Category: UF/IFAS Extension

Keeping Cedar Key Clean: Join the 41st Annual International Coastal Cleanup

by Emily Colson
July 21, 2026

Cedar Key community members and visitors are invited to help protect our coast during the 41st Annual International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Cedar Key City Park. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. Organized ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Cleanup, Community, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Pollution
a horseshoe crab emerging from the water's edge

Celebrating Ten Years of Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch in Cedar Key

by Savanna Barry
April 14, 2026

Each spring and fall in Cedar Key, as full and new moons drive tides rise to seasonal highs along marsh edges and sandy shorelines, horseshoe crabs emerge from the water to spawn. In doing this, horseshoe crabs are continuing a cycle that has ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Applied Research, Cedar Key, Citizen Science, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Horseshoe Crabs, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers, Research

The Small Things Add Up: A Reflection on my Time as Operation TRAP’s UF Gulf Scholar

by Monica Wilson
August 11, 2025

Written by Mallory Willem, Operation TRAP's Summer 2025 UF Undergraduate Gulf Scholar Thoughts from Operation TRAP's UF Undergraduate Gulf Scholar: Mallory Willem This experience was all about taking part in the small tasks that contribute ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Preserves, Litter Interceptor Devices, Marine Debris

In the Details: Reflections on Cleaning Storm Drains and the Quiet Impact of Public Service

by Monica Wilson
April 22, 2025

Written by Mary Schneider, Operation TRAP's Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Gulf Scholar Thoughts from Operation TRAP's UF Undergraduate Gulf Scholar: Mary Schneider During my internship, my primary role was cleaning out storm drain traps—an ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Preserves, Litter Interceptor Devices, Marine Debris
Alpha Zeta student volunteers picking up trash along their portion of a Gainesville, Florida Adopt a Highway.

Cedar Key 2024 International Coastal Cleanup

by Savanna Barry
September 2, 2024

The Ocean Conservancy organizes the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) each year. The Cedar Key community has been participating for 15 years - this year's cleanup will be the 18th annual ICC event for Cedar Key! Please come out and join us ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cedar Key, Cleanup, Coastal Habitat, Community, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, Marine Habitat, NCBS Volunteers, Plastic, Pollution

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