Category: Natural Resources

Aclaremos los mitos sobre la masa de sargazo del 2023

by Luz Bahder
May 12, 2023

Creado por Ana Zangroniz, agente de Florida Sea Grant y parte del programa de Extensión de UF/IFAS. En el transcurso de los últimos meses, la "masa" de sargazo ha dominado los titulares de las noticias locales y nacionales, e incluso ha ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Acumulacion, Afectacion, Alga, Alga Marron, Ana Zangroniz, Arrecifes De Coral, Biomasa, Ciencia Ciudadana, Corrientes Oceanicas, Español, Florida Sea Grant, Giros Oceanicos, Impactos, Mar De Los Sargazos, Masa De Sargazo, NOAA, Playas, Proliferacion De Algas, Sargazo, Sea Grant, Spanish, Sulfuro De Hidrogeno, Tortugas, Turismo, UF-IFAS, Vientos

Florida Land Steward Update, May 12, 2023

by Chris Demers
May 12, 2023

SPRING-SUMMER 2023 ISSUE OF QUARTERLY FLORIDA LAND STEWARD NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: Integrate Brood Cover into your Forest Management for More Productive Wild Turkey Populations, New Landowner Assistance Program from Quail ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Awards, Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Natural Resources, Online Course, Scholarships And Funding, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm, Wildlife

¿Qué debe hacer si su sistema séptico está inundado?

by Luz Bahder
May 12, 2023

Creado por Yilin Zhuang y Andrea Albertin, agentes especialistas en recurso hídrico del departamento de Extensión de UF/IFAS. Durante inundaciones o lluvias torrenciales, el suelo alrededor del tanque séptico y su campo de drenaje pueden ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agua, Agua De La Inundacion, Andrea Albertin, Depresion Tropical, Español, Huracán, Inundacion, Lluvia, Sistema Septico, Spanish, Tanque Septico, Tormenta Tropical, Tormentas, Yilin Zhuang

The Time for Mixed Mowable Species has Come

by Donna Corbelli Castro
May 11, 2023

A lawn by any other name... The "lawn" is a cult phenomenon in the United States. Somewhere along the line, we associated a monoculture of a single grass species with the ultimate achievement in landscaping. Unfortunately, this mindset ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Alternative Lawns, Ecology, Featured Hot Topic, FFL, Florida Friendly, Landscape Ecology, Lawns, Mixed Mowable Species, Mixed Turf, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Plant Diversity, Sustainability, Turf

A Sea of Grass; Part 6 – The Mollusk

by Rick O'Connor
May 11, 2023

In Part 5 of this series, we looked at a group of invertebrates that few people see, and no one is looking for – worms. But in this article, we will be looking at a group that seagrass explorers see frequently and some, like the bay scallop, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Mollusk, Seagrass

What You Can Do to Help Enhance Seagrass

by Rick O'Connor
May 11, 2023

Most of us in the Florida panhandle realize how important seagrasses are to the ecology of our estuaries. Not only do they provide habitat for commercially important finfish and shellfish, but they also help trap sediments, remove nitrogen ... READ MORE

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

Weekly “What is it?”: Dauphin Island

by Carrie Stevenson
May 10, 2023

As a mostly land-locked state with a relatively tiny coastline, going to a university in Alabama to earn a degree in marine biology seems like an unusual choice at first. However, both our Sea Grant Agent, Rick, and I can attest it works ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Weekly What Is It

Cheers to moms, including the wild ones

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 10, 2023

No two moms’ parenting methods are alike, and the same can be said about motherhood in the animal kingdom. To share some fun facts about animal moms frequently spotted in Florida, we went to University of Florida experts. Burrowing owls ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Alligators, Babies, Bats, Bluebirds, Burrowing Owls, Corey Callaghan, Croc Docs, Eastern Bluebird, Ecology, Florida Bats, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, Kathryn Sieving, Katie Sieving, Ken Gioeli, Maia McGuire, Manatees, Mother's Day, News, Songbirds, Termites, Thomas Chouvenc, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Wildlife Babies, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Wildlife Young

Sarasota County Launches Interactive Water Quality “Story Map”

by Lee Hayes Byron
May 9, 2023

As part of Sarasota County’s ongoing commitment to water quality and protecting area water resources, the county has launched an interactive web tool showcasing a variety of water quality preservation projects and initiatives. From county ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Pgm_Admin, Preservation, Reclamation, Sarasota County, Story Map, Storymap, Treatment, Water, Water Quality, Wildlife

PSA: Septic system maintenance after flooding

by Tory Moore
May 8, 2023

Developed by UF/IFAS Extension regional specialized water resources agents Yilin Zhuang and Andrea Albertin During floods or heavy rains, the soil around a septic tank and drainfield can get waterlogged, and wastewater from the septic system ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Flood, Flooding, Foodwater, Hurricane, Septic System, Septic Tank, Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Tropical Storms

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