Tag: Apalachicola

Wading into National Estuaries Week: Research and Extension

by Mike Loizzo
September 21, 2025

Estuaries are vital for clean water, fisheries, coastal protection, and recreation. They are essential to ecosystems and communities. National Estuaries Week (Sept. 20–27, 2025) invites people to celebrate the places where rivers meet the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Apalachicola, Ashley Smyth, Estuary, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Laura Reynolds, Love Kumar, Mark Clark, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Fatal Palm Disease Discovered in Franklin County

by Erik Lovestrand
May 23, 2022

The pathogen that causes Lethal Bronzing Disease was recently identified in a palm tree tissue sample sent by the Franklin County Extension office to the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie. Formerly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture,
Tags: Apalachicola, Florida, Florida Panhandle, LBD, Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Tree, Palm Tree Disease

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

Can Culturing Oysters Be Part of the Fishery Recovery?

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 25, 2013

What: A Conversation About Oyster Aquaculture When: Monday, July 29, 2013, 2 to 5 p.m. Where: Community Center, Apalachicola Seeking insights into the pros and cons of growing oysters, Apalachicola's commercial oyster industry has asked ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Apalachicola, Oyster Aquaculture, Oyster Recovery, SMARRT, University Of Florida IFAS

Oyster Recovery Team report: Drought and salinity major issues, not oil

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 25, 2013

For Immediate Release GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- There is no evidence that pollutants from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill contributed to the “unprecedented” decline in recent Apalachicola Bay oyster populations, according to a report this ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: ACF River Basin, Apalachicola, Florida Sea Grant, Oyster Recovery, Oysters, UF/IFAS Extension

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