4-H Marine Science CampThis past week, Flagler County Extension hosted our annual 4H Marine Science Camp. With a classroom full of excited kids (and instructors), we kicked things off with a fun alliteration game to break the ice. Everyone ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water
Written by Emily Colson, Communications Specialist at UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station The UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station (NCBS) is excited to welcome the community back for our annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Recreation,
APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN FOR A NEW FLORIDA BIG BEND REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (RCPP) Sign up by October 3, 2025 This is a new partnership between Tall Timbers and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Available to landowners ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
A new speaker series One of the goals of the Urban Forestry Extension Council (UFEC) is to build and support a learning community around urban forestry in Florida. We’ve organized a new Fall Speaker Series for 2025. This series will provide ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
If you’re ever looking for an easy nature walk with guaranteed wildlife sightings, I highly recommend the Gulf Breeze Wetlands Trail. It’s a little over a ¼ mile long boardwalk trail at Shoreline Park South, overlooking a marsh ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it can be challenging to find accurately identified photos of organisms that are also free to use. Fortunately, the photos in some 170 million research-grade observations uploaded by citizen ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Communications
Recently, our Master Gardener Volunteers and I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Sun Grove Montessori School. We introduced students to the joys of vegetable gardening. Gardening is more than planting seeds. It’s a hands-on way to learn ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Welcome to the third blog of the Florida 101 series. If you haven’t read them yet, go back and check out our other entries on Florida weather and tides. Although it is definitely not on anyone’s list of favorite things about ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Written by Madison Konash, 2025 undergraduate summer intern hosted by Dr. Marc Hensel of the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station (NCBS) My Summer at the Nature Coast Biological Station This summer, I had the amazing opportunity ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, Wildlife