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Integrated Management Approach Increases Water Flow


October 2, 2019

By: Dr. Benjamin Sperry, UF/IFAS CAIP Research Assistant Scientist The Issue: The outlet river connecting Lake Panasoffkee and the Withlacoochee River was infested with hydrilla earlier this year. The infestation resulted in significantly ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Water
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water

Fact Sheets: Invasive Plants | Air Potato | Brazilian Pepper | Japanese Climbing Fern | Two-Leaf Nightshade | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension


October 26, 2018

Invasive Plants Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) Brazilian Pepper-tree Control Control of Hard to Manage Weeds Environmental Contractors Got Invasive? Get Help! Herbicide Control of Woody Plants Herbicides ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species
Tags: Air Potato, Brazilian Pepper, Control Of Hard To Manage Weeds, Environmental Contractors, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Herbicide Control Of Woody Plants, Herbicides To Kill Invasive Trees, Invasive Plants, Japanese Climbing Fern, Lee County, Non-native Invasives, Prohibited Plants Of Lee County, Solanum, Stephen Brown, Two Leaf Nightshade

Science teachers learn to spread the word about invasive plants


May 31, 2016

When Kenny Coogan, a seventh-grade science teacher at Orange Grove Middle Magnet School, took an airboat ride on Lake Tohopekaliga and saw the devastation caused by invasive plants, he knew he had to bring this information back to his classroom. “After ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Environment Hot Topic, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Plant Camp, UF/IFAS CAIP