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Florida Master Naturalist Program holds Wetlands Systems Training

by Bethany Caraway
March 9, 2020

Join Escambia and Santa Rosa County Extension agents to learn more about Florida’s natural resources. The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) is a hands-on outdoor learning experience for adults that informs and prepares individuals to ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Fl. Master Naturalist, Florida Master Naturalist, Natural Resources, Panhandle Outdoors

Panhandle Florida Master Naturalist graduates opt to use living shorelines to enhance habitat and protect their coastal properties.

by chrismv
January 19, 2016

The mission of the Florida Master Naturalist program (FMNP) is to promote awareness, understanding and respect of Florida’s natural environment. FMNP graduates, Paul Bennett and Charlie Lurton have both worked diligently through the permitting ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Florida Master Naturalist, Living Shoreline, Panhandle Outdoors

Invasive Species of the Day (February 24): Lionfish and Air Potato

by chrismv
February 25, 2015

Lionfish (Pterois volitans):   Red Lionfish are a predatory reef fish that are non-native invasive species and have spread throughout Florida Waters. They are members of the family Scorpaenidae whose members are venomous and the lionfish ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Fisheries, Habitat Conservation, Invasive Management, Invasive Of The Day, Invasive Species, Invasives, Land Management, Lionfish, NISAW, NISAW2015, Panhandle Outdoors, Plants, Timber

Cold weather and fish kills: What you need to know!

by chrismv
January 25, 2014

With the ongoing cold weather across the Panhandle, fish kills are being reported in many areas. In the Panhandle, average water temperatures have dropped down to the 50s (degrees Fahrenheit) in many waterbodies. This is about ten degrees cooler ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Cold Weather, Curiosities, Dead Fish, Exotic Species, Fish Kill, Fish Kill Hotline, Fisheries, Invasive, Invasives, Panhandle Outdoors, Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Tilapia