The Water Ambassador lunch and learn webinar series is back for 2023! Join UF/IFAS Extension for the Virtual Water Ambassador lunch and learn webinar series. The Water Ambassador Program is an educational partnership between Martin County ... READ MORE
Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Queen Conch (current scientific name Alger gigas, formerly Strombus gigas) is such an iconic animal in the Florida Keys that local born residents are called “conchs,” especially those living near Key West, Florida. Most locals have ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
We all are feeling the pinch of inflation. Everywhere from gas to the grocery store. Now, with the holiday season looming I am feeling anxious about my spending. All of the things that make the holiday special like decorations, meals, and ... READ MORE
Category: , Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension
Please Report Signs of Disease We are asking for divers and snorkelers to be on the lookout for long-spined sea urchins with and without signs of disease. The long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum is a keystone species on Florida’s ... READ MORE
Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
In March 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Florida has reached the threshold of 1 million registered recreational boats! If you add in the number of commercial boats for charters, flats guides, trap ... READ MORE
Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
The holidays are not here yet, I know. But the media is reporting holiday chaos. With shipping disruptions and limited supply they insist that we need to be shopping NOW! Maybe this year we can rethink what and with who we want to celebrate. After ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
As a UF/IFAS extension agent I, like all my extension colleagues, receive a lot of resources about the state of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, as someone who specializes in water resources, I couldn’t envision how COVID-19 would impact ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Virtually all of the plastic ever produced has been created since WWII. Prior to that, plastic products and packaging as we know them did not exist. Products made from plastic dominate our lives, and in many ways have improved the quality ... READ MORE
Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Online shopping scams involve scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers, either with a fake website or a fake ad on a genuine retailer site. How this scam works While many online sellers are legitimate, unfortunately scammers can ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Almost 6,800 consumers reported more than $80 million in cryptocurrency-investment scam losses during the six months ending March 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned. The median loss was $1,900. That is 10 times more than a year earlier ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life