UF/IFAS Extension
Miami-Dade County
The UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County is the liaison between research conducted by scientists at the University of Florida and other universities and our local community.
Contact
dade@ifas.ufl.edu
(305) 248-3311
18710 SW 288th Street
Homestead, FL 33030
Inaugural season of FHCW wraps up successfully
Earlier in 2022, the Florida Sea Grant Extension Program in Miami-Dade County launched Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch (FHCW), a program designed to capture data about local horseshoe crab populations. Prior to the expansion of this citizen science project, little data existed about the status of horseshoe crab populations in Florida
11/10/2022
Un Vistazo a la Fruta Tropical—Jaca
por Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vásquez y Jonathan H. Crane
Nombre común: Jaca
Nombre botánico: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Familia: Moráceas
Variedades recomendables: NS1, J-31, J-30, Gold Nugget
Acerca de la fruta: Jaca es la fruta de árbol más grande del mundo y puede pesar entre 10 y 60 libras
11/03/2022
This Thanksgiving, Thank a Farmer
This Thanksgiving Day, families and friends across the country will gather to show gratitude for our good fortune by sitting down together over a meal. Not just any meal, but a proper feast, with multiple courses, side dishes, appetizers and desserts
11/17/2022
October 2022 Biscayne Bay fish kill
Update: Tuesday, October 25, 2022
In about one weeks' time, the North Biscayne Bay fish kill event is now over. The collective response efforts of the multiple organizations listed below in the original post revealed the consistently higher dissolved oxygen (DO) levels throughout North Bay, indicating that DO levels have returned to a more normal range
10/21/2022
October is National Seafood Month
Florida’s fisheries
Recreational and commercial fisheries, or wild caught, are big business in the state of Florida. You may have heard that Florida is the “fishing capitol of the world
10/18/2022
Guidelines to Donate Money Safely
Don't become a scam victim!
Many people are looking for ways to help in the aftermath of Ian. One way to help is by donating money to charitable organizations
10/04/2022
2022 A Very Strange Rainy Season
Or why average rainfall records do not fully relay the ups and downs of rainy season (nor dry season).
As I sit writing this blog we are soaked in rain from a brush with Ian
09/28/2022
