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Ken Gioeli
Ken Gioeli is the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Natural Resources & Environment Extension Agent. His Extension outreach focuses on water quality, co-existing with wildlife, and invasive plant and animal species management. Ken also teaches Florida Master Naturalist courses as lead instructor. Ken can be reached at ktgioeli@ufl.edu or (772) 462-1627.
Posts by Ken Gioeli:
- Atala Infographic Wins Award
- Preserving Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Skin
- Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course Graduation April 8, 2022
- New Florida Master Naturalist Environmental Interpretation Course Graduates
- Balloons can endanger Florida's sea turtles
- Releasing Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) Moths and Mites
- Doing the Stingray Shuffle
- Homemade Vegetable Pho Soup for 2022 #NationalSoupDay February 4, 2022
- About Cold Stunned Iguana in South Florida
- UF Social Media Committee Soup Blitz - #NationalSoupDay February 4, 2022
- Florida Master Naturalist Graduate Spotlight on Holly and Fritz Hanselman
- Biking and Birding the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST) on the Herbert Hoover Dike
- Making Homemade Pizza on the Barbecue Grill
- Snakes on the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Campus
- Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course Begins March 17, 2022
- Florida Master Naturalist Environmental Interpretation Course Begins Jan. 31, 2022
- 1st Annual Brazilian Peppertree Berry Busting Day - December 15th in Fort Pierce
- Snakes and Lizards of the FL Treasure Coast - Presentation February 9, 2022
- November 2021 Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course Graduates
- Peters's Rock Agama on the Treasure Coast - Presentation November 10, 2021
- Animals That Make Us Shiver - Bats Get a Bad Rap (Recorded Presentation Delivered Oct 19, 2021)
- Peters's Rock Agama EDIS Publication "Agamaversary"
- Venomous and Nonvenomous Snakes in Florida
- Roseate Spoonbill in Florida
- Try my Super-secret Mango Guacamole Recipe for National Guacamole Day 2021
- Florida Master Naturalist Program Graduate Spotlight
- Florida Master Naturalist 20th Anniversary Graduate Spotlight on Eva Ries-St. Lucie County Public Lands Coordinator for Audubon Florida's JayWatch
- Air Potato Leaf Beetles at Oak Hammock Park in Port St. Lucie
- Beware Saw Palmetto Berry Poachers
- Florida Master Naturalist 20th Anniversary Graduate Spotlight on John Nelson-Creator of the Audubon Moment
- Air Potato Biological Control Photo Gallery
- Florida Master Naturalists Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Permitted Sea Turtle Night Hike
- The Atala Steppingstone Project
- What's growing from my sabal palm thatches?
- Scrub Jays in St. Lucie County Preserves
- Florida Master Naturalists Can Discover Nature Journaling - August 13, 2021
- Florida Master Naturalist Bat Detecting Basics
- Native and Nonnative Ardisia in St. Lucie County and the Treasure Coast
- Proper Storage of Beach Furniture Protects Sea Turtles
- County Agents Contributing to UF/IFAS Extension Websites
- UF/IFAS Florida Master Naturalist Volunteer Management System for St. Lucie/Treasure Coast
- The Florida Master Naturalist Program in St. Lucie County
- 2021 Updated UF/IFAS Hurricane and Disaster Information
- The Fort Pierce Utility Authority and the Manatee Observation and Education Center Commit to Atala Butterfly Conservation
- Audubon of Martin County Commits to Conserve Rare Atala Butterflies
- Florida Atala Butterflies Back from the Brink?
- Gopher Apple is Blooming in Treasure Coast Preserves (May-June 2021)
- New Florida Master Naturalist Environmental Interpretation Course Graduates - May 20, 2021
- Florida Master Naturalist Graduates Are Blogging and Vlogging
- Alligatorweed Flea Beetles Hard at Work in Port St. Lucie, FL
- UF/IFAS Extension Martin County Commits to Conserve Rare Atala Butterflies
- Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control UF/IFAS Extension Team Successfully Adapts to COVID-19 ”New Normal”
- Florida Master Naturalist 20th Anniversary Graduate Spotlight on Bill Gibson, Ecotourism Operator
- Common Invasive Plants on the Treasure Coast
- Fragrant Prickly Apple: A Rare Plant Found Only in St. Lucie County
- 2021 Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course Graduates
- 2022 Update on Sea Turtle Friendly Beaches in St Lucie County
- Peters's Rock Agama on the Treasure Coast
- Peters's Rock Agama on the Treasure Coast
- Eeek! There's a snake in the garden!
