Native Plants Provide Source Of Food For Birds
Visit Natural Wakulla: Forest, Farm, and Home to learn how native plants can be a good food source for birds and other wildlife during the lean winter months. Read More About it…
Category: Natural Resources
Native Plants Provide Source Of Food For Birds
Homeowners who want to retain birds can provide a microenvironment of avian dining options to help these feathered friends overwinter in Wakulla County. The first action is to establish native plant species whenever possible. Landscaping… Read More
Big Bend Bugs! – Lovebugs
They have been the subject of countless irritated conversations, undeleted expletives, and even a conspiracy theory involving a maniacal university researcher’s desire to unleash an insect plague on Florida’s burgeoning vehicle population. The Lovebug, Plecia… Read More
Big Bend Bugs! – Cicadae
Cicadas (of Florida) Neocicada hieroglyphica (Say), Tibicen, Diceroprocta and Melampsalta spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) In Florida, cicadas are best known for their loud calls heard during the day, usually issuing from trees. Their cast nymphal skeletons… Read More
Wildflowers: Nature At Its Most Beautiful
By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director The thought of wildflowers tends to generate images of serene rural settings and the flawless appearance of nature at its most beautiful. A spray of colors dances through… Read More
Wildflowers: Nature At Its Most Beautiful
By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director The thought of wildflowers tends to generate images of serene rural settings and the flawless appearance of nature at its most beautiful. A spray of colors dances through… Read More
Mushrooms In The Landscape
Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Most homeowners and landscape managers consider mushrooms a blemish on the otherwise perfect and highly manicured lawn. Making them disappear as fast as the seemingly appeared is the only supernatural… Read More
Fairy Shrimp Make Rare Appearance in Wakulla County
By: Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Tropical Storm Debby brought much needed rain to Wakulla County and the Big Bend region. Many, but not all, pastures, paddocks and hayfields have absorbed the moisture…. Read More
Fairy Shrimp Make Rare Appearance in Wakulla County
By: Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Tropical Storm Debby brought much needed rain to Wakulla County and the Big Bend region. Many, but not all, pastures, paddocks and hayfields have absorbed the moisture…. Read More
Green Drinks + Green Leads
Green Drinks + Green Leads Wednesday June 27th @ 6:00 pm Speaker: Sherri Kraeft, 4-H Agent in Wakulla County She teaches about basic bee physiology, bee behavior, pollination, beekeeping equipment and building, honey extraction and… Read More