Category: Water

Accepting Applications for Summer High School Leadership Program!

by lcarnahan
April 13, 2017

UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County at Weedon Island Preserve is looking for high school students with an interest in the environment to join the Ranger Naturalist program. High school students yearning to learn more about the environment ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Work & Life
Tags: High School, Pinellas, Summer Camp, Volunteer, Weedon

April Is Water Awareness Month

by Whitney Elmore
April 5, 2017

As good gardeners, you know proper year round cultural practices are extremely important for the survival of plants, especially during drought conditions. Lawns are one of the most water demanding plants we have in the landscape. The homeowner ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Conservation, Drought, Fertilizer, Floratam, Water

Farm Stock Pond Management Considerations for the Spring

by Luke Harlow
March 31, 2017

Warmer weather and longer days have finally come back to Northeast Florida and this is great news for many people. But with enjoyable spring weather, comes a greater risk for private stock pond owners. A myriad of issues can plague stock pond ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water
Tags: Fish, Management, Ponds

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

Slow the flow: Why should we care about stormwater runoff?

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 14, 2017

Stormwater runoff is water from rainfall that flows along the land surface. This runoff usually finds its way into the nearest ditch or water body, such as a river, stream, lake or pond. Generally speaking, in natural undeveloped areas only ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: About, Care, Flow, Panhandle Outdoors, Runoff, Should, Slow, Stormwater

Say it Ain’t So: Important Apalachicola River Water Dispute Ruling Goes Against Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 20, 2017

In his 137-page report to the U.S. Supreme Court published on Valentine’s Day, a Special Master appointed to oversee the case has stated, “Because Florida has not met its burden, I recommend that the court deny Florida’s request for relief.” ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Against, Ain’t, Apalachicola, Dispute, Florida, Goes, Important, Panhandle Outdoors, River, Ruling, Water

Ready for Northwest Florida Artificial Reef Workshop Wednesday February 22

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 18, 2017

Northwest Florida Workshop Attendees from 2013 in Niceville, FL. This year’s workshop will be held at the UF/IFAS Extension Okaloosa County Office in Crestview, February 22, 2017. Direction and Contact Information can be found at this ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Artificial, February, Florida, Northwest, Panhandle Outdoors, Ready, Reef, Wednesday, Workshop

Featured New Faculty: Masanori Fujimoto

by Jessica Pardo
February 2, 2017

By Jessica Southard Pardo, Communications Specialist, Soil and Water Sciences Department Since Masanori Fujimoto was a small child, he always wanted to understand things – how does this work, why does that look a certain way, how did this ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Academics, Featured Faculty, Soil And Water Sciences Department, SWS Featured Faculty

You Say It’s Just a Swamp…

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2017

Recent rains have water standing on some Wakulla County real estate, which has been dry for several years. Ponds, natural and dug, are brimming with water reflecting the generous outpouring from the slow and wet weather system, which passed ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: It’s, Just, Panhandle Outdoors, Swamp…

Nature Coast research internships give UF students an edge

by Samantha Murray
January 12, 2017

Last summer, Cory Gillis found himself waking before dawn at the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, where he’d been assigned to track the breeding calls of the northern bobwhite quail as part of an internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... READ MORE

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

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