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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

The American Alligator: a new nuisance for the panhandle?

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 19, 2017

I recently saw a photograph of an American Alligator (Alligator mississppiensis) crossing Perdido Key Drive on a heavy rain day. This encounter would surprise some, and unnerve many. The majority of the nuisance wildlife calls I receive ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Alligator, American, Nuisance, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors

Summer Rain in the Florida Panhandle

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 31, 2017

ARTICLE BY DR. MATT DEITCH; water quality specialist – University of Florida Milton Summer is a great time for weather-watching in the Florida panhandle. Powerful thunderstorms appear out of nowhere, and can pour inches of rain in an ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Florida, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Rain”…, Summer

Our Panhandle Springs Provide a Magical Experience

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 1, 2017

Imagine yourself as an early settler, migrating with your family into the area known as La Florida, with the hope of staking a claim and building a new life. You’ve heard stories of horrendous mosquitos, fierce native peoples, deadly snakes, ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Experience, Magical, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Provide, Springs

Sea Turtles of the Panhandle: 2016 Nesting Numbers and Notes

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 5, 2017

There are five species of sea turtles that nest from May through October on Florida beaches. The loggerhead, the green turtle and the leatherback all nest regularly in the Panhandle, with the loggerhead being the most frequent visitor. Two ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: 2016, Nesting, Notes, Numbers, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Turtles

Manatee Sightings in the Panhandle

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 28, 2017

On May 7, 2017 Marsha Stanton spotted a manatee swimming by her pier in Big Lagoon near Pensacola. I am sure this was an exciting moment and Marsha was interested in letting someone know so that the unusual encounter could be logged. Manatee ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Manatee, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Sightings

Micro-Invasives can Cause Big Problems – Bacterial Pathogens

by Erik Lovestrand
February 27, 2017

If we look at the big picture when it comes to invasive species, some of the smallest organisms on the planet should pop right into focus. A microscopic bacterium named Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, the cause of Citrus Greening (HLB), ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Citrus Trees, Horticultural, Invasive, Invasive Species, Invasives, Master Gardener, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Plants

Panhandle Sea Grant Agents Receive Grant to Protect Sea Turtles

by Erik Lovestrand
January 13, 2017

Editor’s Note: This article is republished fromUF/IFAS Extension Comings & Goings. Three Florida Sea Grant agents in the middle Panhandle region of the state have received a half-million dollar grant to mitigate the impacts of artificial ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Franklin County Florida, Natural Resources, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Turtles

Panhandle Estuaries – National Estuaries Week

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 24, 2016

Humans have been settling on, and around, coastal estuaries since they first arrived in the panhandle over 10,000 years ago. These bodies of water have provided food and recreation as long as anyone can remember. They are a magnet for those ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Estuaries, National, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Week

Panhandle Saltmarshes: Riches Beyond our Dreams

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 13, 2016

The Florida Panhandle is fortunate to have an abundance of salt marsh habitat fringing many of our coastal environs. Although this habitat may not receive the appreciation it deserves by those seeking a white-sandy beach, it is intricately linked ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Beyond, Dreams, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Riches, Saltmarshes

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