NCBS Intern Report written by Brian Whalen, with hosts Andrew Gude from the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge and Dr. Mike Allen. My Summer in Cedar Key There’s no typical day on the water near Cedar Key. I launch my ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, , Wildlife
Written by Rick Herren, PhD Student In the race between the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise always wins. In this case, we hope it’s a distant cousin of the tortoise, the sea turtle. After months of jumping over permit hurdles and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, , Wildlife
NCBS Intern Report written by Sawyer Downey, with host Dr. Charlie Martin. Most of my summer interning at the Nature Coast Biological Station, I got to spend working on a project funded by the NOAA RESTORE Program, which is a gulf-wide assessment ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, , Wildlife
NCBS Intern Report written by Amy Oxton, with Steve Geiger and Jennifer Granneman from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation. What did my summer internship consist of? Everything scallops. This summer I had the honor of interning with ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, Wildlife
NCBS Intern Report by Cher Nicholson, Intern with UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station's Dr. Savanna Barry, Brittany Scharf and Josh Patterson Did you kayak to work this week? On a special day during my summer internship with ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
NCBS Intern Report by Margaret Long and Rebecca Rash, Interns with UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station and Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge During winter, the Gulf of Mexico temperatures can drop below 68 degrees, sending manatees ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
M. R. Sandfoss - Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL,USA Our study focused on the unique relationship that exists between nesting waterbirds and venomous cottonmouth snakes (Agkistrodon conanti) living on Seahorse ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Almost 90% of the oyster reefs historically present along the Big Bend of Florida have been lost in recent decades. This is a tragic loss for the coastal zone, given the high value of oyster reefs for coastal protection, habitat, fisheries, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
A big year for Cedar Key Bird Rescue Cedar Key Bird Rescue (CKBR) was founded in August 2016 by the Cedar Keys Audubon with support from several organizations, including the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, Florida Sea Grant, Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Wildlife