Category: Wildlife
Featured Student Friday: Dalton Goss, Master’s Student in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
March 1, 2019
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today’s student is Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences master's student Dalton Goss. Dalton is advised by Dr. Don Behringer, and holds a BS in IDS Marine Sciences. What’s ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, WildlifeTags: FSF, Students
Featured Student Friday: Beatriz Lopez Gutierrez, PhD Student
February 22, 2019
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today's feature is PhD student and graduate research assistant Beatriz Lopez Gutierrez. “My name is Bea and I am a PhD student starting my third ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: FSF, Students
Featured Student Friday: Beatriz Lopez Gutierrez, PhD Student
February 22, 2019
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today's feature is PhD student and graduate research assistant Beatriz Lopez Gutierrez. “My name is Bea and I am a PhD student starting my third year ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: FSF, Students
Today was “Save Our Snakes Day” at the Extension Office (Apparently)
February 19, 2019
I have a new colleague that has been on the job for only a few days. One of the first things he asked me was "what do you do on a daily basis?" My response was "conduct educational programs that better the lives of St Lucie County citizens by ... READ MORE
Category: , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Critter Corner, Snakes
Watch Out for Tagged Horseshoe Crabs
February 15, 2019
You may know from reading my post in November 2018 that partners in the Indian River Lagoon are expanding the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch citizen science program into Brevard and Indian River counties. The program takes advantage of the beach ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Environment, Florida Sea Grant, Horseshoe Crabs, Indian River Lagoon
Spring Festival and Plant Sale is around the corner
February 15, 2019
The Osceola County Master Gardeners have been working really hard to bring our First Spring Festival and Plant Sale to the community. This year we have vendors selling plant, honey, garden products and more. Come and visit us Saturday, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life
Attracting backyard butterflies, bees, and birds
February 14, 2019
Celebrate National Pollinator Week- June 17-23, 2019 and plant a paradise for pollinators in your yard! Florida crops like watermelon, cucumber, blueberry, and strawberry depend on pollinating insects for abundant, high quality fruit. Many ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, WildlifeTags: Beekeeping, Bees, Florida Friendly Landscape, Landscaping For Wildlife, Pollinators
They can Drive you bat-ty!
January 18, 2019
Going batty - is the bat beneficial? Often, we’re exposed to negative labels about bats that can drive us batty. If you are one who feels bats are bad and not needed, here are a few beneficial tidbits. Bats are great pollinators, help ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Bats, Conservation Of Bats
Starting the Year Off Right with Seafood
January 16, 2019
One of the key recommendations from the 2015 dietary guidelines is to include a variety of protein foods in your diet. Seafood is a healthy protein choice. It is a low calorie, high quality source of protein. It is low in saturated fats, low ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, Seafood