Category: Natural Resources

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week- Fungus gnats

by Barbara L. Edmonds
February 4, 2021

By Carol Wyatt-Evens and Sarah Bostick Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the sunshine state can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Garden, Insect, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Gardens

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – fungus gnats

by Carol Wyatt-Evens
February 4, 2021

By Carol Wyatt-Evens and Sarah Bostick Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating, at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the Sunshine State can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Mr. Jim Strickland: A Fixture in Florida Conservation

by Chris Demers
February 3, 2021

By Luis Gonzalez, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Congratulations to Mr. Jim Strickland, our 2021 Florida Land Steward of the Year! Mr. Strickland has become a welcome fixture in the Florida conservation community. A lifelong ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife

EDRR Invasive Species of the Month – Cuban Treefrog

by Barbara L. Edmonds and Rick O'Connor

February 3, 2021

For this month our EDRR species is an amphibian often brought our away via trucks transporting ornamental plants from south Florida nurseries. EDRR Invasive Species Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) Define ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Cuban Treefrog, EDRR Invasive Species, Invasive Species

2021 Brings New Conversations

by Ana Zangroniz
February 3, 2021

2021 began slowly, but somehow, we are already into the second month! My colleagues at Miami-Dade Eco Adventures are pleased to continue the “Conservation Conversations” webinar series for the winter-spring season, with webinars once a month ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation
Tags: Conservation, Extension, Florida Sea Grant, Marine Conservation

by llw5479
February 3, 2021

Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE! returns; New topics, same virtual format February 1, 2021 By: Kirsten Romaguera, 352-294-3313, kromaguera@ufl.edu Long-time and aspiring green thumbs can ask the experts their gardening questions when ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
Tags: Beekeeping, Beneficial Insects, Growing Vegetables, Herbs, Houseplants, Invasive Plants, Lawns, Plant Disease, Trees, Weeds

Waterhyacinth: A Past Memory or a Current Problem?

by Shelby Thomas
February 2, 2021

By: Dr. Jason Ferrell, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants Director Waterhyacinth is a free-floating plant that produces a showy and very attractive blue/purple flower. As they bunch together and bloom, it provides a picturesque ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Environmental Education, Integrated Plant Management, Invasive Plants, Mechanical Control, Waterhyacinth

I Heart Seafood

by Laura Tiu
February 2, 2021

It’s February and for many, our thoughts turn to romance and other things that make the heart happy, like seafood! There is a strong “love” connection between consuming seafood and heart health. Fish and shellfish are low in saturated ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant

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