Category: Natural Resources

UF/IFAS Extension Collier County COVID-19 Update

by Jessica M. Ryals
March 20, 2020

To protect the health and safety of our community, volunteers and staff members, the UF/IFAS Extension Collier County office at 14700 Immokalee Road is currently unavailable to walk in visitors and face to face consultations. Group events ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Closure, Collier County, Contact, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Emergency Management, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Inshore Fishing Is Hot In SWFL But Remember To Check The Regulations!

by Michael Sipos
March 20, 2020

A friendly reminder as anglers may have some extra fishing time that there has been a change in inshore fishing regulations. Snook, red drum and spotted seatrout are closed to harvest from Gordon's pass North to Pasco county on Florida's West ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Catch And Release, Coasts And Marine, Collier, Fishing, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Naples, Pasco, Red Drum, Redfish, Regulations, Seatrout, Snapper, Snook, Social Distancing, SWFL, Water, West

Why You Should Know More About Bluebirds

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 20, 2020

Rebecca Jordi on First Coast Living: Learn more about beautiful bluebirds and how you can attract them to your landscape. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/news/local/first-coast-living/rebeccajordi/77-fa8ad47e-4264-4b54-9683-2193799a678f READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Bluebirds

Catch and Release Fishing

by Betty Staugler
March 19, 2020

Catch and release fishing is an important conservation tool that helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people to enjoy fishing ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Catch And Release, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant

NATA cancels two workshops amid COVID-19 pandemic

by Natural Areas Training Academy
March 18, 2020

After much deliberation, we regretfully announce that we need to postpone two workshops scheduled in April. As a UF/IFAS Extension program, the Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA) must follow guidelines provided by the university. We received ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: NATA, Natural Areas Training Academy, Workshops

Clean Water Act: Surface Water Protection

by Krista Stump
March 18, 2020

The Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act was first enacted in 1972. It serves as a framework to regulate the pollution of surface waters in the United States. It does not include the protection of groundwater (which is a protected under of the ... READ MORE

Category: Water
Tags: Clean Water Act, Pollution, Surface Water

Portuguese man-o-war

by Maia McGuire
March 17, 2020

Many people are probably familiar with the Portuguese Man-o-War. That’s the floating ocean animal that looks like an inflated plastic bag attached to long purple and blue tentacles. Oh, and those tentacles will deliver a nasty sting if you ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources,

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