Esta semana es la Semana Nacional de Navegación Segura (del 21 al 27 de mayo). Este evento es parte de una campaña de seguridad dirigida por el Programa Nacional de Seguridad en la Navegación Recreativa. Este programa, desde su creación ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Work & Life
I am very pleased to write this blog post as it feels like a coronation, but also as a follow-up to a previous one. If you have followed our blog, you might remember a post, back from September 30th, 2019, titled "How Sea Turtles Sparked ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1. Are you ready? Maybe you think you’re ready—you’ve got some bottled water and canned goods to last a few days. Maybe you plan to get those things, just as soon as you hear the next hurricane ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
When it comes to conducting research that has high impact, Dr. Ann Wilkie has a distinctive skill set that leads to her participation in many interdisciplinary studies. For the second time in three years, Wilkie is a co-author on research the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
This week is the National Safe Boating Week (May 21-27). This event is part of a boating safety campaign led by the National Recreational Boating Safety Program. Since its creation in 1971 by the United States Congress, through education, this ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Work & LifeThe Explorer's Club recently honored Natalie Miaoulis-Maillis for her work in fishery economics and sustainability, naming her one of the "Explorers Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World that the World Needs to Know About." Miaoulis-Maillis ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources,
When rain falls on a forest, some of that water eventually flows into water bodies like rivers, wetlands, and aquifers. Scientists call this flow of water forest water yield, and how much water yield is produced depends on several factors. ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Natural Resources, Water
While most of us can deduce that a woodpecker is in the area by the resonance of their drumming, we may not know which pal from the Picidae family has stopped by for a visit. Unfortunately, woodpeckers of the Southeast are all black, white, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
This summer, University of Florida student Johanna Walker will be working in Wakulla County as a paid summer intern with the 4-H program. About the Internship Program UF/IFAS Extension Summer Internship Program focuses on integrating College ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension