Tag: Estuaries

Florida Master Naturalist projects impact local communities

by Carrie Stevenson
February 5, 2016

The Florida Master Naturalist Program is a 40-hour experiential learning course offered by UF IFAS Extension. While we spend time in class with presentations, by far everyone’s favorite aspects of the course are field trips and “project ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Estuaries, Florida Master Naturalist, Florida Panhandle, Habitat Conservation, Hiking, Panhandle Outdoors, Watershed, Wildlife

Panhandle Outdoors LIVE – Watershed School – Week’s Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

by Rick O'Connor
February 5, 2016

Mobile Bay?... part of the Florida panhandle?... Really?... Well… yes… during the colonial period “West Florida” extended west to the Biloxi area and besides, all western panhandlers know we are really “lower Alabama”; we hear ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Estuaries, Hiking, Kayaking, Panhandle Outdoors

Those Terrific Terrapins

by Rick O'Connor
October 2, 2015

They are marvelous creatures and there are very few panhandle residents who know what they are. My wife and I were introduced to Diamondback Terrapins by George Heinrich in 2005. George was the president of a nonprofit, Florida Turtle Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Estuaries, Panhandle Outdoors, Terrapins, Turtles, Wildlife

National Estuaries Week! – What We Can Do

by Rick O'Connor
September 25, 2015

In the last edition in this series we discussed some of the issues and problems our estuaries are facing. For the final edition for National Estuaries Week we want to leave you with some ideas on you can help improve things. The first ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Horticulture, Lawn, Water
Tags: Estuaries, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Living Shorelines

National Estuaries Week! – What We Can Do

by Rick O'Connor
September 25, 2015

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Estuaries, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Habitat Conservation, Living Shorelines, Panhandle Outdoors, Stormwater, Sustainable Living, Waterfronts

National Estuaries Week! – Problems in Our Bays

by Rick O'Connor
September 24, 2015

I don’t want this to sound like a “Debbie Downer”… but there are problems with our estuaries and panhandle residents should be aware of them. There are things you can do to correct them – which we will discuss in the final issues of ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: Estuaries, Fisheries, Marine Debris, Water Quality

National Estuaries Week! – Problems in Our Bays

by Rick O'Connor
September 24, 2015

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Estuaries, Fisheries, Habitat Conservation, Marine Debris, Panhandle Outdoors, Stormwater, Water Quality

National Estuaries Week! – Sea Level Rise and Climate Change

by Rick O'Connor
September 23, 2015

As we come towards the end of National Estuaries Week we will now look at some issues our estuaries are facing. Sea level rise is one that generates a variety of responses from the public. For some it is of concern, something we need to be planning ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Climate Change, Estuaries, Sea Level Rise

National Estuaries Week! – Sea Level Rise and Climate Change

by Rick O'Connor
September 23, 2015

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Climate, Climate Change, Environmental Education, Estuaries, Panhandle Outdoors, Sea Level Rise

National Estuaries Week! – Our Ports

by Rick O'Connor
September 22, 2015

Many may not know that one of the reasons the Spanish selected Pensacola as the site of for their first settlement in the Gulf of Mexico was the deep water port. As mentioned in the first issue in this series, the estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico ... READ MORE

Category: Water
Tags: Estuaries, Ports, Working Waterfronts

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