Category: Work & Life

NCBS Intern Report: GIS Support for Levy County — Quinn Callaghan

by Emily Colson
August 17, 2026

Written by Quinn Callaghan, 2026 Undergraduate Summer Intern   My Summer Working with Levy County Emergency Management Having spent my entire life in Florida, I’ve repeatedly watched the rebuilding process that occurs after natural ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Community, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Management, GIS, Hurricane, Levy County, NCBS Interns, Research

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
Mangrove seedlings growing in a pots.

FMNP in Action: Coastal Shoreline Restoration in Cedar Key

by Haley Cox
June 10, 2026

As the Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Cedar Key community is celebrating recent contributions made by Master Naturalist students and partners. This spring, students in the FMNP Coastal ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Community, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida Sea Grant, Living Shoreline, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration
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
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
a volunteer holding trash and smiling

Cedar Key 2023 International Coastal Cleanup

by Savanna Barry
August 10, 2023

The Ocean Conservancy organizes the International Coastal Cleanup each year. The Cedar Key community has been participating for over 10 years! Please come out and join us Saturday, September 16th for the 2023 coastal cleanup! The cleanup lasts ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Preserve, Cedar Key, Cleanup, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, Marine Habitat, Nature Coast Biological Station, Plastic, Pollution, Recreation, Recycling
Coastal residential development around the Matanzas inlet in north Florida.

Old Fenimore Mill Living Shoreline Update

by Savanna Barry
April 3, 2023

Guest post by: Jackie Hill, Old Fenimore Mill (OFM) Homeowners' Association  Living Shoreline Master Plan Inspires OFM Living Shoreline On March 19, 2019 Savanna Barry, the Regional Specialized Extension Agent based in Cedar Key, FL at the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Marsh, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration

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