2015 Florida Artificial Reef Summit January 13-16, 2015 Clearwater Beach Marriott on Sand Key Clearwater Beach, Fla. Florida has one of the most active artificial reef programs in the nation. The Florida Artificial Reef Summit has become ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural ResourcesTallahassee Democrat November 28, 2014 By Stan Rosenthal This year’s Leon County Adopt-A-Tree is the eastern mayhaw. This smaller tree has many common names such ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesClick here for operation CLEANSWEEP GUIDELINES.... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThis catchy phrase coined by Robert Turpin (Escambia County Marine Resources Division) describes the new invader to our marine waters. Many coastal residents are aware of the invasive lionfish that has invaded our local reefs but few have probably ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTallahassee Democrat October 31, 2014 Photos by Kathy Kinsey and Danie Turner By Kathy Kinsey ‘She was a long cool woman in a black dress’ always comes to mind when I think about the Black ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeGolden bamboo quickly establishes in an areas and pushes out all other plants. Bamboo, the tallest grass in north Florida, can be an attractive landscape specimen or an invasive nightmare. There are more than 700 species of bamboo worldwide, ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources“Within the past five years, nine of the 14 villages in Nunavik in northernmost Quebec have had to install cooling systems at community ice hockey arenas to keep the rinks cold during winter.“- The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesIn the last few weeks we have received an increase in calls about snake encounters. Most of these have dealt with small juvenile snakes folks are finding on their property, or in their homes, but we are also hearing about large ones. Corn snakes ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeLongleaf pine’s desirable characteristics have motivated restoration efforts on timber-lands, agricultural lands, private lands, and public lands. Photo by Judy Ludlow Steeped in history, the majestic longleaf (Pinus palustris) is an economically ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesGuest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 10, 2014 Photos by Kathy Kinsey By Kathy Kinsey Looking like a miniature Yorkie sporting his new Christmas blanket, the saddleback caterpillar is ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife