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How It Happened: Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Legacy Awards

by IFAS Advancement
February 5, 2025

Since its inception, the UF/IFAS Extension Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program has been an integral part of the state’s agricultural and environmental landscape. Through this volunteer-based program, individuals receive comprehensive ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: (MGV), Brevard, Broward, Demonstration Garden, Endowment, Escambia, Flagler, Florida Master Gardener Legacy Fund, Franklin, How It Happened, Lake, Manatee, Master Gardener, Pasco, Santa Rosa, St.Johns, Sumter, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Walton

NCBS Intern Report: USFWS Barrier Island Habitat Restoration and Monitoring

by Emily Colson
October 21, 2024

Written by Alex Palvik, 2024 undergraduate summer intern hosted by Joyce Palmer at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex This summer, I had the privilege to intern with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Crystal ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, , Water, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Manatee, NCBS Interns, Recreation, Springs, USFWS

New Episode from Naturally Florida Podcast: “Florida’s Floating Sea-Potatoes … the Manatee!”

by Lara Milligan
February 12, 2024

Manatees are Florida’s gentle giants and are a sight to behold. They are state and federally protected species under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Lmilligan, Mammal, Manatee, Naturally Florida Podcast, Sea Cow

Two Years Into the Manatee Unusual Mortality Event

by Ana Zangroniz
December 20, 2022

Since 2020, our state marine mammal, the manatee has been experiencing an Unusual Mortality Event (UME), meaning that unusually high numbers of these animals have died. These deaths have been centered on the Atlantic coast in Florida, namely, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Manatee, Protecting Wildlife, Water

Help Protect our Manatees!

by Michelle Atkinson
October 6, 2022

Protecting Manatees is important especially here in Manatee County! Please do you part to help our mascot and namesake. Protecting Manatees factsheet found HERE For more information contact MichelleAtkinson@ufl.edu or 941-722-4524 ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: Fertilizer, Manatee, Protection, Sea Grass

NCBS Intern Report: Managing Public Use/Communications at Three Sisters Springs

by Emily Colson
January 17, 2021

Written by 2021 Summer Intern, Samantha Mormile I had the pleasure to intern in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) office. I essentially broke up my internships into two parts, the first part was my original time frame where ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Human Dimensions, Kayak, Manatee, NCBS Interns, Recreation, Springs, Water Quality

DEMONSTRATING A BETTER WAY TO COUNT: UTILIZING DRONES FOR MANATEE SYNOPTIC SURVEYS

by nladd
April 11, 2020

B.J. Scharf1 and J.S. Strickland2 1 Marine Science Agent – UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County; 16110 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville, FL 2 County Extension Director and Agricultural Agent – UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County; 1921 Kissimmee ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: 2020, 2020 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, B. J. Scharf, Central District, Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC, Hernando County, J. S. Strickland, Manatee, Natural Resources, Osceola County, UF/IFAS Extension

Bite-sized science webinar series

by Maia McGuire
April 9, 2020

The past month has been all about finding ways to adapt to this new COVID-19 situation! I have been working with several of my Florida Sea Grant Extension colleagues to develop some fabulous new resources. Some of these are specifically designed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Manatee, Microplastic, Ocean, Sea Turtle

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