Category: Water

Weed of the week : Ragweed Parthenium

by Yuvraj
October 14, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals to better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of this week is ragweed parthenium (Parthenium ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Apopka, Central Florida, Chris Marble, Edis, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Greenhouse, Herbicides, Horticulture, Khamare, Landscape, Marble, MREC, Nursery, Plants, Research, Ufmrec, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Weeds

Diving into sea urchin feeding behavior: which seagrass plant is the tastiest and why?

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 14, 2020

Written by Jamila Roth, a Ph.D. student in UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment Sea urchins are marine invertebrates that look like spiny pin cushions. They live in coastal areas and eat large amounts of underwater ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Seagrass, Water Quality

The Alligatorweed Stem Borer: Unsung Hero of Aquatic Weed Management

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 14, 2020

Growing up along a creek that snaked its way through my hometown in the Mississippi Delta, I knew more than most people my age about alligatorweed, the invasive water-impeding amaranth weed species clogging waterways across the Southeastern ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: #ufbugs, Alligatorweed, Aquatic Weeds, Biocontrol

Graduate Student Highlight: Taylor Darnell

by Christine Krebs
October 9, 2020

Taylor Darnell is a first year agronomy master's student studying applied aquatic weed management. As a graduate assistant, Taylor works with the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) where he is currently planning and establishing ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Graduate Student, Invasive Plant Control, Natural Resources, UF-IFAS

Early leak detection saves water and money

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 7, 2020

A startling statistic from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that leaks account for 12% of indoor water use. In the United States, an average household wastes 10,000 gallons of water on leaks annually. You could run your washing ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Dye, Irrigation, Leak Detection, Leaks, Pgm_Water, Toilet, Water, Water Conservation In Sarasota County, Water Meter

2020 Cedar Key Coastal Cleanup Results

by Samantha Murray
October 7, 2020

Coastal cleanup by the numbers Despite the challenges thrown at us by 2020, this year's "contactless" version of the International Coastal Cleanup was a success! At least 155 volunteers removed nearly 2,700 pounds of trash from local shorelines. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Cleanup, Coastal Habitat, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Plastic, Pollution, Recycling

Florida Sea Grant, DOH launch outreach to help dog owners protect pets from becoming a blue-green algae fatality statistic

by Samantha Murray, Barbara L. Edmonds and Lourdes Mederos

October 7, 2020

Some dogs love to swim in the water, and some may even take a bite from fish they locate floating on the water’s surface. The danger comes when dogs are exposed to waters with blue-green algae that are emitting toxins. That blue-green algae, ... READ MORE

Category: SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Blue-green Alga, Cyanobacteria, Department Of Health Martin County, Department Of Health St. Lucie County, Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents, Vincent Encomio

Water Wednesdays Recap – Microplastics and Marine Ecosystems

by Samantha Murray and Barbara L. Edmonds

October 6, 2020

Do you know what the most prevalent type of marine debris we found in our ocean is? Plastics! Plastic debris can come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than five millimeters in length are called “microplastics.” Last Water ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Abby Tyrna, Marine Ecosystem, Microplastics, Plastic Debris, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Water Conservaiton, Water Protection, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang

Sustainable wastewater phosphorus recovery: keeping the P local

by Samantha Murray
September 29, 2020

In a recent study, researchers at the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department (SWSD) demonstrated that small wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can benefit from struvite recovery. This method lowers phosphorus (P) output and conserves an ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Ann Wilkie, Eutrophication, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

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