Tallahassee Democrat August 9, 2013 By: Stan Chapman We are blessed in Tallahassee to have so many amazing trees and a rich urban canopy. Unfortunately, that urban canopy is under constant stress from development and construction activities. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesThere have been very few days this summer without a thunderstorm--as I write this, the wind is picking up and the clouds are rolling in, once again. According to recent weather data, Escambia County has received 46 inches of rain this year (16 ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, WaterWhat: A Conversation About Oyster Aquaculture When: Monday, July 29, 2013, 2 to 5 p.m. Where: Community Center, Apalachicola Seeking insights into the pros and cons of growing oysters, Apalachicola's commercial oyster industry has asked ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
They named him “Lestat.” But unlike his bloodsucking namesake, the little Seminole bat clinging to the bricks of a campus building was purely interested in mama’s milk. Later on, he will develop a taste for insects, as his mother teaches ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeIt’s actually a pretty plant, this Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes. In the 1990’s, the state of South Carolina planted this shrub to help restore dunes lost during hurricanes. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesCaption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and related food industries provided a $104 billion impact on the state in 2011 and have continued to improve since the 2008 recession, according to a new ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Livestock, UF/IFASGuest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat July 5, 2013 ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterGuest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat July 5, 2013 ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterYear # of Nests # hatched # disoriented 2011 84 52 26 majority on Perdido Key 2012 74 ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
It’s actually a pretty plant, this beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes; but folks along the Atlantic coast had no idea how invasive it would become. In the 1990’s the state of South Carolina ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water