NCBS Intern Report written by Jasmine Schwadron, and host Dr. Charlie Martin, Estuarine Ecologist at UF/IFAS NCBS Introduction This summer I had the incredible opportunity to intern at the Nature Coast Biological Station under Charlie ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
June is a busy month for marine awareness. World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8 and World Sea Turtle Day is June 16. This year there was a concerted effort to celebrate sea turtle week during the time between those two dates. The website ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Wildlife
National Pollinator Week is June 17-23 this year, so I’m highlighting one of my favorite pollinators: hummingbirds. They are easy to attract, all you need is the right nectar plants. Hummingbirds have regular feeding routes, and will come ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Wildlife
Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis is one of five snook species found in Florida and the only one we see here in southwest Florida. Where they live Snook occur from South Carolina to Brazil, including Florida to Texas along the Gulf of ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Mangroves Mangrove trees are an important part of Florida’s diverse ecosystem and are integral to the coastal estuaries where they grow. Mangrove forests in the tropics and subtropics are identifiable by their dense tangle of prop roots ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources
By Crystal Hartman, Biologist Bob Centofanti has been a volunteer at Fishing for Success for almost 2 years. His experienced hands have repaired and maintained hundreds of our fishing poles, as well as helped hundreds of youth learn a love ... READ MORE
Category: Water
Are you ready to celebrate? June 14-21 is Cephalopod Week. So exciting! No, we don’t get to take the week off from work, and it’s not a real holiday, but it is a way to raise awareness about and celebrate octopi, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife