Tag: Panhandle Outdoors

Weekly “What is it?”: Carpenter Creek Headwaters Park

by Carrie Stevenson
July 16, 2026

If you want to truly solve a problem, it’s always best to go back to the original source. Piecemeal fixes can patch things up for a while, but they won’t last. For well over 70 years, Escambia County and the City of Pensacola have dealt ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Ecotourism, Estuaries, Habitat Conservation, Hiking, Native Plants, Panhandle Outdoors, Pensacola Bay, Stormwater, Water Quality, Weekly What Is It

Weekly “What is it?”: Water Lilies

by Carrie Stevenson
July 1, 2026

Water lilies so captivated the attention of French impressionist painter Claude Monet that he created over 250 paintings featuring them. Their beauty is quite striking—we are not accustomed to seeing flowers blooming on the water’s surface, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Flowers, Habitat Conservation, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Panhandle Outdoors, Water Quality, Weekly What Is It

Weekly “What is it?”: Blue-gray Tanager

by Carrie Stevenson
June 10, 2026

There’s a running joke on social media that as you hit middle age, bird-watching suddenly appeals to you as it never did before. While I still wouldn’t consider myself a highly proficient birder, I have been trying to improve my identification ... READ MORE

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Tags: Birds, Ecotourism, Panhandle Outdoors, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

The Spring Flower You Don’t Want to See – Cogongrass Seed Heads

by Mark Mauldin
April 10, 2026

We are well into spring, and a wide variety of plants are showing off their colorful blooms. As lovely as most of the blooms are, some springtime colors are an unwelcome sight. Such is the case with the showy, white seedhead ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cogongrass, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Panhandle Agriculture, Panhandle Outdoors

Weekly “What is it?”: Northern Parula

by Carrie Stevenson
April 2, 2026

A few weeks back, fellow Extension Agent Thomas Derbes and I were leading a field trip for local high school biology students. We were at Big Lagoon State Park, located along the coast near Perdido Key and truly one of my favorite places ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Backyard Habitats, Birds, Gulf Of Mexico, Habitat Conservation, Hiking, Panhandle Outdoors, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

Australian Beardgrass recorded in Okaloosa County

by bearden
November 5, 2025

A new potentially invasive grass was documented in Okaloosa County this week. This weed is Australian Beardgrass, Bothriochloa bladhii. This grass had previously been reported only in central and south Florida. This record in Okaloosa ... READ MORE

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Tags: Invasive Species, Invasives, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Panhandle Outdoors, Pests

The Party Boat Experience

by Laura Tiu
August 9, 2024

My son and his girlfriend were visiting last week and wanted to go fishing. Since she had never been deep sea fishing before, we decided that the best course of action would be to take the short four-hour trip on one of Destin’s party boats. Party ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Natural Resources, Panhandle Outdoors

Ocean Potion

by Laura Tiu
June 22, 2021

June is National Ocean Month. Close your eyes and think about just how many oceans there are. Surprise, there is only one! The ocean is huge, covering over 70 percent of the earth’s surface. Traditionally, the ocean was divided into four named ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Gulf Of Mexico, Oceans, Panhandle Outdoors

Ocean Potion

by Laura Tiu
June 22, 2021

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Panhandle Outdoors

Paddle Sports, the Key to Unlocking Ecotourism

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October 30, 2017

In the Panhandle, we are blessed to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful and ecologically diverse, fresh & marine water bodies on the planet. Paddle sports are the perfect way to experience. So, get out and explore! The oldest ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Panhandle Outdoors, Uncategorized

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