Water 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, WaterThe term bog brings to mind something similar to the term swamp… how is it different? Swamps generally have standing water most of the year; a bog appears dry… until you walk in it and then you then discover that it is wet and mucky. It ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterWetlands have been protected in the state of Florida since the 1970’s. The reason for this legislation was that scientists and agencies realized their biological value. It is hard to imagine a state as wet as Florida having drinking water ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterIt is a song that has been played in our state time and time again. An exotic pet or plant is brought across our borders and either intentionally or accidentally it is released into the environment and a problem ensues. Ornamental ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeBlue crab is one of the more popular seafood items along the northern Gulf coast; it’s certainly my favorite! The traditional way of catching blue crab was using a simple line with meat attached to the end. Traps made of metal and collapsing ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife