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volunteers plant marsh grasses at the donor marsh

Coastal Shoreline Restoration Experience through the Florida Master Naturalist Program

by Savanna Barry
March 1, 2020

This course has been cancelled - see here for the rescheduled hybrid distance option. An ideal natural classroom In Cedar Key, we are actively working to restore and enhance shoreline habitats. There are many volunteer opportunities available, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cedar Key, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Master Naturalist Program, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Marsh, NCBS Volunteers, Oysters, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration
horseshoe crabs nesting on a beach

Citizen science training workshop for Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch

by Savanna Barry
March 1, 2020

Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch is a popular citizen science program where trained volunteers survey, measure, tag, and release horseshoe crabs on Florida's beaches. Learn more about why we need to monitor our horseshoe crab populations in this ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Events, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Applied Research, Cedar Key, Citizen Science, Coastal Habitat, Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Horseshoe Crabs, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers, Research
Children and adults interact with Extension Master Gardeners during annual Arts and Seafood Festival.

UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension @ Yankeetown Seafood Festival

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 22, 2018

Visit UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension booth at 37th Annual Yankeetown Arts, Crafts and Seafood Festival, November 17th and 18th, 9-5 pm. Extension Master Gardeners love to “talk plants.” Share photos of ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Festival, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, InsideNatureCoast, Levy County, Levy County Extension
Master Gardeners share UF resaserched based horticulture during Cedar Key Seafood Festival.

UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension booth @ Cedar Key

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 16, 2018

Visit UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension booth at 49th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival, October 20th and 21st, 9-5 pm. Extension Master Gardeners love to “talk plants.” Share photos of your flowering ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Festival, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, InsideNatureCoast, Levy County, Levy County Extension

2018 Cedar Key Coastal Cleanup

by Savanna Barry
September 4, 2018

Please join us for a fun-filled day of helping our coast! The International Coastal Cleanup is an annual event organized by the Ocean Conservancy - the Cedar Key community has been participating for over 10 years! Please come out and join ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Events, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Cleanup, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Plastic, Pollution
a shoreline with transplanted marsh grass

Spring 2018 Nature Coast Master Naturalist Courses

by Savanna Barry
January 19, 2018

A Perfect Backdrop for Learning Florida’s Nature Coast provides an ideal natural classroom. Even the casual onlooker will easily observe diverse ecological interactions. Dolphins feeding along oyster bars, black skimmers flocking along the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Natural Resources
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Master Naturalist Program, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Marsh, Oysters, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration

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