Category: Natural Resources

Hermit Crabs

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 8, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director There are many species of the animal kingdom known to use tools. To humans, this is a sign of intelligence, at least to some degree. While hermit crabs may not be considered a ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animal, Beach, Crab, Crustacean, Environment, Florida, General Information, Gulf, Hermit Crab, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Ocean, Shell, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Water, Wildlife

NEW volunteer days for West Bay Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration with FWC

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 7, 2015

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and partners are grateful for such wonderful volunteer assistance in this effort. Please continue to support us by coming out to one of the upcoming events listed below. With your help, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Lend A Hand, Living Shorelines, Oyster, Restoration, West Bay Restoration Project

Shark Attacks: Reducing the Risks

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 6, 2015

Have you ever wondered how you would react if a shark swam by or even attacked you while you took a swim at the beach? Although you have a greater chance of getting struck by lightning or injured in a boating accident than getting attacked by ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Environment Hot Topic, Family Safety, Safety, Shark Week, Sharks, Summer

Crabapples and Sparkleberries Grow Wild in Wakulla

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 26, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director There is a phenomenal difference between what grows in the wild and what we grow on farms. Thanksgiving turkey, for example: when compared to wild turkey, the difference is significant--most ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Apple, Community, Crab Apple, Crabapples, Environment, Florida, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Grow, Growing, Les Harrison, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Sparkle Berries, Sparkleberry, Trees, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wild

What Caused the Fish Kill Along the Florida Panhandle This Week?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 21, 2015

This past week hundreds of dead fish washed ashore between Escambia and Okaloosa counties. Most were of one species but there were others who died and it appeared they had been in the water for quite a while. Determining the cause of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Along, Caused, Fish, Florida, Kill, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, This, Week

Barn owls threatened by Africanized bees in South Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2015

Belle Glade, Fla. --- Throughout the past two decades, University of Florida researcher Richard Raid has seen barn owl populations in the Everglades Agricultural Area, centered around Belle Glade, expand from mere dozens to more than 400 nesting ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Everglades Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

“Zombie Flies” May Control Fire Ants

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 17, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Of the many nuisances that plague the county, fire ants may be at the top of the list. Their ability to survive and colonize is remarkable. Every effort to destroy the mound seems ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Ants, Big Bend Bugs!, Bugs, Control, Environment, Fire Ants, Flies, Fly, General Information, Identification, Insects, Les Harrison, Pest, Pest Management, Phorid Fly, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Zombie Fly

Prickly Invaders: Tropical Soda Apple and Spurweed

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 12, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Though tropical soda apple may sound like an exotic, fizzy drink, it is a conqueror of yards and gardens. Those little melon-like fruits may look cute, but the menacing thorns ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Farming, Florida, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Pest Management, Prickly, Sand Spur, Soda Apple, Spur, Spurweed, Tropical Soda Apple, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Adam’s Needle and Spanish Bayonets

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 8, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Those who have never visited Florida tend to imagine the entire state encompassed by sprawling, white sand beaches and palm trees. Though our state is famous for its coast, inland ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Adam's Needle, Environment, Florida, General Information, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Spanish Bayonet, Trees, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Yucca

It is One Goliath of a Fish… the Goliath Grouper

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 7, 2015

For many who are seafood lovers there is nothing like a good grouper sandwich; makes me hungry just to write that. Groupers are members of the one of the largest families of fish in the Gulf of Mexico. There are 33 species in the family Serranidae, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Fish, Goliath, Grouper, Panhandle Outdoors

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