- Water Harvesting with a Rain Barrel
- Poster: Give Sea Turtles A Safe Path
- 2020 Updated UF/IFAS Hurricane and Disaster Information
- Report Peters's Rock Agama Using Eddmaps
- Bat Guano Fertilizer Properties
- Human and Environmental Risks for the Use of Glyphosate Herbicide in Weed Control
- Bromeliads and Mosquitoes
- UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Webinars and TV Shows
- Have you heard about UF's other bat house?
- Report your atala butterflies here...
- Distinguishing air potato from other yams that occur in Florida
- UF/IFAS Extension Partners with Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie on COVID-19 Outreach to Ag Communities
- Fort Pierce Inlet State Park and Audubon of Martin County Commit to Conservation of Rare Atala Butterflies
- Fort Pierce Inlet State Park Commits to Conservation of Rare Atala Butterflies
- COVID-19 Resumption Plan for LakeWatch Activities in St. Lucie County
- UF/IFAS Faculty Celebrate Successful Completion of the Air Potato Biological Control Extension Program
- Thats not bird droppings...its a giant swallowtail butterfly caterpillar!
- UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County weed biological control agent projects over the years
- Florida Atala Butterflies Back from the Brink?
- March 26, 2020 - Rain Barrels to Rain Gardens Webinar
- March 18, 2020 - Landscaping for Birds and Butterflies Webinar
- Proper hand washing hygiene resources (corona virus COVID-19)
- Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control at McCarty Ranch in Port St. Lucie, FL
- Biological Control Successes in Florida
- Brazilian Peppertree Integrated Management Guide 2019 Now Available
- Brazilian Peppertree Biological Control Field Demonstrations
- Florida Master Naturalist Conservation Science Advanced Special Topics Students Study Upland Biodiversity Using Trail Cams
- Where are my air potato beetles?
- 2019 Air Potato Challenge Day Events: Information and Registration
- Beauty of the Unseen World: Native Plant Photography Master Naturalist Final Project
- Today was "Save Our Snakes Day" at the Extension Office (Apparently)
- Brazilian Peppertree is not a Florida Holly
- UF/IFAS a Trusted Source of Information
- UF Study: Mosquito that Feeds on Worms, Leeches Can Carry Deadly Diseases
- UF Hosts Hemp Workshops for Growers, Industry in August
- UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Director Inducted into Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association Hall of Fame
- UF/IFAS Partners with USDA Forest Service to Get Kids In The Woods
- UF/IFAS PIE Center Offers Tools to Teach Mosquito Control to Residents
- Managing Mosquitoes During Hurricane Season
- Kelly Morgan Named New Director of UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
- Teachers from Across Florida Gather for Plant Camp 2018
- Those Bloodsucking Mosquitoes
- UF/IFAS Student from Union County Awarded First Roland T. Stern Scholarship Award
- On Earth Day, UF Researchers Say Conserve Water Now or Pay the Price Later
- St Lucie County's Wonderful Wildflowers
- The sound of success! UF helps residents rid yards of coral ardisia
- Give Sea Turtles A Safe Path in St Lucie County (March 1 - November 15)
- Native Bee Habitat Enhancement at the Lakela's Mint Preserve: A Florida Master Naturalist Final Project (Uplands 2018)
- Going Batty Bat Detecting: Florida Master Naturalist Final Project (Uplands 2018)
- Bryozoan "Blobs" in Freshwater Systems
- Living with Nature on the Treasure Coast: A Florida Master Naturalist Final Project
- St Lucie County Awarded for Sea Turtle Conservation
- St Lucie West Pond Algae IPM
- Feral Hog Management - FAQ
- Air Potato Leaf Beetle Project Update - December 2017
- VOLUNTEER ALGAE MONITORING PROGRAM (VAMP) IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON
- Living Shoreline at the UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County
- Sea Turtle Nesting Season
- New UF center updating research on Southeastern agricultural health and safety
- Recognizing Stressors to Protect Your Health
- Seven UF/IFAS CALS students, alumni qualify for Rio Olympics
- Fruit vs Refined Sugar
- Today’s Poor Food Choices Are Historical!
- Dietary Fiber…why is it important?
- National Fruit & Vegetable Month!
- Is It A Food or Is It A Supplement?
