Here you will find the latest news about Aquatic Plants of Florida. Check back often to see the latest news on Native Plants and our mitigation and habitat restoration projects.
 | Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
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| TPIE, Broward County Convention Center, January 14-16, 2010 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. connects with industry professionals as an exhibitor at the 2010 TPIE event held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. |
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 | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
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| Wetland Plants Donated for Pritzker Marine Biological Research Center |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. participated in a student managed, wetland habitat planting project at New College of Florida, located in Sarasota, FL.
Aquatic Plants worked with the Division of Natural Sciences students and biology research lab staff at the Marine Research center to identify suitable native plant species for the initiative. Species were chosen for soil stabilization, waste water filtration characteristics, and salt/drought tolerances.
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 | Friday, February 20, 2009 |
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| 2009 Tampa Spring Expo, February 20 & 21 |
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| Nearly 3,200 landscape contractors, architects, wholesale growers, lawn maintenance professionals, retail nursery professionals, turf people, mass merchandisers, and horticultural consultants came to Tampa for the Tampa Spring Expo. |
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 | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
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| 2008 Organization of Wildlife Lands and Realty Specialists (OWLS) Conference, May 20-22 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. participated with almost 150 attendees in the 2008 OWLS conference co-organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at the Cocoa Beach, FL Hilton. |
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 | Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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| 11th National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida attended as an exhibitor the National event titled "Banking on the Environment" held in Jacksonville, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on May 6-9, 2008. |
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 | Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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| Restoration Workshop: Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
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| The Restoration Workshop sponsored by the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research and the University of Florida, IFAS was held on April 2-3, 2008 at the University of South Florida, Lakeland, FL and had more than 100 attendees. Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. exhibited at the event. |
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 | Monday, February 25, 2008 |
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| 24th Annual Growth Management & Environmental Permitting Conference |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida attended as a conference exhibitor the Florida Chamber's 2008 Annual Growth Management conference held at the Daytona Beach Hilton from February 20-22.
The event was well attended with hundreds of registrants, approximately 40 sponsors, and 34 exhibitors. |
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 | Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
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| TAMPA SPRING EXPO 2008, 360 EXHIBITORS |
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| 360 Exhibitors will be showcasing Florida's top woodys, liners, foliage, bedding/flowering plants and trees, and allied supplies and equipment. Nearly 3,200 landscape contractors, architects, lawn maintenance professionals, wholesale growers, retail nursery professionals, mass merchandisers, turf people and horticulture consultants come to Tampa Spring Expo. |
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 | Friday, December 07, 2007 |
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| Public Land Acquisition and Management Partnership Conference |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. participated as a conference exhibitor December 5-7, 2007 at the Hyatt Sarasota. The three day event focused on private and public land conservation organizations' work to identify, prioritize, and protect specific tracts of land that are most critical to achieving their mission and goals. |
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 | Monday, November 19, 2007 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida Grows Wholesale, Native Plant Operations |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida expands its wholesale growing capacity to meet projected demand for 2008. |
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 | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
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| ASBPA-GLO Fall Coastal Conference, Oct. 21-24, 2007, Galveston, TX |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida exhibited its coastal revegetation services at the Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX.
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 | Wednesday, August 01, 2007 |
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| Native Plant Tissue Culture Lab Completed |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. announced today it completed construction of a 900 square foot micropropogation facility located at its Myakka City plant farm and nursery. |
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 | Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
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| World Environmental & Water Resource Congress 2007 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. participated as an exhibitor with more than 1,000 water resources planners and environmental professionals in Restoring Our Natural Habitat held in Tampa, FL on May 15-19, 2007. |
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 | Sunday, April 22, 2007 |
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| National Association of Environmental Professionals - Annual Conference |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. exhibited at the National Association of Environmental Professionals' (NAEP) 2007 annual conference titled Environmental Leadership: Science, Education, Alliances in Orlando, Florida from April 22-25. |
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 | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida Lends Helping Hand to Community & Environmental Groups |
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| In furtherance of its commitment to preserve and restore native ecosystems, Aquatic Plants of Florida (APF) has recently donated plants and/or resources to five noteworthy groups that promote sound environmental practices. |
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 | Friday, February 02, 2007 |
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| Tampa Spring Expo 2007 |
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| The Tampa Spring Expo 2007 will take place on Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida.
