Tag: Florida Panhandle

STEM TO STERN

by Chantille Weber, aphilyaw and Scott Jackson

March 27, 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

Dirty Jobs Abound in the Natural World

by Erik Lovestrand
July 19, 2022

Most of us have had the displeasure of hurrying to our car, late for some appointment, climbing in, only to be assaulted by...sniff-sniff...the overpowering stench of doggy poo on a shoe. I can handle many of nature’s nasty smells pretty well ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Wildlife
Tags: Brood Ball, Dirty Jobs, Dung Beetles, Florida Panhandle, Manure, Scarab Beetles

Fatal Palm Disease Discovered in Franklin County

by Erik Lovestrand
May 23, 2022

The pathogen that causes Lethal Bronzing Disease was recently identified in a palm tree tissue sample sent by the Franklin County Extension office to the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie. Formerly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture,
Tags: Apalachicola, Florida, Florida Panhandle, LBD, Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Tree, Palm Tree Disease

Summer: Tis the Season for Sensational Seafood!

by Erik Lovestrand
July 19, 2021

Summertime in North Florida is an awesome time of year if you like to harvest and prepare your own seafood from local waters. In my area, around Wakulla and Franklin County, scallop season runs from July 1 – September 24. In St. Joseph Bay, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Florida Panhandle, Franklin County, Gulf County, Scallop, Scalloping, Summertime, Wakulla County

Building a Dry Garden Bed

by Pat Williams
September 2, 2020

Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer In a previous blog, I described plants to consider using in a dry garden bed. Now I will describe what it takes to create the bed. Doing something like this is definitely a winter ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Florida, Florida Panhandle, Garden, Gardening In The Panhandle, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Landscape, Living Well In The Panhandle, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Panhandle, Panhandle Agriculture, Panhandle Gardening, Panhandle Outdoors, Panhandle-livingwell, Plants, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

When is a Muscadine a Scuppernong?

by Erik Lovestrand
August 20, 2020

When we moved to Wakulla County in 1989 and bought a house just northeast of Crawfordville, my wife and I inherited a grape arbor that was planted by the original builder/owner of the home many years previous. It consisted of three 4x4 posts ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Arbor, Florida Panhandle, Grapes, Landscape, Muscadine, Native Grapes, Scuppernong

Expecting a Major Amphibian Exodus During July

by Erik Lovestrand
June 16, 2020

Lately, the night sounds in our mid-Panhandle woodlands have reached a crescendo of deafening levels. It is even difficult to identify individual players in the band as everybody gets in on the action at the same time. Most of us are familiar ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Amphibians, Barking Treefrogs, Cricket Frogs, Florida Panhandle, Frogs, Southern Toads, Tadpoles, Toads, Treefrogs

4-H Summer Camp Numbers Continue to Climb

by Erik Lovestrand
July 24, 2019

Thanks to the generous support of local citizens, businesses and Career Source Gulf Coast, this summer camp season saw more Franklin County youth attending 4-H camp than any year in recent memory. Overall, 34 youngsters, aged 8-13, made the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H, Florida Panhandle, Summer Camp

Neither A Sea Turtle nor a River Cooter: Our Special Coastal Terrapin

by Erik Lovestrand
June 25, 2019

Most residents of our area have never encountered this beautiful aquatic reptile the Diamondback Coastal Terrapin. Population numbers are small, and they live in a very narrow band of habitat where our coastal salt marshes and sea grass beds ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Aquatic Reptile, Atlantic Coast, Coastal Terrapin, Crab Trap, Diamondback, Florida Panhandle, Gulf Coast, Terrapins

Cnidarians – Summertime Beach Spoilers

by Erik Lovestrand
May 28, 2019

Summertime at the beach is a family tradition for Franklin County residents and many visitors from inland regions far and wide. As the Gulf waters warm and more people take a dip you will begin to hear more exclamations of “ouch, something ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Cnides, Florida Panhandle, Gulf Coast, Jellyfish

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