December 6, 2019 Sea Grant Notes 2019 HEALTHY BAY REPORT CARD IS OUT https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2019/11/14/2019-healthy-bay-report-card/. This Week No programs this month – HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Current Articles No current articles Water Quality … Read More
November 22, 2019 Sea Grant Notes 2019 HEALTHY BAY REPORT CARD IS OUT https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2019/11/14/2019-healthy-bay-report-card/. SHINING A LIGHT ON DEEPWATER HORIZON IMPACTS TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE The Deepwater Horizon oil spill reached 178 miles of… Read More
November 14, 2019 Sea Grant Notes 2019 HEALTHY BAY REPORT CARD IS OUT https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2019/11/14/2019-healthy-bay-report-card/. HORSESHOE CRAB WATCH THIS WEEKEND We will have spring high tides Nov 15-18 around midnight, BUT you may see these animals… Read More
Florida Sea Grant is involved in several citizen science and education projects designed to monitor the health of the bay. Below is an annual report of those projects. WATER QUALITY – Fish Kills Fish kills are… Read More
Over the last two years I have been surveying snakes in a local community on Perdido Key. The residents were concerned about the number of cottonmouths they were seeing and wanted some advice on how to handle the… Read More
November 1, 2019 Sea Grant Notes FLORIDA MASTER NATURALIST – HABITAT EVALUATION SHORT COURSE This 3-day class will teach the basics of habitat evaluation. The three classes will include large scale assessments, local scale assessments, and… Read More
There has been a lot of press across the Gulf coast concerning water-borne bacteria and health issues. From Blue-green algal blooms, to red tides, to “flesh-eating” bacteria (vibriosis). There have been a lot of questions on the topic… Read More
October 4, 2019 Sea Grant Notes THE INAUGURAL GREAT SCAVENGER HUNT Join the extension office and the Pensacola-Perdido Bay Estuary Program for a family fun scavenger hunt searching for cool plants and animals within, and along the… Read More
September 27, 2019 Sea Grant Notes THE INAUGURAL GREAT SCAVENGER HUNT Join the extension office and the Pensacola-Perdido Bay Estuary Program for a family fun scavenger hunt searching for cool plants and animals within, and… Read More
In recent years, yacht sales have increased, but many of these new sales are large boats – large enough that cleaning will have to take place in the slip. Many popular cleaning products contain chlorine, phosphates, and ammonia… Read More
