March was National Seagrass Awareness Month. And although it's now April, one could argue that we should not ONLY be aware of seagrass one month out of the year. Seagrass is important and deserves our attention throughout the year! Seagrass ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources
More than 50 residents from Florida’s Nature Coast and Gainesville paddled, jogged or cheered during the Workout on the Waterfront event held in Cedar Key, Florida to raise money for local causes. The event, held March 18, was sponsored by ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Sailors with a knack for building their own seaworthy vessels will join in the fun on March 18 in Cedar Key, Florida, for the first annual Workout on the Waterfront (WoW) Repurpose-It-Regatta. Organizers challenge participants to make their ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Recreation
It has been a bad year for red tide throughout southwest Florida. The bloom we’ve been experiencing started last year around September and has persisted since. Blooms lasting this long are not unheard of and actually scientists have recently ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Visitors of all ages will get up close and personal with local history and wildlife at the next Seahorse Key open house, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m on Feb. 25. A pop-up aquarium of ‘touch tanks’ will let families interact with living marine animals ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Late last month, an FWC officer observed a lionfish swimming off the Laishley Pier in Punta Gorda. This is the third documented lionfish sighting inside Charlotte Harbor, and it’s also the most up harbor. Laishley Pier is actually on the ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation
We’re a month into 2017. Who made New Year’s resolutions? And, who is still keeping them? I typically don’t make resolutions, but this year I did. And, I’m still onboard. My resolution is to reduce my use of plastics. And not just ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Free program "Microplastics: Tiny pieces causing big problems in our waters." Join Chris Verlinde, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Sea Grant Extension agent, to learn about the impacts associated with microplastics pollution in our waters ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Last summer, Cory Gillis found himself waking before dawn at the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, where he’d been assigned to track the breeding calls of the northern bobwhite quail as part of an internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Scientists on Florida’s Big Bend coastline spend their careers studying local ecosystems and finding solutions to challenges such as oyster reef decline or the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Feb 1 to 3, the second annual Big ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water