NISAW 2017: Bamboo
Standing in the midst of a stand of bamboo, it’s easy to feel dwarfed. Smooth and sturdy, the hollow, sectioned woody shoots of this fascinating plant can tower as tall as 70 feet. Unfortunately, bamboo… Read More
Posted: March 3, 2017
Standing in the midst of a stand of bamboo, it’s easy to feel dwarfed. Smooth and sturdy, the hollow, sectioned woody shoots of this fascinating plant can tower as tall as 70 feet. Unfortunately, bamboo… Read More
Posted: March 2, 2017
Research shows that the most effective time to deal with an invasive species, both in terms of controlling or eradicating the species and money spent to do so, is early on…. What we call Early… Read More
Posted: February 28, 2017
They say the best time to attack an invasive species is early in its arrival. In the early stages is your best chance, using the most cost effective methods, of eradicating an invasive species from… Read More
Posted: February 25, 2016
Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon): This catchy phrase coined by Robert Turpin (Escambia County Marine Resources Division) describes a recent invader to our marine waters in the past decade. Many coastal residents are aware of… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: aquaculture, fisheries, invasive, Invasive species, Invasives, Lend a Hand, mariculture, NISAW, NISAW2016, Panhandle Outdoors, Prawn, Sea Life, seafood, shrimp, shrimping, Tiger Prawn
Posted: February 24, 2016
Libbie Johnson UF IFAS Escambia County Extension Northwest Florida can be a pond owner’s paradise. There is usually enough rainfall to keep ponds filled, catfish, bass, and brim are well adapted to the environmental conditions,… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: aquatic weed control, hyacinth, invasive, Invasive species, Invasives, Lend a Hand, NISAW, NISAW2016, Panhandle Outdoors, Pond Management, Waterfronts, wildlife
Posted: February 23, 2016
In 2013 we began writing about a potential invasive plant in the Florida panhandle called Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia). The first record we knew of was reported from Pensacola Beach and was posted on EDDmaps.org…. Read More
Posted: February 23, 2016
Benjamin Franklin has been blamed for introducing the invasive Chinese Tallow tree to the Southeast when he mailed seeds to a planter after one of his trips to London in the late 1700’s. However, recent… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Invasive species, Invasives, Land Management, NISAW, NISAW2016, Panhandle Outdoors, plants
Posted: February 21, 2016
Lionfish (Pterois volitans): An Update on the Lionfish Situation in the Panhandle In the past couple of years, we have posted articles about the lionfish during NISAW week. A question we hear more now… Read More
Posted: October 1, 2015
Do you have any exotic pets you can no longer care for? Would you like the opportunity to surrender those pets without any penalties or fines? Then join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Events, Exotic Species, Invasive species, Invasives, Panhandle Outdoors, wildlife
Posted: March 6, 2015
Now that we have completed National Invasive Species Awareness Week many readers have learned what NOT to do with their unwanted exotic pets… but what DO you do with them? Here are six simple suggestions… Read More
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