Tag: St. Johns County

A healthy lawn using less water? UF/IFAS can show you how

by Tory Moore
June 23, 2021

This summer, UF/IFAS Extension agents across central Florida will host free weekly webinars aimed to help residents maintain a healthy lawn and conserve one of Florida’s most valuable resource, water. “The average residential irrigation ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida-friendly Landscaping, Home Gardening, Irrigation, Lawn, Lawn Care, Marion County, Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, Sumter County, Turfgrass, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Water Conscious, Water Conservation, Water Use

Shellfish may improve water quality in north Florida estuary

by Lourdes Mederos
February 17, 2021

A protected estuary in north Florida comprised of the Guana Lake and Guana River is showing signs of pollution. Home to incredibly rich marshes, mounds of mussels and live oyster reefs, scientists are hoping shellfish might be a way to ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Ashley Smyth, Florida Sea Grant, Guana Lake, Guana River, Guana Tolomoto Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, National Estuarine Research Reserve System, Shellfish, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, St. Johns County, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Water Quality

Dorian’s Swing Threatens 770,000 Acres of Ag Land in Florida East Coast Counties

by Tom Nordlie
September 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian began its much-anticipated northward swing Tuesday morning and is now expected to skirt Florida’s Atlantic coast, threatening a dozen coastal counties that are home to 9 million residents and more than 770,000 acres of agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Disaster Preparation
Tags: Christa Court, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Food Resource Economics, Hurricane Dorian, Michael Rogers, News, Prissy Fletcher, St. Johns County

Celebrate Earth Day with UF/IFAS

by Samantha Murray
April 15, 2019

Every Earth Day needs a scientific perspective. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has hundreds of scientists and educators ready to share scientific insights into today’s most important environmental ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Alachua County, Artificial Reefs, CALS, Citrus County, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Earth Day, Escambia County, Everglades, Levy County, Miami-Dade County, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Oyster Reefs, Pasco County, Plastic, Prescribed Fires, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County

St. Johns County Children to Benefit from UF/IFAS Master Gardener Legacy Fund

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 24, 2018

By Emily Eubanks ST. AUGUSTINE, FL—The Florida Master Gardener program, part of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, recently created a Legacy Fund to help support educational projects directly ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Legacy Fund, Master Gardener, News, St. Johns County, UF/IFAS

It’s sea turtle nesting season and you can help

by Samantha Murray
May 1, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- People aren’t the only ones headed to Florida’s beaches right now. May 1 marks the official start of the sea turtle nesting season, and beachgoers can take steps to help turtles be successful, said Maia McGuire, a Sea ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Flagler County, Maia McGuire, News, Sea Grant, Sea Turtles, St. Johns County

Women in Ag: Bonnie Wells

by Samantha Murray
March 12, 2018

Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, the region in northwest Mississippi known as one of the richest agricultural areas in the U.S., Bonnie Wells is used to having the door held open for her and other acts of chivalry. But when it comes to collecting ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bonnie Wells, News, St. Johns County, Women In Ag

Kids explore a sea turtle’s world in new children’s book by UF faculty

by Samantha Murray
November 20, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida educator Maia McGuire has at least one tried-and-true way to get kids interested in science: big, recognizableanimals that spark a child’s imagination and curiosity. McGuire, a Florida Sea Grant ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Books, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Flagler County, Maia McGuire, News, Sea Turtles, St. Johns County

UF/IFAS program inspires Flagler County students’ green initiative

by Samantha Murray
November 1, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Flagler County School District officially switched to lunch trays made of recycled paper, thanks to the efforts of students, teachers and a University of Florida pollution awareness program. According to organizers, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Flagler County, Maia McGuire, Microplastics, News, St. Johns County

Learn to prevent plastic pollution July 21 at Depot Park

by Samantha Murray
July 10, 2017

Who: Maia McGuire, Sea Grant agent with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. What: Residents are invited to a free science café, “Eight ways to save the ocean: How to reduce microplastic pollution,” ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Featured Hot Topic, Flagler County, Florida Sea Grant, Maia McGuire, St. Johns County

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