Tag: citizen science

Putting on the (Bio)Blitz

by Jackie Lebouitz and Mike D'Imperio

September 13, 2024

Last month, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County offered its first ever Dipnets and Donuts: Pond BioBlitz event. It was a great success, with several species spotted in our ponds at Twin Lakes Park. Participants worked in groups and used dipnets ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Biodiversity, Citizen Science, Ecology, Environment, Inaturalist, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Water, Survey

The Great Florida Pollinator Census

by Jackie Lebouitz and Forest Hecker

July 19, 2024

The Great Florida Pollinator Census This year will be the second year Florida will be participating in the Great Florida Pollinator Census under the Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC). Created by the University of Georgia Extension Services ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Census, Citizen Science, Flies, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Great Southeast Pollinator Census, Inaturalist, Moths, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_HortRes, PolliNATION, Pollinators, Wasps

Sarasota County summer internship: on love and learning

by Adelaide Mahler
August 27, 2021

Hello! I'm Adelaide Mahler, one of the Environmental Education and Outreach interns at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County this summer. Moreover, I'm an individual terribly in love with the environment (and education). So, read on to learn a bit ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Citizen Science, Environmental Education, Intern, InternSarasotaLife, Nature, Pgm_EcoNR

Citizen Science: sea turtle surveying and how you can help!

by Adelaide Mahler
August 9, 2021

As an Environmental Education and Outreach Intern for the Ecology and Natural Resource Program at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, I was afforded the opportunity to engage with our flora and fauna in ways I never had before. After some late ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Citizen Science, Conservation, Pgm_EcoNR, Sea Turtles, Volunteer, Wildlife

Prepping our next horseshoe crab citizen science effort

by Armando Ubeda
October 9, 2019

Enthusiasm is high for citizen science projects in our area, as we've seen with the success of our Sarasota County Horseshoe Crab Watch Program. Participants eagerly have waded in (sometimes literally) on efforts to gather more information ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Citizen Science, Conservation, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Horseshoe Crab, Marine, Pgm_Marine, Volunteer

Citizen science opportunity closing quickly… don’t miss it

by Armando Ubeda
September 13, 2019

Did you know that horseshoe crabs have been around for at least 445 million years? Fossil records from prehistoric horseshoe crabs look very similar to existing horseshoe crabs, with not much change. And, that is why some people refer to them ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Citizen Science, Citizen Scientist, Florida Sea Grant, Horseshoe Crab, Pgm_Marine, Research, Volunteer, Wildlife

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