Are you interested in learning how to save energy and water while helping low-income families in Sarasota County? Our goal is to make Sarasota a more equitable and sustainable place, but we need your help! Become a Sarasota County Energy ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Water
The annual Manasota Regional Envirothon looked a bit different this year. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually to provide a safe environment for the students to compete. Although we missed seeing the students face ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) is an invasive floating fern from South America that prefers to stack up in slow moving water. Trust me, I know that is a really strange sentence – so let me explain. Being a fern, this plant does not form ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water
Water Wednesdays on February will be focusing on precision agriculture. Precision agriculture broadly refers to technology used to make the practice of agriculture more precise. This week we will be talking about the overlap of precision ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterName: Christina Carter Position: Fisheries Biologist II, Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Virgin Islands Program: Masters of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (‘19) Christina Carter practically grew up on the water — as a young ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Strange title right? Let’s first define Six Rivers CISMA. CISMA is an acronym for Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. There are 17 such CISMAs in the state of Florida. Six Rivers is the one found in the far western ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will host a webinar series to educate Floridians about private wells and septic systems, including routine maintenance and storm preparation. Nearly 2.6 million ... READ MORE
Category: Events, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
The UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County congratulates the newest graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Program in St Lucie County. On Friday February 5, 2021, nineteen students successfully completed the Florida Master Natural Program ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water