- Food Safety for the Grilling Season
- The Long Awaited Updated Nutrition Label
- Our Seniors Are 'Blazing Those Trails'! #OAM16
- Don't Fry Day
- UF/IFAS professor wins national communicator’s award
- UF/IFAS professor wins prestigious national teaching award
- Hundreds of students will learn what it takes to work in agriculture
- Five years after oil spill, survey shows Gulf Coast residents are still impacted
- Researchers show animals can adapt to increasingly frequent cold snaps
- UF/IFAS, Immokalee officials are working together to get residents moving and eating healthy
- Larval competition between invasive mosquitoes impacts their adult survival
- UF/IFAS implements the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program this tax season
- UF/IFAS hosting ONE WORLD summit to address feeding the world’s growing population
- Limited Pesticide Trainings
- ProHort: Tree Installation Workshop
- UF/IFAS celebrates supporters in third annual Dinner of Distinction
- Limagrain, HM. CLAUSE gifts give $300,000 to Challenge 2050 program
- Limited Pesticide Training and Exam
- UF/IFAS' Kevin Folta to advise Pennsylvania lawmakers on GMO topic
- Rogers named interim head of UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
- Nair named Fellow of Soil Science Society of America
- North Florida REC to unveil new cattle fence and gates at Beef/Forage Day
- UF/IFAS team part of NSF effort to study least understood, oldest fungi
- Longtime citrus scientist Jackie Burns named new dean for UF/IFAS research
- UF/IFAS scientists count record number of threatened crocodile hatchlings
- Limited Structural Pest Control Training
- Limited Structural Training
- UF/IFAS researchers use steam to treat citrus greening
- Best Management Practices Required for Fertilizer License
- Best Management Practices Required for Fertilizer License
- Vending Machine- Use the Right Sense!
- Portion Distortion
- Water…..analyzed through the world of economics
- Sports Drinks….who needs them?
- Are You at Risk for Dehydration?
- Free, Live, On-Line INTRODUCTION to IRAs Seminar
- Are you at Risk for Dehydration?
- Simple Ideas for Fun in the Sun
- Right of Way Training and Exam
- CORE Training
- Limited Pesticide Training and Exam
- EFNEP Makes a Difference
- Preserving Food: It is Not Like In Grandma’s Day
- UF/IFAS announces Hall of Fame recipients
- 2014 Green Living Expo
- KIDS LOVE TO LEARN ABOUT FOODS
- Family Nutrition in Action: March/ April 2014 Issue
- Assess Your Savings
- New UF/IFAS Extension videos available for public
- Auburn soil science professor named center director at West Florida REC
- UF/IFAS researcher aims to keep fruit fresh and consumers happy
- UF/IFAS team awarded strawberry sustainability grant
- UF/IFAS irrigation apps for urban turfgrass, strawberry and citrus now available
- Everglades REC director to chair UF/IFAS Agronomy Department
- UF/IFAS professor takes on interim post at Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
- UF/IFAS thanks supporters during second annual Dinner of Distinction
- UF/IFAS survey: College students worried about climate change hazards
- UF researchers identify citrus cultivars that show promise in battle against greening
- UF/IFAS research: termite ‘poop’ nest material creates natural antibiotic
- UF/IFAS economist wins communication award
- UF/IFAS Extension faculty win awards from professional fraternity
- UF/IFAS CALS international students recognized at awards ceremony
- UF researcher exploring plant preservation method that could help endangered species
- UF/IFAS strawberry breeder to receive new faculty research award
- UF student elected to president of national Future Farmers of America organization
- UF/IFAS scientists’ findings shed light on body’s iron-absorption process
- This Leap Year, consider the resources Floridians use in one day
- Color is key in controlling flies, UF researchers find
- New IFAS study shows corn plants help control major mite pest
- UF/IFAS receives $5 million donation to boost entomology and nematology
- UF-led study finds tiny shorebirds benefit from big storms
- Strawberry genome-sequence will lead to better fruit for consumers
- UF researchers find renewable energy leftovers could fertilize, cut carbon emissions
- Dengue virus returns to Florida after more than 50 years, UF researchers say
- Termites’ gut reactions show how to improve renewable fuel, UF researchers say
- UF releases first citrus cultivar; Sugar Belle packs a tasty punch
- Bees (stand alone photo - no story available)
