Tag: florida friendly yards

Restoring the Health of Pensacola Bay, What Can You Do to Help? – A Florida Friendly Yard

by Rick O'Connor
June 8, 2018

We have been posting articles discussing some of the issues our estuaries are facing; this post will focus on one of the things you can do to help reduce the problem – a Florida Friendly Yard. The University of Florida IFAS developed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Estuaries, Florida Friendly Yards, Healthy Estuaries

Improving Water Quality; bringing back the bayous

by Rick O'Connor
March 12, 2013

Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skied, kids learn to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Clean Marina, Coliform Bacteria, Eutrophication, Fish Kills, Florida Friendly Yards, Hypoxia, Living Shorelines, Sustainable Coastlines, Water Quality

Improving Water Quality; bringing back the bayous

by Rick O'Connor
March 12, 2013

Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skiied, kids learned to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: Clean Marina, Coliform Bacteria, Eutrophication, Fish Kills, Florida Friendly Yards, Hypoxia, Living Shorelines, Water Quality

UF/IFASExtension Escambia County

UF/IFAS
Extension Escambia County