Category: Natural Resources
What can you do about a colony of bats in a building?
April 8, 2015
Bats typically sleep during the day in natural structures such as trees and caves. In areas with few natural roost structures, bats may instead choose to spend their days in buildings. Bats are beneficial because each bat consumes ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Bats, Florida Fish And Wildlife, Nuisance Wildlife, Panhandle Outdoors, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife
Feathered Facts April 2015
April 6, 2015
Just arrived! Feathered Facts April 2015 Click here... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeResurrection Ferns
April 2, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director With Easter just around the corner, what better plant to observe than one with the power to rise from the dead? The resurrection fern is aptly named for its uncanny ability to ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Air Plant, Community, Environment, Fern, Florida, General Information, Growing, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Resurrection Fern, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Blue Violets and Horse Sugar
April 1, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Spring is a time of renewal--its gentle warmth encouraging bursts of color in the most unexpected places. Even the tiniest plants are doing their best to compete with the larger, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Community, Environment, Extension, Garden, General Information, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Trees, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Outdoor Adventure is Nearby!
March 31, 2015
Canoeing in Perdido River Photo credit: Carrie Stevenson This time of year, many families are looking for ways to entertain their kids during spring break. For those not planning to travel far, our area is full of fun, and often inexpensive, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Adventure, Nearby, Outdoor, Panhandle Outdoors
Japanese Wisteria
March 30, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The sweet smell of spring is here, in part to the abundance of Japanese wisteria covering the trees in the area. The kudzu-like invasion of this flowering vine can be detrimental ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Environment, Extension, Florida, Fun, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Trees, Vine, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wisteria
Non-Native Freshwater Jellyfish in Florida?
March 27, 2015
Yes, you read the title correctly, it says freshwater jellyfish in Florida! The first time I encountered these unusual aquatic creatures was while swimming in a small lake in southern Indiana. It turns out these jellyfish, while not very common, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Curiosities, Invasives, Non-native Jellyfish, Panhandle Outdoors
Snakes!
March 27, 2015
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Human kind’s fear of snakes is long-lived and wide-spread. Even the most classic story, “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling was altered in the Disney adaptation to make ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Animal, Environment, Florida, General Information, Les Harrison, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Reptile, Snakes, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildlife