Echinoderm means “spiny skin” and some members of this phylum are very spiny. The sea urchin is almost like a round shaped roaming cactus on the seafloor. Many think the spines are venomous, and some… Read More
If there is one thing we know in northwest Florida, it’s rain. As the wettest region of Florida, with an average annual rainfall total of 65+ inches, we also rival the Pacific northwest for highest… Read More
The crustaceans belong to the most successful group of animals on the planet – the arthropods. The phylum Arthropoda has an estimated 800,000 species, some say almost one million, which equates to about 90% of… Read More
Weaving its quiet path through the most intensely developed portions of Pensacola, it is easy to forget that Carpenter’s Creek is there. Beginning at a springhead near Olive Road (on property recently purchased by the… Read More
Six Rivers “Dirty Dozen” Invasive Species Chinese Tallow (popcorn tree) (Triadica sebifera) Define Invasive Species: must have all of the following – Is non-native to the area, in our case northwest Florida Introduced… Read More
Based on diversity and species richness, at 80,000 species (maybe more) mollusk are one of the most successful animal phyla on the planet. These creatures are bilateral/coelomates meaning they have a distinct head region and… Read More
Besides a few vines near the foot of the sand dunes, the open beachfront where most visitors spend their time is essentially devoid of plant life. However, incoming waves will wash up and deposit dead… Read More
Strange title right? Let’s first define Six Rivers CISMA. CISMA is an acronym for Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. There are 17 such CISMAs in the state of Florida. Six Rivers is the one… Read More
When I joined the Escambia County Extension office as the Sea Grant Agent in 2012, my advisory committee told me that water quality in the Pensacola Bay System was one of their largest concerns. When… Read More
For this month our EDRR species is an amphibian often brought our away via trucks transporting ornamental plants from south Florida nurseries. EDRR Invasive Species Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) … Read More
