Tag: Climate

The Once Mightier Ochlockonee, Dismembered by Sea Level Rise

by sheftall
October 22, 2016

What do the Ochlockonee and Aucilla rivers have in common? Not much, it would seem, beyond the fact that both have headwaters in Georgia and flow through Florida to the Gulf of Mexico. These two rivers do share the distinction of being unusual, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Climate, Environmental Education, Florida Master Naturalist, Florida Natural History, Florida Panhandle, Geology, Hiking, Panhandle Outdoors, Panhandle Rivers

Transient Birds and Beach House Refuge

by sheftall
July 22, 2016

Birds, migration, and climate change. Mix them all together and intuitively, we can imagine an ecological train wreck in the making. Many migratory bird species have seen their numbers plummet over the past half-century – due not to climate ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Barrier Islands, Birds, Climate, Environmental Education, Florida Panhandle, Habitat Conservation, Panhandle Outdoors, Research, Sustainable Living, Swamps, Waterfronts, Wildlife, Wildlife Monitoring

Florida’s Wildlife Conservations Policy for Predicted Coastal Habitat Loss Problems

by sheftall
October 26, 2014

Have you wondered how Florida’s wildlife conservation policy planners and habitat managers are responding to the new management challenge of predicted coastal habitat loss from sea level rise? And how that overlays on predicted habitat loss ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Climate, Climate Change, Environmental Education, Habitat Conservation, Panhandle Outdoors, Wildlife Conservation

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