Category: Recreation

Boating Safety Courses With The United States Coast Guard Auxillary Offered At The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 22, 2017

If you are interested in an exciting, in-depth boating safety course, check out the in classroom (seminar) version of our popular online boating course. This beginner boating class will give you the knowledge needed to obtain a boat ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, Fun, General Information, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station raises $9,000

by Samantha Murray
March 22, 2017

More than 50 residents from Florida’s Nature Coast and Gainesville paddled, jogged or cheered during the Workout on the Waterfront event held in Cedar Key, Florida to raise money for local causes. The event, held March 18, was sponsored by ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Featured Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station

Workout on Waterfront supports Cedar Key community

by Samantha Murray
February 27, 2017

Sailors with a knack for building their own seaworthy vessels will join in the fun on March 18 in Cedar Key, Florida, for the first annual Workout on the Waterfront (WoW) Repurpose-It-Regatta. Organizers challenge participants to make their ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Featured Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station

Stay safe and legal when harvesting shellfish

by Betty Staugler
February 23, 2017

It has been a bad year for red tide throughout southwest Florida. The bloom we’ve been experiencing started last year around September and has persisted since. Blooms lasting this long are not unheard of and actually scientists have recently ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: HAB, Harmful Algae, Red Tide

Lionfish in the Bay!

by Betty Staugler
February 16, 2017

Late last month, an FWC officer observed a lionfish swimming off the Laishley Pier in Punta Gorda. This is the third documented lionfish sighting inside Charlotte Harbor, and it’s also the most up harbor. Laishley Pier is actually on the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Charlotte Harbor, Invasive, Lionfish, Peace River, Red Grouper, Scorpionfish

Nature Tourism – Bald Point State Park

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 9, 2017

Some of the most picturesque and scenic natural areas along north Florida’s Gulf Coast are found in Bald Point State Park. The 4,065 acre park is located on Alligator Point, where Ochlockonee Bay meets Apalachee Bay. Easy access ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Bald, Nature, Panhandle Outdoors, Parks, Point, State, Tourism

Staying legal with Florida fishing license rules

by Betty Staugler
November 1, 2016

Fishing license rules can be confusing, especially if you’re new to Florida or don’t know where to get good information. We have fishing license requirements for fresh water and salt water. We also have fishing regulations that apply to ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Federal, Fishing, FWC, Gulf Council, License, Permits, Regulations, Rules, State

UF/IFAS FRED faculty win EPAF awards

by Samantha Murray
September 22, 2016

Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty in the food and resource economics department have each been selected for UF/IFAS Extension Professional and Enhancement awards. These awards highlight exceptional ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edward "Gilly" Evans, EPAF, Featured Hot Topic, Food And Resource Economics Department, Tatiana Borisova

Let’s Go Camping!

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 20, 2016

This past week I was camping at a state park near Gainesville. Working on a variety of computer related items while sitting in my chair, I was acutely attuned to the sounds of life around me. A small “pat-pat-pat” could be heard in the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Camping, Let’s, Panhandle Outdoors

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