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Olive Ridley turtle hatchling crawling on sand towards the ocean

Exploring ‘One in a Thousand: Those Amazing Sea Turtles’    

by Rolando Negron
February 1, 2024

Join us on an educational voyage through the enigmatic world of sea turtles with 'One in a Thousand: Those Amazing Sea Turtles. Authored in collaboration by our very own Dr. Maia McGuire and Dr. Ruth Francis-Floyd from UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: , UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #MarshMadness, Dawn Witherington, Florida Microplastic Awareness Project, Florida Sea Grant, Maia McGuire, NOAA Marine Debris Outreach And Education, Rolando Negron, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Sea Turtle Conservation, UF IFAS Bookstore, UF/IFAS Communications

Cheers to moms, including the wild ones

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 10, 2023

No two moms’ parenting methods are alike, and the same can be said about motherhood in the animal kingdom. To share some fun facts about animal moms frequently spotted in Florida, we went to University of Florida experts. Burrowing owls ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Alligators, Babies, Bats, Bluebirds, Burrowing Owls, Corey Callaghan, Croc Docs, Eastern Bluebird, Ecology, Florida Bats, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, Kathryn Sieving, Katie Sieving, Ken Gioeli, Maia McGuire, Manatees, Mother's Day, News, Songbirds, Termites, Thomas Chouvenc, UF IFAS Extension, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Wildlife Babies, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Wildlife Young

Celebrate plastic-free: Expert shares tips to minimize holiday waste

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 19, 2022

Plastic is seemingly everywhere these days, including many items we see or use during the holidays. Maia McGuire, UF/IFAS Extension associate director for Florida Sea Grant, is an expert on plastic waste and microplastic pollution. She ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Work & Life
Tags: Environmentally Friendly, Green Holiday, Holiday, Holidays, Maia McGuire, Microplastics, Plastic
sea turtle

Sea turtle nests and hurricanes, here is what UF /IFAS experts want you to know

by Lourdes Mederos
August 6, 2020

By: Lourdes Rodriguez and Tory Moore Hurricane season, June through November, overlaps with sea turtle nesting season, which starts in March and runs through October in Florida. When storms approach the coast, they can put nests in peril. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Conservation, Hurricanes, Ken Gioeli, Maia McGuire, Nests, Sea Turtle Conservation, Sea Turtles, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County
People visiting a St. Augustine beach

Five tips for keeping your beach clean this summer

by Samantha Murray
June 27, 2016

Maia McGuire was leading middle-schoolers on a local beach clean-up when she noticed a cluster of deflated balloons on the sand. It’s not unusual to find balloons on the beach, McGuire said, but these were different: Each balloon was printed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beach Clean-up, Beaches, Environment Hot Topic, Maia McGuire, Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County
manatee

Third Grade Manatee Curriculum

by Diana Hagan (she/her)
July 24, 2015

This 19 fact sheet curriculum series provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. The curriculum has been written at a third ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Curricula, Maia McGuire, Marine Wildlife, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Third Grade Manatee Curriculum, Threatened Or Endangered Mammals

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