Happy New Year! This year we will be changing things up a bit to allow for new participants to attend our monthly workshops. Please note the dates and times of each presentation, as they will change from evenings… Read More
DEADLINE: January 14, 2020 MAIL TO: UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County 3740 Stefani Road Cantonment, FL 32533 DETAILS: Celebrate trees this Arbor Day by sending mail art to the Extension office. Be creative and have fun! When you create… Read More
Bayou Chico Managed Aquatic Plant System & Beyond Escambia County is working on a new project funded through the U.S. EPA Gulf of Mexico Program to reduce nutrient loading in Bayou Chico. The same project has the potential… Read More
Ethnobotany lies at the intersection of culture, medicine, and mythology. The “witch doctors” and voodoo practitioners, the followers of the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, and the wise elders of ancient Chinese civilizations are all ethnobotanists. So, too, are… Read More
Many of you have heard this before – artificial lighting on the beach is bad for sea turtles – so this article is nothing new. However, this article will expand to discuss the problem with night lighting in… Read More
Quality Deer Management Association – Escambia Branch 1st Annual Banquet When: Friday, May 19, 2017 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Where: Skopelos at New World Landing 600 S Palafox Street, Pensacola, FL 32502 Tickets: $50 Singer, $75… Read More
The Escambia County Exterior Lighting Ordinance will go in effect for all residents and businesses on Pensacola Beach beginning in 2018. (view the basics of the ordinance at http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2017/01/03/escambia-county-fl-turtle-lighting-ordinance/. ) To become “turtle friendly”, exterior lighting will… Read More
Escambia County Turtle Lighting Ordinance Chapter 78 – Article 13.23 of the County Land Development Code EXTERIOR LIGHTING 13.23.01. Exemptions – a) lighting required for navigation by Federal Aviation and the US Coast Guard and… Read More
WATER QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR BAYOU’S GRANDE, TEXAR, AND CHICO – AS WELL AS QUIETWATER BEACH, SANDERS BEACH, AND BIG LAGOON STATE PARK Date Location Water Temp (F) Salinity (ppt) Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) Enterococcus… Read More
Project Objective: Record sightings of terrapin, or terrapin sign to determine if terrapins still exist in the Florida Panhandle. Identify nesting beaches for future population studies. Project Methods: Train citizen scientist on how to identify terrapins or… Read More
