Category: Natural Resources

Pasco Scallop Season Disruption

by Dr. Megan Moore
August 20, 2024

Pasco County Scalloping Season Closure 2026 (8/6/2026) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced a temporary closure of recreational bay scallop harvest in the Pasco County Zone starting on August 6th, 2026. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Closure, Florida Sea Grant, Pasco County, Pyrodinum Bahamense, Scalloping, Scalloping Shutdown, Scallops, Shellfish, Toxin, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

Environmental Economist Weizhe Weng participates in Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Scholars Program

by Alena Poulin
August 20, 2024

Dr. Weizhe Weng, environmental economist and assistant professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at UF, is currently participating as a mentee in the prestigious Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) Scholars ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Food And Resource Economics

Proposed MFL Rule – What Suwannee Valley Farmers Need to Know

by Jay Capasso
August 20, 2024

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), in collaboration with the Suwannee River and St. Johns River Water Management Districts, is proposing a new Minimum Flow and Levels (MFL) rule for the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: SV Ag Update

Proposed MFL Rule – What Suwannee Valley Farmers Need to Know

by Jay Capasso
August 20, 2024

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: SV Ag Update

Process for the 4-H Agamapalooza Citizen Science Project

by Ken Gioeli
August 19, 2024

4-H Agamapalooza Citizen Science Project Educational Objectives The UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, in conjunction with the UF/IFAS Croc Docs, will be conducting the 4-H Agamapalooza Citizen Science Project in September 2024. This ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, , Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife

Venice Florida Tours Becomes the Newest Sarasota County Green Business Partner

by Randy Penn
August 19, 2024

Venice Florida Tours started in 2016 as a small side-business for owners Ronnie and Tiffany Fernandez. We offered history walking tours on weekends. Now, four tour types are offered every day of the week: history walking, haunted history, bicycle, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Environmental Sustainability, Ghost Tours, Green Business, Green Business Partnership, Pgm_Waste, Recycle, Recycling, Reduce, Reuse

Keep the Sweetness Coming: Celebrate National Honey Bee Day

by Julio Perez
August 16, 2024

Though I’m not a beekeeper, I’ve gained a wealth of knowledge about honey bees over the past few years from the UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, fellow Extension Agents, and Ms. Atkins, the President of the Beekeepers ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Wildlife
Tags: Bees, Extension, Honey, National Honey Bee Day, Putnam

How to Participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

by Tia Saracino
August 16, 2024

UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County in encouraging residents to participate in a citizen science project to help count insect pollinators during the Pollinator Census. The Great Southeast Pollinator Census is a regional event for the Southeastern ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Census, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Insects, Pollinator, Tsilvasy

Florida Land Steward Update, August 16, 2024

by Chris Demers
August 16, 2024

SUMMER-FALL ISSUE OF QUARTERLY FLORIDA LAND STEWARD NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: A New Tool Helps to Prioritize Invasive Species Management Efforts, Conservation Easements Save Ag Lands and Wildlife, Meet the Panhandle Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey

The World of Worms – Part 3 Roundworms

by Rick O'Connor
August 16, 2024

Roundworms differ from flatworms in that… well… they are round. You might recall from Part 1 of this series that flatworms were flat which helps with exchange of materials inside and out of the body. Flatworms were acoelomates – they ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Nematodes, Worms

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