UF/IFAS Extension
Escambia County
The University of Florida IFAS Extension Escambia County is the liaison between research conducted by scientists at the University of Florida and our local community.
Contact
escambia@ifas.ufl.edu
850-475-5230
3740 Stefani Road
Cantonment, FL 32533
Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 4:30pm
Weekly “What is it?”: Ghost crabs
I didn’t grow up on the coast, but we came down to the Gulf Shores/Perdido area every year when I was a kid. We spent a week getting sunburned and eating seafood and generally soaking up every minute next to the Gulf
10/07/2020
Youth Science – The Water Planet Lesson 3 – Climate
Climate…
This is a word we have heard many times over the last decades.
Climate change, increased wildfires, more hurricane landfalls, Mississippi River flooding, warmest months on record, and more
10/19/2020
What's Going on Near You
COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension
Updated 03/16/20
As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps.
Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office or view the local update page for the most up to date information on your
03/15/2020
Weekly “What is it?”: Sea nettles
Oh, the dreaded purple flags at the beach—the idea of “dangerous sea life” can complicate a day on the water. While those flags might be flown if there are sharks hanging around nearby or red tide in the area, they much more likely indicate that jellyfish have floated in, particularly a “bloom” with hundreds or thousands present
10/14/2020
Study: For monarch butterflies, plant variety is the spice of life
As monarch butterflies make their transcontinental migration this month across North America, they will depend on milkweed plants to produce the next generation of this iconic butterfly species, which has seen declines of more than 80% in its eastern population and 99% in its western population.
However, a new University of Florida study suggests that adding other flowering plants to the mix may help monarchs more than milkweed alone
10/15/2020
Sea Grant Notes – Oct 16, 2020
Extension offices across the district are opened on a limited basis. Some essential programs are being provided with limited attendance and social distancing
10/16/2020
Reef Fish of the Gulf of Mexico
When most people think of reefs, they think of the coral reefs of the Florida Keys and Australia. But here in the northern Gulf the winters are too cold for many species of corals to survive
10/16/2020
Weekly “What is it?”: Sea nettles
Oh, the dreaded purple flags at the beach—the idea of “dangerous sea life” can complicate a day on the water. While those flags might be flown if there are sharks hanging around nearby or red tide in the area, they much more likely indicate that jellyfish have floated in, particularly a “bloom” with hundreds or thousands present
10/14/2020
Youth Science – The Water Planet – Lesson 2 – The Ocean Floor
In the last lesson we discussed water and how much there is of it. But what is beneath it? What is on the ocean floor? Remember that in the early 1800s they had no idea how deep the oceans were, much less what was on the bottom
10/14/2020
