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, WaterNeed a pesticide license for Private Ag or for Aquatic applications? Here's your opportunity: January 11, 2017 Okaloosa County Extension Office 3098 Airport Road Crestview, Fl 32539 Private Applicator Pesticide License 8-11am - Private ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional DevelopmentRecently, we received questions regarding red tides and Florida manatees - What are red tides? Are red tides harmful to manatees? If so, what is being done to help our County's manatees? All great questions! Red tide blooms have been persistent ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Each time you do a load of laundry, you may inadvertently send tiny pieces of plastic to a nearby lake or ocean, according to Maia McGuire, Florida Sea Grant agent with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. That’s ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeEach week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by master’s student Elysia Webb. Dr. Lisa Davenport had a mystery on her hands: her birds kept disappearing. During ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
The Cedar Key Artist-in-Residence Program has selected painter Daniel Gottsegen as artist in residence for 2017. Known for his meditative renderings of the natural world, Gottsegen will live and work at the University of Florida Seahorse ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic