Tag: watershed

Native Plants to Protect the Tampa Bay Watershed

by Tia Silvasy
July 11, 2024

Thanks to a $5,000 bay-mini-grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County was able to develop a Bay Friendly Landscaping program. Educational classes were offered to teach residents about protecting the environment ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Native Plants, Tampa Bay, Tampa Riverwalk, Tsilvasy, Urban Wildlife, Video, Water, Water Quality, Watershed, Webinar, Wildlife

Do you Live in a Watershed? Yes!

by Krista Stump
January 15, 2021

Water is essential to life on this planet. It is not only essential for humans, but plants and wildlife rely on it for survival as well. You probably remember learning the water cycle, but did you know you’re currently standing in a watershed? The ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Pollution, Rivers, Runoff, Streams, Water, Water Cycle, Watershed

The importance of freshwater to estuaries

by Betty Staugler
October 8, 2018

Productivity in natural systems refers to the amount of biomass produced by living organisms over a given period of time. Estuaries are one of the most productive ecosystems on earth, and freshwater inflows are the single most important determinant ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Estuaries, Floodplains, Florida Sea Grant, Freshwater, Nurseries, Rivers, Water, Watershed

Contemporary Issues in Urban Forest Management: #2 Sustainability

by Robert Northrop
December 4, 2017

Forest Sustainability Within a Metropolitan Watershed Steps Recommended by the Tampa Bay Forest Working Group Management approaches to the sustainability of urban and urbanizing forests are poorly defined in both scope and application (Clark ... READ MORE

Category: Forests
Tags: Conservation, Sustainability, Urban Forest, Watershed

ECONFINA CREEK WATER SCHOOL

by Erik Lovestrand
July 26, 2016

Panhandle Outdoors Live! Econfina Creek August 11 from 9am - 4pm join UF/IFAS Extension Agents and other expert guests explore this unique water way. Contact: Laura Tiu at lgtiu@ufl.edu for more information. Tickets on sale at Eventbrite. READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Ecotourism, Natural Resources, Nature, Panhandle Outdoors, Watershed

Panhandle Outdoors LIVE – Watershed School – Week’s Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 12, 2016

Fishermen fish the marshes of Weeks Bay while a pelican looks on. Photo: WeeksBay.org Mobile Bay?… part of the Florida panhandle?… Really?… Well… yes… during the colonial period “West Florida” extended west to the Biloxi ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Estuarine, LIVE, National, Outdoors, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Research, Reserve, School, Watershed, Week’s

Swamps: Watershed or Wasteland?

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 15, 2013

Swamps provide valuable filtration for surface water Recent rains have left water standing on some panhandle Florida real estate which has been dry for several years. Ponds, natural and dug, are brimming with water reflecting the generous outpouring ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Panhandle Outdoors, Swamps, Wasteland, Watershed

Panhandle Outdoors LIVE 2013!

by carriestevenson
March 1, 2013

Are you interested in exploring and discovering more about the waterways and wildlife around you? If so, Panhandle Outdoors LIVE may be right up your alley. In 2012, natural resources Extension Agents took over 200 people on trips ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Curiosities, Events, Habitat Conservation, Hiking, Kayaking, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation, Sustainable Living, Watershed, Wildlife

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