Category: Wildlife

Be-at-home with Nature series: Happy Gopher Tortoise Day!

by Katherine Clements
April 10, 2020

April 10th is Gopher Tortoise Day! On any given day in the scrub, gopher tortoises may be seen out and about, looking for lunch or basking in the sun. The scrub ecosystem is a rare component of our Florida environment and is home to many ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home With Nature, Conservation, Gopher Tortoise, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Science, Wild Sarasota, Wildlife

Bird Watching Series: Birds of Prey

by Taylor Davis
April 9, 2020

During these uncertain times everyone is trying to find ways to pass the time, whether this means being unproductive or productive. One PRODUCTIVE and educational way we can pass the time is by learning about the local wildlife. Not only does ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, Activity, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Highlands County 4-H, Livestock, Master Gardeners, Wildlife

UF/IFAS RCREC Graduate Student Highlight: Tyler Buckley

by Andrea Dunlap
April 9, 2020

By: Bethany Wight, Biologist UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Charles “Tyler” Buckley grew up on the coast of Georgia in Savannah, which holds a strong place in his heart and he hopes to return there someday. Growing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bethany Wight, Student Highlight, Tyler Beckley

Bite-sized science webinar series

by Maia McGuire
April 9, 2020

The past month has been all about finding ways to adapt to this new COVID-19 situation! I have been working with several of my Florida Sea Grant Extension colleagues to develop some fabulous new resources. Some of these are specifically designed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Manatee, Microplastic, Ocean, Sea Turtle

SMALLER Native Trees

by Donna Corbelli Castro
April 7, 2020

SMALLER IS SOMETIMES BETTER! In anticipation of hurricane season, many will begin their tree trimming practices to minimize potential hazards and tree failure due to structural defects on large canopy and street trees such as oaks, mahogany, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife
Tags: Butterflies, FANN, Landscaping, Native, Pollinators, Smaller Trees, Trees, Wildlife

Plant for Wildlife

by Brooke Moffis
April 7, 2020

Can wildlife and urban development co-exist? With the urban landscape as the most rapidly expanding land use in central Florida, one doesn’t have to look far to see new subdivisions and homes being built. An estimated 900 people move ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Landscaping For Wildlife, Planting For Wildlife

Hit and Run: Boating risks to Florida’s Sea Turtles

by Emily Colson
April 6, 2020

Written by Trenton Aguilar, Ph.D. Student at UF IFAS NCBS & SFRC Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Florida is home to many forms of wildlife, on land, in our rivers and lakes, and in the sea. This diverse wildlife is one of the many reasons ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Boating, Green Turtle, NCBS Graduate Students, Recreation, Research

Investigating drivers of seasonal shifts in fish abundance in the Homosassa River system

by Ken Gioeli
April 6, 2020

Written by Taylor Dluzniewski, M.S. in UF IFAS SFRC Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Florida is home to the world’s highest density of springs and the largest springs by volume (Force 2000). A key feature of Florida springs is their relatively ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, Wildlife
Tags: Fisheries, FWC, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Suwannee River

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