http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868 The Adventure of Discovery Where the Land Meets the Sea Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868#comment-44424 WFSU | Public Media, PBS, and NPR for Northern Florida and Southern Georgia Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:20:45 +0000 http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868#comment-44424 [...] Watch Emily survey seagrass beds and learn more about epiphytic algae. [...] [...] Watch Emily survey seagrass beds and learn more about epiphytic algae. [...]

]]> http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868#comment-36570 Seagrass Awareness Month | Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:51:53 +0000 http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868#comment-36570 [...] as part of a new endeavor we are undertaking (stay tuned).  In the meantime, I refer you back to Randall’s post on seagrass beds and epiphytic algae, and her post (with a video hosted by graduate student Emily [...] [...] as part of a new endeavor we are undertaking (stay tuned).  In the meantime, I refer you back to Randall’s post on seagrass beds and epiphytic algae, and her post (with a video hosted by graduate student Emily [...]

]]> http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868#comment-36535 John Beckham Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:06:50 +0000 http://wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=868#comment-36535 Grand Lagoon in Panama City Beach is experiencing annual algae blooms that are apparently killing the turtle grass by blocking the sun. It has been very bad the past few years. The Lagoon turns into a slimy muck that makes me think primitive life will take over due to man's polluting influence. I watched the Turtle grass expand dramatically over the past 20 years after the clay roads were paved and the water cleared. Now I am very sad that the beds are thinning, again dramatically. I've heard that fertilizers from lawns is the culprit. In the past 20 years all the vacant lots have been built upon with huge houses and grassy lawns. Won't someone please push for standards requiring natural landscaping? Am I wrong about what has happened? Grand Lagoon in Panama City Beach is experiencing annual algae blooms that are apparently killing the turtle grass by blocking the sun. It has been very bad the past few years. The Lagoon turns into a slimy muck that makes me think primitive life will take over due to man’s polluting influence. I watched the Turtle grass expand dramatically over the past 20 years after the clay roads were paved and the water cleared. Now I am very sad that the beds are thinning, again dramatically. I’ve heard that fertilizers from lawns is the culprit. In the past 20 years all the vacant lots have been built upon with huge houses and grassy lawns. Won’t someone please push for standards requiring natural landscaping? Am I wrong about what has happened?

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