Please join us for a workshop on Stormwater Management, Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development Friday, June 14, 2019 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST Okaloosa County Extension Office 3098 Airport Road Crestview, FL 32539 For More Information: Andrea ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
The results are in for the 2017 Panhandle Corn Variety Trial. This summarization includes 2017 field corn small plot replicated variety trial (OVT) from the West Florida Research and Education Center in Jay, Florida. It shows the performance ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, CropsLionfish (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 is – “how is lionfish management ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesFrom Fear to Fascination: White Sharks in the Florida Panhandle UF/IFAS Extension – Florida Sea Grant By Rick O’Connor (Escambia County) and L. Scott Jackson (Bay County) Recently, I was walking on our local Gulf fishing pier checking ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThose who have lived in the Panhandle area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skied, kids learned to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesIt is hard to say one turtle is more beautiful than another but this is one beautiful turtle! The diamondback terrapin is the only brackish water turtle in the United States. These turtles can be easily distinguished from other species by ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThe Invasion of the Lionfish (Photo: Florida Sea Grant) It is a song that has been played in our state time and again. An exotic pet or plant is brought across our borders and either intentionally or accidentally released into the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources