By Neil CombeeGoverning Board ChairSouthwest Florida Water Management DistrictThe Southwest Florida Water Management District's 16-county region has weathered more than two and a half years of drought. And, unfortunately, there are no guarantees ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterBy Cindy Peacock Pinellas County Extension HorticulturistIt is nice that we are getting so much rain. But, everyday rain can cause mosquito problems. When water collects in around the house in containers like tires, gutters, and bird baths, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
The following information is from a University of Florida Extension publication. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW013Land crabs are by nature shy and pose no threat to humans unless caught and handled. Then they are capable of inflicting a memorable ... READ MORE
Category: Wildlife
By: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Source: John Hayes - hayesj@ufl.edu, (352) 846-0643 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Officials from the University of Florida and The Nature Conservancy met today to formally celebrate the largest land gift ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, UF/IFASby Mary Campbell, Pinellas County Extension Director, Urban SustainabilityClimate change and global warming are both used as terms to describe the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on our environment. They are both used to describe the environmental ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resourcesby Mary Campbell, Director, Pinellas County Extension Do you know how much land and ocean it takes to provide the food and products necessary for your everyday life, as well as handle your waste? It is an interesting idea. What if it takes ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesBy: Mickie Anderson - (352) 273-3566 Sources: Michael Avery - michael.l.avery@aphis.usda.gov, (352) 375-2229 Jim Lindsay - jim.lindsay@fpl.com, (561) 691-7032 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When monk parakeets began to infiltrate the ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive SpeciesBy: Mickie Anderson - (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Shibu Jose - sjose@ufl.edu, (352) 846-0872 Raghavan Charudattan - rcharu@ufl.edu, (352) 392-7240 x354 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- And you thought kudzu was bad. A weed called cogongrass is rapidly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive SpeciesDo you have a snake in your yard that you want to know whether if it harmful or harmless? Remember a juvenile snake may not not look anything like an adult snake. Case in point the Florida Black Racer adult is black in color while the juvenile ... READ MORE
Category: WildlifeThe latest weekly Florida Department of Health Arbovirus Summary lists numerous cases of eastern equine encephalitis virus in sentinel chickens, horses and even a dog in Florida. The Washington County Health Department has issued a mosquito-borne ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife