In a typical estuary you would find brackish water conditions throughout the system. The lower salinities (say 0-10 parts/thousand - ppt) would be found at the head of the bay – near the point where the river(s) discharge. Near the mouth ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Introduction The Pensacola Bay System has had a history of environmental problems. Declining water quality, loss of habitat, and the decline of fisheries and wildlife have all been problems for the bay. One area of ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
We are getting close to the end of the year and here are the salinity numbers for the 3rd Quarter. For those who have not been following this, we have trained volunteers to record the salinity at the surface near the shoreline around ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Project Goal: To determine the central tendencies of salinity in different parts of the Pensacola Bay System. Historically, the Pensacola Bay area receives 65 inches each year1. But in the last decade this has increased to 75 inches2. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Part of our job at Extension is to help enhance science literacy. Often we write about natural history topics of interest to community that focus on interesting wildlife or an environmental issue or on topic we think the public should know ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
2021 Fall Salinity Update Historically the Pensacola Bay area receives around 60 inches of rainfall each year. This makes us one of the wettest places in the U.S. but in recent years that rainfall amount has increased. Over the last ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesNo question… The amount of rainfall Pensacola is getting this year (2021) has been amazing. At the time of this writing, we are at 84.86”. But it has not been just this year. Over the last decade total rainfall for a community that averages ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources