Category: Coasts & Marine
Maximizing Fish Habitat Through Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration
September 17, 2021
Written by Audrey Looby, Ph.D. student, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Over the past three years, I have been spent days trying and at times failing to catch fish on a lake or watching videos of baby Florida bass swim around a tank, all in ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, WildlifeTags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Fisheries, Fishing, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Seagrass
Divers Spearheading the Fight Against Invasive Lionfish
September 16, 2021
The northwest Florida area has been identified as having the highest concentration of invasive lionfish in the world. Lionfish pose a significant threat to our native wildlife and habitat with spearfishing the primary means of control. Lionfish ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Ecotourism, Florida Sea Grant, Invasive Species
Measuring the effects of seagrass species diversity in Crystal River, Florida
September 14, 2021
Written by Jamila Roth, Ph.D. student, UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment This summer, I spent many sunny hours on the small island of Sandy Hook in Crystal River, FL, where I was conducting a field experiment for my Ph.D. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Seagrass
Updated list of ‘virtual’ natural resources programs from UF/IFAS
September 7, 2021
Updated Jan 2022: Below is a list of online programs offered by UF/IFAS Extension faculty that focus on natural resources in Florida. These programs are free and open to anyone (unless otherwise noted), and can be “attended” from anywhere ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Florida-youth-naturalist-program, Natural Resources, Online, Virtual, Webinar
A Partnership for PROS: Plastic Free Restoration of Oyster Shorelines
September 3, 2021
We focus a lot on oyster restoration here at the Nature Coast Biological Station and a new project aimed at reducing plastic use in oyster restoration has us excited. This project is called the Partnership for Plastic-free Restoration of Oyster ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Applied Research, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Oysters, Plastic, Reef Prisms, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration
National Wildlife Day
September 3, 2021
Tomorrow marks a holiday so fabulous that it’s celebrated twice a year. On September 4 and February 22, we celebrate National Wildlife Day, created to bring recognition to not only enjoy and appreciate the types of wildlife we have living ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: #wildlifeday, Biodiversity, Florida Sea Grant, Preservation, Protection, SouthFlorida, Wildlife