Tag: dune

Restoring Little NaNa Dune at American Beach, FL

by David Hébert
September 27, 2024

About Little NaNa Dune is located in a particularly historical and geographically significant place in Florida, American Beach. This is an important area for African American heritage in north Florida. It contains many significant buildings ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: American Beach, Coastal, Conservation, Dune, Little NaNa Dune, NaNa Dune, Nassau County, Native Beach Plants, Restoration, UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County, Wildlife

Barrier Island Wildlife in the Florida Panhandle; Part 5 The Dunes

by Rick O'Connor
January 5, 2023

The dune fields of the panhandle barrier islands closely mimic those in the deserts of the American southwest. With rolling hills of sand (less the rock), small, spaced shrubs, and high temperatures, hiking through the dunes reminds me a lot ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Barrier Island Wildlife, Dunes, Florida Panhandle, Florida Sea Grant

Beach Vitex officially declared a State Noxious Weed

by Heather Kalaman
December 18, 2020

Other common names: Roundleaf Chaste tree, Chasteberry, Monk’s Pepper Florida beach goers, have you strolled alongside coastal dune areas and seen this attractive, vining plant? You may have witnessed the presence of beach vitex (Vitex ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
Tags: Beach Vitex, Coastal Dune Plants, Dune Ecosystems, Dune Restoration, FLEPPC, Invasive Plants, Noxious Weeds, Vitex Rotundifolia

Beach Vitex… Is It a Growing Problem?

by Rick O'Connor
July 20, 2013

It’s actually a pretty plant, this Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia), and it is very good at stabilizing eroding dunes. In the 1990’s, the state of South Carolina planted this shrub to help restore dunes lost during hurricanes. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Beach Vitex, Carolina, Dunes, Habitat Conservation, Invasive, Invasives, IPM, Panhandle Outdoors, Plants

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