Category: Recreation

Reeling in fishing line on a fishing poll.

Fish of Florida: Atlantic Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) Species Profile

by Michael Sipos
October 14, 2021

Atlantic Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis Florida State Record: 40 lbs 13 oz, Ft. Pierce 1998 IGFA World Record: 42 lbs 5 oz, South Africa 1989 For most current tripletail regulations in the Florida please check out this FWC page, for Gulf ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Atlantic Tripletail, Buoy, Buoyfish, Crab Pot, Debris, Eddyfish, Fillet, Fish, Fish Facts, Fish Fillet Friday, Fish Of Florida, Fishing, Fishing Guide, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, How To, How To Fillet, Igfa, Lobotes Surinamensis, Marine Debris, Regulations, Seafood, Species Profile, Stonecrab, Sustainability, Tripletail

New FWC draft rule will allow for harvest of Goliath grouper

by Ana Zangroniz
October 8, 2021

By Ana Zangroniz and Angela Collins, Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent, Manatee County The October 6th meeting of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ended with a new draft proposed rule: the permission for a limited harvest ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: #fishingregulations, #goliathgrouper, Conservation, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, FWC
A family has a picnic lunch by Lake Alice on the UF campus. Image used in the 2014 Extension calendar.

31 activities in Sarasota County to “Take Your Child Outside”

by Katherine Clements
October 2, 2021

Did You Get Outside During Take A Child Outside Week! September 24-30 was "Take A Child Outside Week". UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County partnered with multiple agencies to offer opportunities for families to participate in nature-based experiences. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Children, Health, Hike, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Takeachildoutsideweek, Wildlife
landscape image of trees in foreground and river behind

Interdisciplinary Ecology graduate students complete project focused on the Amazon

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September 27, 2021

An interdisciplinary effort to improve governance and infrastructure in the Amazon (GIA) included expertise from the University of Florida. Several graduate students, including from the UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment's Interdisciplinary ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: School Of Natural Resources And Environment, The Amazon

There is No WiFi in the Woods, But a Better Connection

by Abbey Tharpe
September 23, 2021

The change of seasons here in North Florida provides a time to encourage kids to put away the tablets and phones and get in touch with the outdoors. Youth need time to reconnect with nature. A great way to teach them about the great outdoors ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Curriculum, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Children, Mental Health, Nature, Outdoors, Quality Time, Woods”, Youth

National Wildlife Day

by Ana Zangroniz
September 3, 2021

Tomorrow marks a holiday so fabulous that it’s celebrated twice a year. On September 4 and February 22, we celebrate National Wildlife Day, created to bring recognition to not only enjoy and appreciate the types of wildlife we have living ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: #wildlifeday, Biodiversity, Florida Sea Grant, Preservation, Protection, SouthFlorida, Wildlife
Hydrilla underwater and hydrilla as an aquatic hitchhiker.

Aquatic Hitchhikers: What Are They and Why You Should Care

by Olivia Doyle
August 12, 2021

By: Taylor Darnell, agronomy master’s student with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Have you ever been waiting to launch at a boat ramp, ready for a day of fishing or leisure with friends and notice gobs of tangled mess ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Water
Tags: Aquatic Hitchhikers, Aquatic Invasive Plants, Aquatic Plant Management, Boat, Graduate Student, Invasive Plants, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP

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