Category: Water
A Southwest Florida Guide to Everything You Want to Know About Spiny Lobster!
March 25, 2020
Florida spiny lobster season occurs every year from August 6th-March 31st! Grab some delicious bugs while the season is open and enjoy some fresh from Florida seafood. Read the rest of the blog for information on Florida spiny lobster rules ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Coasts And Marine, Collier, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Diving, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, IFASwater, Lobster, Lobster Eggs, Recreational, Scuba Steve, Southwest Florida, Spiny Lobster, UFWildlife, What Do Lobsters Eat
Water scientists to virtually connect with pre-K to high school students through Facebook Live
March 25, 2020
By: Jarred Shellhouse, 352-273-2599, jshellhouse@ufl.edu Media contact: Samantha Murray, 949-735-1076, grenrosa@ufl.edu University of Florida agricultural education and communication graduate students will connect students in pre-K through ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching, WaterTags: Agricultural Education And Communication, AJ Reisinger, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Covid19, Jacqueline Aenlle, Jamie Loizzo, Soil And Water Sciences
Florida-Friendly Landscaping – Scavenger Hunt Activity!
March 24, 2020
The 9 Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) can help protect our water, create beautiful neighborhoods, and support awesome wildlife! The FFL Program is all about: putting the "right plants" in the "right place" giving ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Water, WildlifeTags: #SaveWaterFL, Activity, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Good Bugs, Integrated Pest Management, Scavenger Hunt, Water Conservation, Wildlife
March 26, 2020 – Rain Barrels to Rain Gardens Webinar
March 24, 2020
This informative webinar entitled “Rain Gardens to Rain Barrels” was intended to support the Florida Master Gardener and Florida Master Naturalist continuing education program. It originally aired on March 26, 2020. Participants ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Rain Barrel, Rain Garden, Water
Working at UF/IFAS CAIP is a Family Tradition
March 23, 2020
In 1979, Dan Thayer wrote a letter to Dr. William Haller that would impact the course of his entire family’s future and career paths. The letter asked if Dr. Haller would be willing to take him on as a master’s graduate student upon his ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Water, Work & LifeTags: Agriculture, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Environmental Education, Family, Graduate Student, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Tradition, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Garden with Us! Introducing the Victory2020 Garden Program with UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County
March 23, 2020
History of Victory Gardens Victory gardens or “war gardens” were popular during WWI and WWII. They were promoted by the government to help provide fresh produce to individuals at home and help supplement food rationing. It also provided ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & LifeTags: Gardening, Vegetables, Victory Garden, Victory2020 Garden
Inshore Fishing Is Hot In SWFL But Remember To Check The Regulations!
March 20, 2020
A friendly reminder as anglers may have some extra fishing time that there has been a change in inshore fishing regulations. Snook, red drum and spotted seatrout are closed to harvest from Gordon's pass North to Pasco county on Florida's West ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Catch And Release, Coasts And Marine, Collier, Fishing, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Naples, Pasco, Red Drum, Redfish, Regulations, Seatrout, Snapper, Snook, Social Distancing, SWFL, Water, West