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New on Featured Creatures! Woolly oak aphids. By Halbert.


October 17, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Woolly oak aphids are conspicuous pests on oak (Quercus spp.), because they are covered with large amounts of flocculent ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aphid, Featured Creatures, Oak, Pest Alert

The Green Scene “October 2013”


October 9, 2013

Shelley Swenson Wakulla County, UF/IFAS FCS Agent III What is Certified Coffee? Recently I received information from two UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Specialists who helped me clarify some of the information that is currently available ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Coffee, Families & Consumers, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FYCS, Shelley Swenson, The Green Scene, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Imrpoving Water Quality: Living Shorelines


September 30, 2013

Since the early days of statehood humans in Florida have been altering shorelines to suffice their economic or domestic concerns. Like so many who came after them, the idea that waste could be diluted by discharging into waterways was common ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Erosion Control, Living Shorelines, Marshes, Sustainable Coastlines, Water Quality, Wildlife Conservation

Heavy Rain Brings Water Quality Concerns; Part 3 of 5 – Living Shorelines


September 30, 2013

Since the early days of statehood humans in Florida have been altering shorelines to suffice their economic or domestic concerns. Like so many who came after them, the idea that waste could be diluted by discharging into waterways was common ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Living Shoireline, Marshes, Water Quality, Wildlife Conservation

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