UF/IFAS
Extension Escambia County

Tag: Recreation

From Fear to Fascination: White Sharks in the Panhandle


February 12, 2016

From 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 Resources
Tags: Barrier Islands, Beach Safety, Bull Shark, Curiosities, Florida Master Naturalist, Florida Museum Of Natural History, Florida Panhandle, George Burgess, Great White Shark, Gulf Of Mexico, International Shark Attack File, Northwest Florida, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation, Sea Life, Shark, Shark Attack, Shark Safety, Sharks, Turtles, Urban Wildlife, White Shark

Nature Tourism in the Panhandle – Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) – Pensacola Beach


February 12, 2016

  All Photos by Molly O'Connor We began our series on Nature Tourism along the ICW at the Alabama state line on Perdido Key and discussed the ICW itself. This month we will continue in Escambia County with a visit to Pensacola Beach. BARRIER ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Barrier Islands, Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Florida Panhandle, Hiking, Kayaking, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation

2016 Gulf Coast Agritourism and Ecotourism Business Development Conference


January 19, 2016

In 2014, five Extension agents involved with www.naturallyescarosa.com launched the first Gulf Coast Agritourism & Ecotourism Business Development Conference. Over sixty business owners and members of the hospitality industry met to discuss ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Agritourism, Ecotourism, Events, Florida Panhandle, Hiking, Kayaking, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation, Upcoming Events

National Estuaries Week! – Ecotourism


September 21, 2015

A couple of years a few agencies in south Alabama put together something they called the Alabama Birding Trail. It was a relatively simple idea really – they developed a brochure that marked different locations where visitors could enjoy birding ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Estuaries, Habitat Conservation, Hiking, Kayaking, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation, Sustainable Living, Wildlife