Category: Natural Resources

Catch the Nature Coast Currents in 2023

by Savanna Barry

January 13, 2023

The Nature Coast Currents webinar series aims to communicate and catalog research happening along Florida's Nature Coast. In 2022-2023, the series focuses especially along the southern portion encompassed by the Nature ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Nature Coast Currents, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Seagrass, Webinar

PESCANDO EN FLORIDA

by victorblancomar

November 29, 2022

La comunidad hispano hablante de la Florida representa cerca del 26.8% de la población, con alrededor de 5.8 millones de hispanos/Latinos en el estado en 2021. Segun la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de la Florida (FWC ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Espanol

Sherman Fox Squirrel

by Lisa Strange

November 29, 2022

I have truly been rewarded for sitting at my home desk this Sunday afternoon working on the end of year report for 4th day consecutively. The view from my desk faces north, is a heavily wooded area, across from my front yard. A fast movement ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Wildlife

What should we know about shark attacks?

by victorblancomar

November 21, 2022

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world and is home to a huge variety of marine life. This marine life includes more than 1,443 finfish species, 51 shark species, and 42 ray/skate species as well as many, many others. Some ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: Shark, Shark Attack

Sorting scallops: A cooperative approach to fisheries management.

by victorblancomar

November 21, 2022

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the agency responsible for evaluating the status of scallop populations in Florida's Gulf of Mexico waters. FWC uses pre-season counts to estimate the size of the harvestable population. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water

Challenges to scallop population survey in Taylor County, Florida

by victorblancomar

November 21, 2022

Traditionally the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have evaluated the status of scallop populations in Florida Gulf of Mexico waters. Specially through the pre-season counts to estimate the size of the harvestable population. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: #BayScallop, #MarineScience, #ScallopCount, #Scallopseason

A Diverse Pollinator Plant; Serving Bees, Butterflies and Moths into the Fall Season.

by Lisa Strange

November 16, 2022

The Swamp Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius, is a good choice to add diversity to a pollinator garden because of their lengthy bloom time, summer through fall. These flowers are a great pollinator attractor especially to bees and butterflies ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water

Virtual Course helps Mangrove Trimmers Brush Up their Skills

by Savanna Barry

August 17, 2022

by Ana Zangroniz and Savanna Barry What are mangroves? Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that reside in low-energy, intertidal areas. They like to grow in warm areas, or where the temperatures do not hit lower than freezing for ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Mangrove, Mangroves

Rainy Season on Way; Collect Rainwater – Many Uses – Better for Plants

by Lisa Strange

June 30, 2022

So where does all the water from a summer rainstorm go? It rushes off rooftops onto yards and driveways; from there it picks up fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemical pollutants before flowing into a nearby storm drain. This stormwater ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, , Water
Tags: Better For Plants, Collect Rainwater, Rainwater, Rainy Season

New guided tours help you follow the Big Bend Shellfish Trail

by Savanna Barry

March 9, 2022

Big Bend Shellfish Trail Florida's Big Bend is one of the last places in Florida with wide swaths of undeveloped coastline. Here, natural shorelines mix with abundant wildlife and clean water to produce amazing visitor experiences. But, many ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Oysters, Scalloping, Seafood, Suwannee River, Tourism

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