Category: Invasive Species
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) – February 22-28, 2015
February 23, 2015
Many plants and animals have been introduced to new regions for centuries, as people have discovered new lands. These transient species are known as non-natives, and can become invasive. Invasive species occur throughout the world and may blend ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: 2015, 2228, Awareness, February, Invasive, National, NISAW, Panhandle Outdoors, Species, Week
1st Annual Statewide Nonnative Fish Catch, Click, and Submit Contest
February 21, 2015
The Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA) is organizing a nonnative freshwater fishing tournament for Invasive Species Week. Begins: 6:00 AM Saturday February 21, 2015 Ends: 12:00 AM ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Annual, Catch, Click, Contest, Fish, Nonnative, Panhandle Outdoors, Statewide, Submit
UF/IFAS researcher finds inexpensive, easy way to filter arsenic from water
November 4, 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor has developed a quick, cheap and easy way to filter from water one of the world’s most common pollutants: arsenic. Bin Gao’s team used iron-enhanced carbon cooked from hickory chips, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Bin Gao, Biochar, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida
Bamboo: Attractive Ornamental or Invasive Nightmare?
October 31, 2014
Golden bamboo quickly establishes in an areas and pushes out all other plants. Bamboo, the tallest grass in north Florida, can be an attractive landscape specimen or an invasive nightmare. There are more than 700 species of bamboo worldwide, ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Attractive, Bamboo, Invasive, Nightmare, Ornamental, Panhandle Outdoors
Floridians passionate about, but puzzled by, endangered and invasive species
August 18, 2014
Photo cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Floridians would likely support a 1 percent sales tax bump to prevent and eradicate disruptive invasive species, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Alexa Lamm, Endangered, Frank Mazzotti, Jack Payne, PIE Center, Public Opinion Survey
A Lovely But Troublesome Tree
June 27, 2014
Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat June 27, 2014, Release for Tallahassee Democrat A Mimosa tree invader in a natural area & Bloom and foliage of the invasive Mimosa tree. Photo by Mary Derrick, UF IFAS. By ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: April-June 2014, Fring Tree, Invasive
Pond Weed Management Workshop – June 12th
June 8, 2014
Excess aquatic weeds can be a source of frustration for pond owners. Privately owned ponds and lakes are common across the Panhandle. Ponds can be a source of great enjoyment and frustration for their owners. When all is well a pond is ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: 12th, June, Management, Panhandle Outdoors, Pond, Weed, Workshop
UF/IFAS is crawling with excitement as annual Bug Week nears
May 14, 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is hosting its second annual Bug Week May 19-23 with activities for students, families and bug lovers around the nation. “The UF Department ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASTags: Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Ruth Hohl Borger, University Of Florida