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Creeping Indigo Is An Invasive Brought In As Forage

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 16, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director The term creeping has many negative implications. It conveys sneaky behavior with potentially malevolent intent. The definition of creeping could be updated to the equivalent of ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Creeping Indogo, Environment, Exotic, Invasive, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Species, The Wakulla News, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

Creeping Indigo Is An Invasive Brought In As Forage

by Les Harrison
September 9, 2016

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Creeping Indigo, Environment, Exotics, Extension, Garden, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Legume, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Mimosas Are A Beauty And The Beast Combo

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 9, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director It is easy to notice the display of bright pink puffs erupting on low-growing trees along Wakulla County’s roadside. A closer look will reveal the attractive ferny foliage and delicately ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida, Invasive, Landscape, Les Harrison, Mimosas, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Wakulla County Extension

Crabgrass Is Lawn Pest And Livestock Forage

by Les Harrison
May 26, 2016

By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Sometime taking the low road can have some real advantages. Granted, flying under the radar or being a bottom feeder does have certain negative implications when it comes to a public relations ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Agriculture, Crabgrass, Environment, Garden, Grass, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Livestock, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Weed

Purple Nut Sedge is an Invasive Plant

by Les Harrison
November 24, 2015

Les Harrison is the Wakulla County Extension Director Autumn is the season to harvest nuts for both the human and wild residents of Wakulla County. Hickories and oaks are producing a bumper nut crop for the squirrels, deer and other wildlife ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Education, Environment, Farming, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Horticulture, Invasive, Lawn & Garden, Les, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Purple Nut Sedge, Wakulla Extension

Cogon Grass in North Florida Ecosystems

by John Wells
November 17, 2015

Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director and Erik Lovestrand, Franklin County Extension Director presents "Cogon Grass in North Florida Ecosystems Concerns, Questions and Options" November 24, 2015 (3rd Tuesday) 6:00—7:30 p.m. Presentation ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Cogon Grass, Environment, Erik Lovestrand, Extension, Fire Threat, Florida, Franklin County, Invasive, Land Management, Landscape, Les Harrison, Native, Natural Resource, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Replace Native Flora, Threat To Native Flora, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Weeds, Workshop

Rat Snakes

by John Wells
August 21, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Invasive species are encroaching on Florida's natural plant and animal inhabitants. From the Tropical Soda Apple, to Burmese pythons and Cuban treefrogs, the indigenous population ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animal, Beneficial, Constrictor, Corn Snake, Environment, Extension, Florida, Invasive, Les Harrison, Local, Native, Natural, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Plants, Rat Snake, Reptile, Snake, Species, The Wakulla News, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildlife

Invasive Vines

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 7, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Homeowners have had a tough summer maintaining the yard while fighting the onslaught of weeds. Controlling problem plant life is difficult, but not impossible--the best tactic ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Barbs, Environment, Florida, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Pest Management, Plant, Thorns, UF/IFAS, Vines, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Weeds

Invasive Vines

by Les Harrison
August 7, 2015

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Barb, Environment, Extension, Florida, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Local, Native, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Pest, Plants, Problem, Species, The Wakulla News, Thorn, Trees, Vines, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Weeds

Controlling Summer Weeds

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 5, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director As parents ready their children for the new school year, nature is already preparing for next spring by sending out mass quantities of seeds for the coming year's growing season. ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Community, Control, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grow, Growing, Herbicide, Horticulture, Invasive, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest, Pest Management, Plant, Plants, Pollinate, Seed, Seeds, UF/IFAS, Uncategorized, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Weed

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