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Category: Conservation

HIRING NOW Wakulla County Extension Director and Extension Agent II – IV – Horticulture and Small Farms

by Patricia Standeford
August 11, 2025

https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/535884/county-extension-director-and-extension-agent-ii-iv-horticulture-and-small-farms County Extension Director and Extension Agent II - IV - Horticulture and Small Farms Job no: 535884 Work ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Agricultural Innovator, Farm Bill, Farmers, General Agriculture, General Information, Master Gardener Blog, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Farms, UF Career, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

STEM TO STERN

by Chantille Weber, aphilyaw and Scott Jackson

March 28, 2024

Organized and sponsored by Florida Sea Grant, the "Stem to Stern" workshop in November 2023 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center marked a significant gathering in marine conservation and management. This event drew together legal experts, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Anchorage, Boating, Boating Management, Boating Safety, Clean Marina, Coastal, Derelict Vessel, Disaster Preparation, Florida Panhandle, Florida Sea Grant, Giant Salvinia, Marine, Mooring, Northwest Florida, Pontoon Boat, Seagrass, Seagrass Scarring, Vessel Removal Grant, Volunteer Vessel Turn-in Program, VTIP, Waterways

You’re Invited to a Community Forum Tuesday, Oct. 16

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 14, 2022

The Healthy Gulf Healthy Communities Team has invited everyone in the Franklin County community to attend a Community Forum on Tuesday, October 16th. This meeting will serve as a continuation of the October 9th Franklin County community listening ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Archive, Oyster Recovery

Water Conservation in the Landscape

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

Extension agent Janet Bargar checks the water flow and direction of a pop-up irrigation system at a home. (AP photo/University of Florida/Josh Wickham) Early spring is a great time of year to reevaluate your lawn and landscape water needs. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Archive, Conservation, Landscape, Panhandle Outdoors, Water

Microplastics Awareness Month

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

For almost 40 years, the Ocean Conservancy has held the International Coastal Cleanup in September. Across the planet hundreds of thousands of volunteers clean marine debris from their shorelines. The data collected is used by local agencies ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Archive, Awareness, Microplastics, Month, Panhandle Outdoors

Oyster Recovery Team to Meet with Community for Update on Dec. 6

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

The University of Florida Oyster Recovery Team, National Institutes of Health-funded Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities Study, along with their community partners, will hold an information sharing meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Archive, Oyster Recovery

Florida’s Wildlife Conservations Policy for Predicted Coastal Habitat Loss Problems

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

“Within the past five years, nine of the 14 villages in Nunavik in northernmost Quebec have had to install cooling systems at community ice hockey arenas to keep the rinks cold during winter.“- The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Archive, Coastal, Conservations, Florida’s, Habitat, Loss, Panhandle Outdoors, Policy, Predicted, Problems, Wildlife

Oyster Data Gathering: Scientists To Meet Oct. 10

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

The University of Florida Oyster Recovery Team is holding a data gathering meeting on Wednesday, October 10, at the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Scientists will form working groups that will focus on different aspects ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Archive, Oyster Recovery

Informal Listening Session: Oyster Recovery

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

Members of the Apalachicola community interested in oyster recovery efforts are invited to a free, informal listening session on Tuesday, October 9 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m in the Fort Coombs Armory. The purpose of the session is to listen to the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Archive, Oyster Recovery

Working to Restore Oyster Habitat

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2021

Nature has provided us with an incredible resource in the diverse assemblage of molluscan shellfish that inhabit our coastal bays and estuaries. One bivalve species in particular provides many human benefits. The eastern oyster (Crassostrea ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Archive, Habitat, Oyster, Panhandle Outdoors, Restore, Working