Center, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, EventsGiant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon): This catchy phrase coined by Robert Turpin (Escambia County Marine Resources Division) describes a recent invader to our marine waters in the past decade. Many coastal residents are aware of ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesMagnolias are well known plants to gardeners and many are familiar with the foliage and flowers of these plants. If you are looking for another earlier bloomer, you may want to consider adding a specimen selection to your landscape, the Star ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureLibbie Johnson UF IFAS Escambia County Extension Northwest Florida can be a pond owner’s paradise. There is usually enough rainfall to keep ponds filled, catfish, bass, and brim are well adapted to the environmental conditions, and there is ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesIn 2013 we began writing about a potential invasive plant in the Florida panhandle called Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia). The first record we knew of was reported from Pensacola Beach and was posted on EDDmaps.org. According to this website ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesBenjamin Franklin has been blamed for introducing the invasive Chinese Tallow tree to the Southeast when he mailed seeds to a planter after one of his trips to London in the late 1700’s. However, recent DNA work has traced the invasive strain ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesLionfish (Pterois volitans): An Update on the Lionfish Situation in the Panhandle In the past couple of years, we have posted articles about the lionfish during NISAW week. A question we hear more now is – “how is lionfish management ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThe importance of seagrasses has been getting a lot of attention in the media lately. Come join us to learn more about seagrasses, marine creatures that live in seagrasses, and learn how to protect them at the 16th annual Seagrass Awareness ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Natural Resources, WaterWATER QUALITY UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2016 RED TIDE - not detected locally, low levels detected in Southwest Florida and the Florida Keys FISH KILLS - only report was a dead redfish on Feb 1 - cause was parasites HEALTH ADVISORIES - Bayou ... READ MORE
Category: WaterIf summer annual weeds have been a problem for you in the past, now is the time to think about applying a pre emergent herbicide to the lawn. You may choose a product with the active ingredient dithiopyr, pendamethalin, or prodiamine. For ... READ MORE
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