Tag: Water Bodies

UF scientists to probe downstream ecological impacts of stormwater ponds

Posted: March 16, 2021

Florida teems with rain. Depending on where you live, you might get 40 to 60 inches annually. That rain must go somewhere. Enter Florida’s 76,000 stormwater pods. When it rains, the water runs off the land, bringing chemicals,… Read More

Category: Natural Resources, Water

Tags: AJ Reisinger, biscayne bay, debris, drain, flood control, manatee county, nutrients, Rain, rivers, stormwater, stormwater pond, stormwater runoff, Tampa Bay, treatment, Water Bodies

Florida’s Natural Melody: Landscape Patterns and Stream Health

by Taylor Clem, PhD

Posted: February 3, 2020

Florida’s Natural Melody Have you ever gone paddling on a local spring run or river and sat silently listening to the wind, bird songs, rustling leaves, or lapping sounds of water along the bank-especially in the early morning?… Read More

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Uncategorized, Water, Wildlife

Tags: conservation, ecosystem services, environment, FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, freshwater, landscape, rivers, springs, Water Bodies

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