Category: Recreation
Hurricane Irma Update: Lara Milligan, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County – Sept. 15
September 29, 2017
Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources (PCR) department manages more than 20,000 acres of parks and preserves enjoyed by more than 17 million visitors annually. When Hurricane Irma struck, PCR worked fast to have these valuable resources ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Hurricane Irma, News, Parks, Pinellas County
NCBS Intern Report: Paddle Guides for Saltwater Fishing off Cedar Key
September 13, 2017
NCBS Intern Report by: Will Wolfson, Intern with UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station and the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge Creating Self-Guided Paddle Guides for Fishing in the Nature Coast In the summer of 2017, I was hired ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Fishing, InsideNatureCoast, Kayak, NCBS Interns, Recreation
Taylor County Scalloping – 2017 Season
August 16, 2017
Preliminary results of the 2017 scalloping season monitoring in Taylor County waters, Florida, USA. Scalloping in the Nature Coast and Big Bend seagrass beds regions of the GOM in Florida has historically been a very important recreational ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Extension, Keaton Beach, Recreational Fisheries, Scallops, Steinhatchee
Catch-and-Release – Not quite perfect
August 8, 2017
Catch-and-Release is an important conservation tool. Catch and release fishing helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Catch And Release, Mortality, Redfish, Snook
Summer Rain in the Florida Panhandle
July 31, 2017
ARTICLE BY DR. MATT DEITCH; water quality specialist – University of Florida Milton Summer is a great time for weather-watching in the Florida panhandle. Powerful thunderstorms appear out of nowhere, and can pour inches of rain in an ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Florida, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Rain, Summer
Snorkeling Safety at the Jetty
July 17, 2017
The St Andrew Bay pass jetty is more like a close family friend than a collection of granite boulders. The rocks protect the inlet ensuring the vital connections of commerce and recreation. One of the treasured spots along the jetty is known ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Jetty, Panhandle Outdoors, Safety, Snorkeling…