Floridians use more water than any other state for irrigation, and a typical home sprinkler system can account for half of the household water bill during the summer. The Panhandle of Florida also receives an average of 65 inches of rain a ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skied, kids learn to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, WaterThose who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skiied, kids learned to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, WaterAlthough water is one of Florida’s most abundant resources, groundwater resources are being depleted by population growth, development and business and agricultural needs of the state. Residents and UF/IFAS Center for Public issues education ... READ MORE
Category: WaterWater availability in Miami and other 224 urban areas in the United Sates Water issues are becoming more and more important to all of us. Especially in bigger cities like Miami. Jim Jawitz, a UF soil and water science professor, and Julie Padowski, ... READ MORE
Category: WaterWater is a precious natural resource that often makes headlines. Here in Northwest Florida we have Areas of Special Concern in which it has been determined that availability will not meet the needs as our population grows. Now is the time ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, Water
Best Management Practices Update Contributed by Rance Ellis, FDACS Office of Ag Water Policy In December 2012, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) held a meeting at Chipola College in Marianna ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Water
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Central Time Agricultural Conference Center, Jackson County Extension Service - 2741 Pennsylvania Ave., Marianna, Fla. Farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida are invited to attend a ... READ MORE
Category: WaterI hosted an educational program on springs, sinkholes, and karst topography earlier this week. Participants seemed to really perk up when I explained why springs and sinkholes are not evenly distributed throughout the state of Florida. Seeing ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterThe term swamp brings to mind a dark place, full of large spooky trees, overhanging with Spanish Moss, still… green… stagnate water that has the odor of rotten eggs. It is quiet with little wind blowing at all. What noises you do hear ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water