Category: Coasts & Marine

Congratulations Graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course

by Ken Gioeli
October 18, 2024

Congratulations to the newest graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration course in St Lucie County. On Friday October 11, 2024, nineteen students successfully completed the Florida Master Natural Program (FMNP) ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Florida Master Naturalist, Inaturalist

Weekly “What is it?”: Snake eel

by Carrie Stevenson
October 16, 2024

While we have luckily avoided direct impacts from recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in northwest Florida, we still felt their massive size and power. These storms whipped up the entire Gulf of Mexico, pushing creatures rarely seen above ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Wildlife, Fish, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

Weathering the Storm: Coastal Plants Protect Florida’s Shorelines

by Katie Mastenbrook
October 16, 2024

Florida's coastlines are famous for their stunning beaches and vibrant ecosystems but also for the formidable hurricanes that often sweep through the region. As recovery efforts continue after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, now is a good time ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Protection, Hurricane, Resilience, Restoration, Storm Surge

Smart Rain Garden Series – What is a bioswale?

by Holly Abeels
October 16, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #2 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater

Post-Hurricane Landscaping Tips: Wind Burn, Sea Spray, and Storm Surge

by Forest Hecker
October 15, 2024

One week after Hurricane Milton and on the final day of the rainy season, October 15th, I look out over our Educational Outreach Garden and see a landscape transformed. Lush and vibrant just a week ago for our Annual Plant Sale and Edfest, it ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Hurricane, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes, Storm

Marine Creatures of the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Viruses

by Rick O'Connor
October 15, 2024

We are going to begin this series of articles with a “creature” that some do not consider alive – viruses. While studying marine science in college, and my early days as a marine science educator, there was a debate as to whether viruses ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Gulf Of Mexico, Virus

Weekly “What is it?”: Migrating Mangroves

by Carrie Stevenson
October 11, 2024

Here in northwest Florida, salt marshes ring the bays. Common in brackish and salty water, these grassy meadows form a protective ring around the shorelines where rivers and bayous empty out into larger bodies of water. While there are numerous ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Barrier Islands, Estuaries, Habitat Conservation, Native Plants, Plants, Weekly What Is It

2024 Salinity Monitoring 3rd Quarter Update

by Rick O'Connor
October 9, 2024

In a typical estuary you would find brackish water conditions throughout the system. The lower salinities (say 0-10 parts/thousand - ppt) would be found at the head of the bay – near the point where the river(s) discharge. Near the mouth ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Estuaries, Florida Sea Grant, Salinity

Smart Rain Garden Series – What happens during and after a rain event?

by Holly Abeels
October 2, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #1 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater

Restoring Little NaNa Dune with Native Plants at American Beach, FL

by David Hébert
September 27, 2024

About Little NaNa Dune is located in a particularly historical and geographically significant place in Florida, American Beach. This is an important area for African American heritage in north Florida. It contains many significant buildings ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: American Beach, Coastal, Conservation, Dune, Little NaNa Dune, NaNa Dune, Nassau County, Native Beach Plants, Restoration, UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County, Wildlife

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