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 | Saturday, December 09, 2006 |
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| 3rd National Conference - Restore America's Estuaries, Louisiana |
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| Aquatic Plants attends the December 9-13, Restoration Expo event in New Orleans as an exhibitor |
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 | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
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| UF/IFAS Sarasota County Native Wildflower Seed Production Workshop |
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| On Tuesday, October 24, 2006, Aquatic Plants of Florida co-hosted a workshop on seed production sponsored by UF/IFAS Sarasota County Ag/Natural Resources Extension at its SeedClean (www.seedclean.com) facility in Sarasota, FL. |
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 | Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida Partners with Mote Marine Laboratory |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida, Inc. announced it has joined with Mote Marine Laboratory to use the lab's wastewater, generated from its Aquaculture Park, to grow native aquatic plants. |
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 | Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
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| Enviromental Responsibility Task Force Appointment |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida to join Stetson University's Environmental Responsibility Task Force to further conservation initiatives. |
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 | Wednesday, February 08, 2006 |
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| EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2006 |
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| Aquatic Plants will be an exhibitor at the Tampa Spring Expo. |
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 | Monday, March 07, 2005 |
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| Aquatic Plants of Florida Completes Expansion Project |
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| Company announces project at its Myakka City farm to increase inventory, improve capacity and scale contract-growing operations. |
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 | Friday, October 01, 2004 |
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| Hurricanes Help Build Case for Beach Rebuilding |
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| Communities with renourished beaches suffered less damage from the hurricane foursome of Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne than those without.
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 | Thursday, April 01, 2004 |
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| Kudzu - The Plant that Ate the South |
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| Introduced in 1876 by the Japanese, Kudzu has swallowed the South. |
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 | Thursday, March 18, 2004 |
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| Florida Closes Border to Nursery Stock from California |
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| The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has closed the Florida border to all imported plant material from California. |
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 | Friday, February 20, 2004 |
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| Spoil Island is a Success |
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| Spoil Island has drawn in numerous nesting shorebirds. |
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 | Saturday, February 14, 2004 |
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| Wetlands Mitigation Enforcements to Increase in Manatee County |
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| Manatee's Environmental Management Department has recently been under fire for neglecting code enforcement. |
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 | Monday, February 09, 2004 |
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| Lakeland Christian School Wins 1st Place |
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| APF supplies native plants to Lakeland Christian School. |
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 | Friday, November 21, 2003 |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL QUOTE |
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| Ecologists |
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 | Friday, November 14, 2003 |
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| BOYCOTT CYPRESS MULCH |
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| Cypress mulch is not an environmetally friendly product.... |
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 | Tuesday, October 28, 2003 |
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| BIOBUGS TO ELIMINATE MELALUCA TREES |
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| Melaleuca is an invasive tree native to Australia.... |
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 | Thursday, September 11, 2003 |
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| TYPES OF WETLAND PLANTS |
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| Types of Wetland Plants
Wetland plants are grouped into the following four (4) categories:
A - Emergent Plants
B - Submerged Plants
C - Floated-leaved Plants
D - Floating Plants |
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 | Monday, September 08, 2003 |
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| PENSACOLA BEACH RESTORATION |
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| Aquatic Plants completed a contract to restore 8.2 miles of Pensacola Beach.... |
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 | Monday, July 07, 2003 |
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| NATIVE FERNS REMOVE ARSENIC |
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| Researchers at the University of Florida discovered that a fern will soak up arsenic from contaminated soil. |
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