Maintaining good water quality is essential to maintaining the health of our harbor. Water quality refers to the condition of water relative to legal standards, social expectations or ecological health. In order to track water quality conditions ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Season's greetings from UF/IFAS Development! We are grateful for all the support for students, faculty, research, and Extension we received over the past year, and look forward to what 2016 has in store. From our outstanding students to our ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, WildlifeThis 4-page fact sheet is the seventh publication in a series focusing on encouraging water conservation among Florida residents who use irrigation in their home landscapes. Extension educators create programs to encourage good irrigation practices ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Water
Canals have crossed the Everglades since pre-Columbian times, but its modern canals are wider, deeper and hundreds of kilometers longer than any that existed previously. Because of their size and prominence, canals have shaped and changed the ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, WildlifeThe Panhandle Outdoors LIVE team, with Extension Agents from eight counties, hosted an outdoor field day on August 26, 2015. Twenty-three participants from over eight counties in Florida attended the event and traveled to three local springs: ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water
I didn’t use this title just to catch your attention; I used this title because it’s true. Some toothpaste products actually contain tiny pieces of plastic. Often the “stuff” that makes your toothpaste look pretty is really plastic bits. ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Water, Work & LifeMany coastal Panhandlers woke up this week to the sight and smell of dead fish. Thousands of them washed ashore from Panama City to Pensacola. This mass die off included a variety of species including whiting, sheepshead, hake, cusk eels, and ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water
Phosphate rock is a key component in producing fertilizer and many other economically important products. Getting phosphate rock out of the ground produces a by-produce called phosphate clay, which mining operations must return to the landscape. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterThis area along Florida’s east coast is experiencing coastal flooding.Photo: University of Florida As we come towards the end of National Estuaries Week we will now look at some issues our estuaries are facing. Sea level rise is one ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water