- UF Experts Encourage Butterfly Watching to Take Wing With New Publications
- Florida Mosquito Populations Are Booming, but Diseases Aren’t
- Genetic Pesticide Developed in UF Lab
- Sushi to go? UF expert says don’t let it languish in your refrigerator
- Finding too-small-to-see bedbugs no problem for these sniffers, UF researchers say
- Ladybug Release
- Arsenic-Absorbing Fern May Soak Up Toxic Metal to Repel Hungry Bugs, UF Researchers Say
- New mosquito-borne illness may be headed to United States, UF experts say
- TIP SHEET: So long, and thanks for all the pollen
- Team Roping
- Conservation leader to speak at UF forestry conference
- UF report: Florida to have fewer dairy farms, higher milk production costs in 2007
- Cultured coral could help repair damaged reefs, UF scientists say
- Wildlife Research
- Potato farmers, scientists still fighting disease that devastated Ireland
- Rosie Sales
- New consortium aims to promote better research to protect state’s forests
- Strong Cockroach
- UF scientist develops turkey sausage to help feed hungry Haitian children
- UF laboratory dedicated to a “super” friend
- UF extension officials say cranberry substitute is so easy to grow, anyone can do it
- Horse Training
- UF’s Hastings demonstration facility gets help from local jail inmates
- UF-based statewide environmental education program launches memorial fund
- E.T. York Receives Special Service Award from UF Veterinary College
- "Judas Snakes" Help Researchers Removes Pythons from the Everglades
- UF Scientists To Participate in Massive Everglades Restoration Conference June 5-9
- Good Nutrition Shouldn't Go Out the Window After a Hurricane, UF Expert Says
- Jane Luzar Named American Council of Education Fellow
- Fishing for Success
- Douglas Archer Named Associate Dean for Research at UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- New National Study: Environmental Horticulture Industry One Of The Fastest-Growing Segments Of U.S. Agriculture
- Thanksgiving Florals
- Rest Stop
- Steve Otwell Receives Myron Solberg Award In Food Science
- UF/IFAS Extension Service Responds To Hurricane Charley
- Larry Arrington Appointed UF Dean For Extension
- UF/IFAS Faculty And Staff Receive Top USDA Honor Awards For Research And Education
- Measuring Viburnum
- Hermit Crab
- UF Researchers Bring New Cucumber To America's Supermarkets
- UF/IFAS To Host 1st World Congress Of Agroforestry In Orlando June 27 To July 2, 2004
- Edible Insect
- UF Students Win NAMA Competition
- Bug CD-ROMs Created By UF Entomologist Help Pesticide Applicators
- Research Shows "Connected" Kids Do Better In School
- New Forecasts Could Offer Solution To Swarms Of Pesky Midges
- University Of Florida Expert Endorses Food Label Makeover
- 4-H Wildlife Program Connects Youth With Environment
- Simulator Shows How Pollutants Get Into Groundwater - Florida's terrain in certain areas makes aquifer more susceptible to contamination
- UF System May Increase Florida Horse Hay Production
- For Bird Watchers, UF Launches Internet Bird Monitoring Program
- UF Scientists Help Design "Back To Nature" Housing Development
- UF To Present Free Lecture Series On South Florida Natural Resource And Science Issues, July 23-27
- UF Scientists Say Global Warming Could Spread Mosquito
- Health Professionals Say Grapefruit Juice-Drug Interaction Overstated
- UF Experts Assist Statewide Clean Marina Program
- Expert: Meeting Consumers' Needs Key To Future Of Beef Industry Annual Beef Cattle Short Course To Explore Past, Look Ahead May 2-4 in Gainesville
- E.T. York Receives International Scientist Of The Year Award
- Vinegar Class
- Cold Winter, Drought May Mean Poor Fishing In Spring
- Don't Go Overboard With Dietary Supplements
- UF Termite Expert Stops Destructive Pest At St. Croix Landmark
- Natural Area Teaching Lab
- UF Scientist Figure Out How To Breed Neon Tetras Profitably
- Farm Adventures
- UF/IFAS Receives $600,000 Gift
- UF Bull-Testing Facility Hosts May 20 Open House At Marianna
- UF "Hurricane House" Promotes Stronger Construction Methods
- Emily Sperling Named Recruitment Director For UF College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences
- Ross Whaley To Speak At UF Forestry Symposium, May 23-24
- Robert Cousins Elected To National Academy Of Sciences
- Ramesh Reddy Named Chairman Of UF Soil And Water Science Department
- UF/IFAS Earth Day Celebration Proceeds With Tree-Planting In Spite Of Rain
- UF Creates New Food Pyramid To Help Elder Hispanics Eat Healthy