Most of you reading this have seen serpulid worms but most likely did not know what you were looking at. These are small, curling, tubes of calcium carbonate (the same material oyster and snail shells are made of) found on rocks, seawalls, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center’s (IRREC) aquaculture program, directed by Cortney Ohs, donated locally raised fish to the Jones’ Pier Interpretive ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS, Water
Explore Tampa Bay’s Underwater Ecosystems – the 4-H “Map Quest: Scallop Habitats” Series The University of Florida’s School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences is partnering with Hillsborough and Pinellas counties extension ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Investigadores de University of Florida instan a los residentes del sur de Florida a colaborar para detener la propagación ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Invasive Species, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
At University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), graduate students play a vital role in advancing research that helps us better understand and protect Florida’s natural resources. Many of these students are affiliate ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Here is another marine creature that first year marine science students can identify right away but when asked which phylum and which class it belong – there is another long pause. We all know and love seahorses – they are iconic. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Agents of Discovery Goes to the Beach! This time around, Agents of Discovery will be live our first beach park to have a mission! Put on your Special Agent gear and head on down to North Jetty Park in Nokomis to explore nature like never before! ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife
Mark Twain once said – “everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it”. That has been the case for the Florida panhandle now. We have been in a drought and water levels are lower. Our total rainfall for the ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesMany science students are familiar with tests referred to as a lab practical. In this test creatures are placed in stations around the lab – students rotate through and have 1-2 minutes to answer 1-5 questions about the creature. I have ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
It’s Spring Break season! The recent warm weather is ideal for the incoming crowds of visitors we expect along our Gulf beaches. But as we know, having tens of thousands of often inexperienced folks from out of town converging on the water ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water