Honoring Wetlands and the Traditional Knowledge That Sustains Them Every year on February 2, communities around the world come together to celebrate World Wetlands Day, a day established to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Florida is famous for its warm beaches, swaying palms, and marine life. But when winter cold fronts sweep through, even our Sunshine State can get chilly enough to place sea turtles in danger. What is Cold-Stunning? Sea turtles are ectothermic ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Wrapping up my trio of west coast-based articles today, I’m focusing on California mussels (Mytilus californianus). When we walked down the beach near Malibu, every single rock was covered in these bulky shells. Packed in close together, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
If you’ve ever gone scuba diving or seen underwater footage of the cold waters off the Pacific coast, you’ll likely recognize giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). The strappy greenish-brown blades of this seaweed form a thick, upright, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Forests, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sometimes it doesn’t pay to trust your instincts. That’s one of the lessons learned by researchers as they witnessed small, juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters make their way to areas that would be advantageous if ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Over the holidays, my family took a trip out to the west coast. As always when experiencing a new place, I'm curious to see ecosystems that differ greatly from the ones I know well. So, for the next few weeks I’ll kick off the new year ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
The purpose of consuming food is to acquire energy. It does not make sense to expend more energy to kill your prey than you will receive from consuming it; there would be a net loss. Therefore, as we mentioned in Part 2, predators select ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Welcome to the Stormwater Story Stroll page. Here, you will be able to learn more about Stormwater pollution sources and solutions you can adopt to help keep our waterways clean! This page is based on our Stormwater Story Stroll project. The ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Anthracnose Disease of Landscape Plants By Stephen H. Brown, Philip F. Harmon, Sheryl van der Heiden, Ryan Czaplewski, Ralph Mitchell, and David Outerbridge. Fungi make up approximately 90% of known plant pathogens. One of the most common ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tampa Bay, Florida --- The UF/IFAS Geomatics Extension program is excited to announce a series of youth workshops in 2026 thanks to a mini-grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. The $5,000 mini-grant was proposed by FFGS ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Curriculum