For those who are not aware of this project, Florida Sea Grant logs snake encounters that occur in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The purpose for this is to provide information to the public as to which species people most often encounter ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Celebrate by planting a native plant. While the rest of the country looks toward the first autumn frosts, North Florida gardeners know that October is our time to shine. Our best planting window as the weather starts to cool off encourages Master ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
From flesh-eating screwworm flies threatening livestock and wildlife to spotted lanternflies swarming cities, mealybugs damaging crops, invasive plants choking waterways and Burmese pythons disrupting native ecosystems, invasive species are ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Quick Facts Organism: Vibrio vulnificusType: Gram-negative, curved, rod-shaped bacteriumHabitat: Warm saltwater and brackish coastal waterCommon sources: Open wounds exposed to coastal water, raw or undercooked shellfishHighest risk: People ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS, , Water
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. A la hora de remover pitones birmanas, no todas las serpientes son iguales. Un nuevo estudio llevado a cabo por ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
College football chants and cheers are always great fun. From University of Arkansas fans “calling the hogs” to Ole Miss’s throwback “Hotty Toddy” cheer, these decades-old crowd participation rituals serve to fire up the fans and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Septic System 101 webinar, hosted by the UF/IFAS Extension Florida Well Owner Network (FWON). This was the second webinar in our Private Well and Septic System Webinar Series, and we appreciated everyone’s ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Eyes on Seagrass was built with two goals in mind: Generate meaningful scientific data that can be used by researchers and natural resource managers Build a community of people who understand and care about seagrass ecosystems enough ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Recycling "Beyond the Bin" Stop me if you have heard this one before — "I don't recycle because it ends up in the landfill anyway." I have heard this a lot during my more than 10 years at the Extension working as an agent focused on waste ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Events, Natural Resources
Researchers at the University of Florida are exploring a different approach to recycling, one designed to work with waste streams as they exist rather than as our current recycling systems demand they should be. UF Faculty Bruce Welt, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources