Category: Conservation
Featured Student Friday: Madelyn Houde, Marine Sciences ’18
March 8, 2019
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today’s alumnus is Madelyn Houde, who graduated in Spring 2018 with a bachelors in Marine Sciences. She is currently working as a member of the Ice Castles ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, WaterTags: FSF, Students
Livestock Ag Tour 2019
March 8, 2019
The UF/IFAS Extension office in Highlands County hosts annual Ag Tours throughout the county between January-March. The purpose of the tours is to promote the agriculture industries within the community. This year, I was able to work with ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Agriculture, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Tour
Attention Nature Lovers! The Florida Master Naturalist Program will be offering an Uplands Module Spring 2019.
March 6, 2019
UF/IFAS Extension and the Florida Master Naturalist Program in Manatee County have released the dates for the Spring 2019 Uplands Module! Classes will be held every Thursday beginning on April 18th and running through May 23, 2019. This core ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Events, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, WildlifeTags: Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida Sea Grant, FMNP, Manatee County, Natural Resources, Uplands
All about seaweeds
February 28, 2019
Macroalgae are large species of algae often referred to as seaweeds. When not attached to bottom sediments, they are commonly called drift algae. Macroalgae come in colors of red, green, brown and black, and they randomly wash up on beaches ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Estuary, Florida Sea Grant, Macroalgae, Nutrients, Seaweed
Featured Student Friday: Beatriz Lopez Gutierrez, PhD Student
February 22, 2019
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today's feature is PhD student and graduate research assistant Beatriz Lopez Gutierrez. “My name is Bea and I am a PhD student starting my third year ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: FSF, Students
Watch Out for Tagged Horseshoe Crabs
February 15, 2019
You may know from reading my post in November 2018 that partners in the Indian River Lagoon are expanding the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch citizen science program into Brevard and Indian River counties. The program takes advantage of the beach ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Environment, Florida Sea Grant, Horseshoe Crabs, Indian River Lagoon
Spring Festival and Plant Sale is around the corner
February 15, 2019
The Osceola County Master Gardeners have been working really hard to bring our First Spring Festival and Plant Sale to the community. This year we have vendors selling plant, honey, garden products and more. Come and visit us Saturday, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life