Category: Natural Resources

UF/IFAS Urban Forestry Extension Council Launches Shared Canopy, Shared Ground — An Urban Forestry Virtual Lunch & Learn

by Stephanie Cadaval
September 4, 2025

A new speaker series One of the goals of the Urban Forestry Extension Council (UFEC) is to build and support a learning community around urban forestry in Florida. We’ve organized a new Fall Speaker Series for 2025. This series will provide ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Weekly “What is it?”: Alligator Snapping Turtle

by Carrie Stevenson
September 4, 2025

If you’re ever looking for an easy nature walk with guaranteed wildlife sightings, I highly recommend the Gulf Breeze Wetlands Trail. It’s a little over a ¼ mile long boardwalk trail at Shoreline Park South, overlooking a marsh ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Habitat Conservation, Rivers, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

Research-Grade Photos on iNaturalist: How to Find Them and How to Use Them

by Diana Hagan
September 3, 2025

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it can be challenging to find accurately identified photos of organisms that are also free to use. Fortunately, the photos in some 170 million research-grade observations uploaded by citizen ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Communications
Tags: Citizen Science, Copyright, Creative Commons, EDIS Authors, EDIS How To, Images, Inaturalist, Photo Sources, Photo Usage

Growing Knowledge: Teaching Kids About Vegetable Gardening

by Sara MacDonald
September 3, 2025

Recently, our Master Gardener Volunteers and I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Sun Grove Montessori School. We introduced students to the joys of vegetable gardening. Gardening is more than planting seeds. It’s a hands-on way to learn ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Gardening, Kids Gardening Activities, STEM, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Horticulture

Florida 101: Hurricanes

by Carolyn Kovacs
September 3, 2025

Welcome to the third blog of the Florida 101 series. If you haven’t read them yet, go back and check out our other entries on Florida weather and tides. Although it is definitely not on anyone’s list of favorite things about ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Florida 101, Hurricane, Hurricane Preparedness, Storm Surge

Florida 101: Hurricanes

by Carolyn Kovacs
September 3, 2025

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Florida 101, Hurricane, Hurricane Preparedness, Storm Surge

NCBS Intern Report: Coastal Ecology

by Emily Colson
September 3, 2025

Written by Madison Konash, 2025 undergraduate summer intern hosted by Dr. Marc Hensel of the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station (NCBS) My Summer at the Nature Coast Biological Station This summer, I had the amazing opportunity ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Marsh, NCBS Interns, Oysters, Restoration

2025 UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability Sarasota County Internship Experience

by Erin Nadel
September 3, 2025

Are you interested in a career within the life sciences? Sustainability? Environmental education? Do you want a supportive workspace with opportunities for professional development and growth? Then an internship with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Conservation, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Environment, Intern, Pgm_4H, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

2025 Pensacola Scallop Search Report

by Rick O'Connor
September 3, 2025

Introduction The bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) was once common in the lower portions of the Pensacola Bay system. However, by 1970 they were all but gone. Closely associated with seagrass, especially turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Pensacola Scallop Search, Scallops

The Real Meaning of Self-Care (And Why It’s Worth Your Time)

by Angelika Keene
September 2, 2025

When you hear the word self-care, what comes to mind? A bubble bath? A night of binge-watching your favorite show? While those things can feel good at the moment, self-care is actually a lot deeper than that—and way more important. Let's talk ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Farm Management, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Brevard County, Family, Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Support, Relationships, Self-improvement, Wellness

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