Hey there, fellow nature explorer! Let's talk about a couple of feathered friends you might run into around wet and watery spots in Pinellas County: the American Coot and the Common Gallinule. You can catch them chilling by lakes, ponds, and ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
On today’s episode, you’ll learn about three non-venomous snake species common to residential areas in Florida. Slithering into a neighborhood near you, these common snakes are found all over Florida. Learn more, on this episode of Naturally ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Wildlife
If you're more of a visual learner, check out this video on our "This or That" on our YouTube playlist. Florida is home to many species of trees and knowing what tree you are looking at isn’t always easy. Today, we are going to focus on just ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Frogs are a hot topic right now, so I'm going to keep going with this topic... If you missed my last frog blog, you can find it here. In this blog, I talk about two invasive frog species: the Cuban tree frog and the cane toad. Today, I want ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Florida is home to many native plants and knowing what plant you are looking at isn’t always easy. Today, we are going to focus on just two, similar looking, native, vining plants: poison ivy and Virginia creeper. Why these two species? Let’s ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
I’ve been getting this question a lot lately: “What kind of frog is this?” It is rainy season after all, and rain tends to bring out the frogs. In Florida, rainy season extends from May through October, so it’s prime time for these little ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
As promised in my “The Little Oaks Part I”, here we will explore two more species of shrubby oaks; these are little, I’m talking, like three feet max. The two species we will examine today are running oak (Quercus pumila) and dwarf live ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources![Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/pinellasco/files/2019/07/featured-image_oaks.png)
There are 26 species of oaks vouchered in Florida, 10 of which have been found in Pinellas County. While oaks are often known for being these massive trees, did you know we have four species of scrubby/shrubby oaks that don’t look much like ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Mangrove trees are very important to Florida’s coastal ecosystems. We have three species of mangrove trees in the state: red, black and white, but there are over 50 species worldwide! Mangrove habitats provide many benefits to us and our area ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been blogging about commonly confused tree species (and, well...commonly confuses species in general). Today’s comparison focuses on how to tell apart red maple (Acer rubrum) from sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources