UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
CLASS: Back to Basics Plant Propagation 101- Cuttings DATE: February 27, 2020 TIME: 6 pm- 7:30 pm LOCATION: U/F IFAS Extension Putnam Co. Auditorium COST: Free Plant cultivation has fascinated humanity for thousands of years. It started out… Read More
In an effort to reach a non-agricultural audience, the “Alachua County Farm Bureau Food and Agriculture Festival” was held on Saturday, November 23rd 2019. This event was planned by the District 4 Farm Bureau Young… Read More
By Mike Loizzo From dirty beaches following an oil spill to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis – soil and water contamination pose a public health risk to people, plants and wildlife. To better understand the risks, remediation and… Read More
By Dr. Candice Prince, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants & UF Agronomy Faculty A common joke in Florida is that only has two seasons: hot, and hotter. Tourists flock to the state during the winter months… Read More
Years later, still helping birds Cedar Key Seabird Rescue was founded in August 2016 by the Cedar Keys Audubon with support from several organizations, including the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Florida Sea Grant, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation… Read More
January has been a big month for recycling in Sarasota County, primarily with the switch to a single-stream collection system across unincorporated areas of the county (that is, not in city limits). Single-stream recycling is a method of… Read More
Tip #4 – Dealing with exotic plants and sea life while cleaning your boat Continuing this series developed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, we look at the impacts our activities may have on local marine biological… Read More
January 24, 2019 Sea Grant Notes 2020 EMBRACE THE GULF – The Gulf Basin https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2020/01/14/embrace-the-gulf-2020-the-gulf-itself/. 2020 YEAR OF THE TURTLE – The Snapping Turtles https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2020/01/24/2020-year-of-the-turtle-the-snapping-turtles/. CHANGES IN SPOTTED SEATROUT RULES GO INTO EFFECT FEB… Read More
There are a couple of things you learn when working with youth in turtle education. 1) ALL turtles are snapping turtles 2) Snapping turtles are dangerous I grew up in a sand hill area of Pensacola and we… Read More
Seagrass restoration has a bad rap. Or, at least, recent studies about seagrass restoration report high costs and low success rates. But, much of what we know about seagrass restoration is buried deep in reports and permits, never… Read More
