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
What Goes Up Comes DOWN! Alternatives to Helium Balloons
By Ana Zangroniz, Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent & Leanne Hauptman, Miami-Dade County Sea Turtle Conservation Program
Now that sea turtle nesting season is in full swing, the Miami-Dade County Sea Turtle Conservation Program staff have their hands full-not just with data sheets and stakes, but unfortunately, with helium balloons recovered from the beach. Since the beaches were closed for the first official month of the 2020 nesting
06/29/2020
Moving Water from the Roots to the Top, How Is This Possible?
Water is the most limiting abiotic (non-living) factor to plant growth and productivity, therefore, plants have developed an effective system to absorb, translocate, store, and utilize water. For example, some large rainforest trees can use nearly 1,200 litters (317 gallons) of water in a single day!
In general, the maximum daily transpiration rates tend to range from 500–2,000 litters (130-520 gallons) for individual trees depending on
11/03/2021
What's Going on in Florida
2021 Brings New Conversations
2021 began slowly, but somehow, we are already into the second month! My colleagues at Miami-Dade Eco Adventures are pleased to continue the “Conservation Conversations” webinar series for the winter-spring season, with webinars once a month from January through May at 12:00pm. The list of topics and links to register are below
02/03/2021
NFREC Quincy—100 Years of Service and Adaptation
It was the summer of 1978. I had just graduated with a BS degree in Agronomy from the Ohio State University
10/13/2021
Tropical Fruit—Canistel
Tropical Fruit at a Glance—Canistel
by Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vasquez and Jonathan H. Crane
Common name: Canistel
Botanical name: Pouteria campechiana
Family: Sapotaceae
Some good varieties: Fairchild #1, Oro, Trompo, Bruce
About the fruit: The fruit is bright yellow orange on the outside and the inside
10/13/2021
New FWC draft rule will allow for harvest of Goliath grouper
By Ana Zangroniz and Angela Collins, Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent, Manatee County
The October 6th meeting of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ended with a new draft proposed rule: the permission for a limited harvest of Goliath Grouper, a species of fish that has been prohibited from take both in state and federal waters since 1990.
Goliath grouper are the largest grouper species in the Tropical Western
10/08/2021
Asian Bean Thrips – another New Pest Species in Miami-Dade Agriculture
A new species of thrips was first reported on beans in Miami-Dade County in 2020. The size of this insect is very tiny, only about one millimeter long
09/24/2021
2021 International Coastal Cleanup
Though Covid-19 is still present, this past Saturday, September 18, my partners and I were pleased to return to a feeling of relative normalcy through our International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) event at Biscayne National Park (BNP).
Elliott Key is located within BNP and is the longest, undeveloped island of the northernmost Florida Keys
09/22/2021
