Category: Natural Resources

Who Gave the Spring It’s Voice

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
June 2, 2023

For Dr. Suess fans everywhere, this title might have made you think of the Lorax. The quote "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues”. You might be curious about how this is going to tie ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Entomology Emily, EPA, Pesticide Information Office, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

A Sea of Grass; Part 9 Rays

by Rick O'Connor
June 2, 2023

As I write this article it is mid spring, and the rays are bedding on the edges of our seagrass beds. The most common species seen is the Atlantic Stingray (Dasyatis sabina). They are often found in the sandy areas near the grass where they ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Rays, Seagrasses

50 Years of the Endangered Species Act Part 1

by Rick O'Connor
June 2, 2023

In 1973 the United States Congress passed the Endangered Species Act. Controversial at the time, and still is today, the law was designed to help protect, and possibly restore, species that were near extinction within the boundaries of the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Ecosystems, Endangered Species Act, Florida Sea Grant

Gearing up for Snapper Season!

by Scott Jackson and Chantille Weber

June 1, 2023

Welcome to Red Snapper Season 2023! The season began June 1, 2023 at 12:01am for "For Hire" vessels fishing in federal waters and continues through August 25, 2023. For Florida recreational anglers in state waters, the season started a few ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Artificial Reefs, Bay County, Federal Waters, Fishing Charters, Fishing Destinations, Fishing Excursions, Fishing In Florida, Fishing Season, Fishing Spots, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, For Hire Vessels, LAARS, Large Area Artificial Reef Site, Panama City, Panama City Artificial Reefs, Panama City Beach, Panama City Beach Fishing, Panama City Beach Reefs, Red Snapper, Red Snapper Fishing Techniques, Red Snapper Season, Reef Locations, SAARS E - L, Sherman Site, Snapper Adventure, Snapper Fishing, Snapper Fishing Tips, Snapper Season, State Waters

World Environment Day 2023: #BeatPlasticPollution

by Samantha Sliger
June 1, 2023

An Introduction to World Environment Day On June 5th ,1972, the first-ever global conference that put international environmental issues at the forefront, took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The “Conference on the Human Environment” gathered ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Work & Life
Tags: Events, Microplastics, Pgm_Sustain, Plastic, Plastic Cleanup, Plastic Policy, Plastic Pollution, World Environment Day

Take yourself on a field trip at River to Sea Preserve!

by Carolyn Kovacs
June 1, 2023

June 8 is World Ocean Day, and we want you to get outside and explore our coastal environment! One of my favorite places to explore the coast in the area is the River to Sea Preserve at Marineland, located in northern Flagler County. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife
Tags: Beach, Field Trip, Florida Sea Grant, Ocean, World Ocean Day

Love the Ocean- June: National Ocean Month

by Yvonne Florian
May 31, 2023

Love the Ocean- June is National Ocean Month If you are like me, you love the beach. A day at the beach always reminds me how small I am and how insignificant my problems. I have felt this way since my first sighting of the Atlantic Ocean ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Water
Tags: Beach Cleanup, Oceans, Recycling

UF/IFAS study leads to milestone advances in understanding lethal bronzing of palm trees

by Lourdes Mederos
May 31, 2023

Lethal bronzing (LB) is a bacterial disease that kills more than 20 species of palm trees in the Southern United States and Caribbean and has been devastating the Florida green industries for nearly two decades. A University of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Brian Bahder, Cabbage Palms, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Haplaxius Crudus, Lethal Bronzing, Management Strategies, News, Palm Trees, Palms, Phytoplasma, Planthopper, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Vector, Vector Ecology

Weekly “What is it?”: Blackberries

by Carrie Stevenson
May 31, 2023

Last fall, I led a group of 4th graders down a section of the Florida Trail at Ft. Pickens. As we walked, I would point out interesting plants or animals, noting some of the plants were edible. Several of the kids were so captivated with ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Hiking, Native Plants, Weekly What Is It

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