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Florida Land Steward Update, July 10, 2024

by Chris Demers
July 10, 2024

FOREST CERTIFICATION AND FLORIDA TREE FARM PROGRAM WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE Thanks to those joining us on June 27 for our webinar on forest certification programs. The recording is now available for viewing. This webinar provides an ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Certification, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Natural Resources, Online Course, ProForest, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Pine Beetle, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey, Wildlife

Florida Land Steward Update, June 28, 2024

by Chris Demers
June 28, 2024

SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Apply by July 26, 2024 The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Assistance and Prevention Program is offered to eligible non-industrial private forest landowners by the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Natural Resources, Online Course, ProForest, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Southern Pine Beetle, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey, Wildlife

UF researchers begin Gainesville tree inventory

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

GAINESVILLE, FL – Be on the lookout for University of Florida researchers donning orange vests as they measure trees throughout Gainesville, as part of a study funded by the City of Gainesville. For the next two years, a team led by Associate ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Study, Urban Forest Management Plan, Urban Forestry

Kids in the Woods, All Grown Up

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

Former Westwood Middle School students Andrew Baker and Kody Brock were in sixth grade when they first met Assoc. Professor Dr. Michael Andreu during a field trip to Loblolly Woods Nature Park in Gainesville. Andreu, whose appointment at ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Kids In The Woods, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Undergraduates

UF forestry experts team up to deliver course for landowners

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

IT’S BEEN A YEAR since the new category “Forest Resources and Management” was added to the University of Florida IFAS Extension Online Learning Catalog. That portal became a point of access to online educational content developed ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Forests, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Floridalandsteward, Forest Landowner Academy, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

UF Forestry students compete in annual skills contests

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

It’s been a tradition since 1958. More than a dozen forestry clubs from Southeastern universities compete for bragging rights in forestry industry skills. The 65th annual Southeastern Conclave was held at the Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, Forests
Tags: ASFC, Association Of Southern Forestry Clubs, Axe Throwing, Conclave, Dendrology, Lumber Games, Poll Climbing, UF Forestry Club

Fun in the Forest: The 2024 4-H State Forest Ecology Contest

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

GAINESVILLE, FL -- More than 70 youth from 16 counties attended the annual Florida 4-H Forest Ecology contest on Saturday, March 30 at University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Science’s Austin Cary Forest in Gainesville. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, EVENTS, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, Awards, Forestry, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS

UF Fishing for Success program receives $2,000 grant

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

GAINESVILLE, FL -- The University of Florida’s Fishing for Success (FFS) program has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the League of Environmental Educators in Florida (LEEF). The annual LEEF Mini-grant Program was established to promote ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, EVENTS, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Family Fishing Days, Fishing For Success, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

Cantore’s live reports from a UF/IFAS building delivered powerful lesson on storm surge danger

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

It was University of Florida IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Professor Mike Allen who handed a key to veteran Weather Channel Meteorologist Jim Cantore with the following instructions: Once Cantore and his camera crew entered the building, ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquaculture, Cantore, Cedar Key, Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, NCBS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS

Annual Tax Tips for forest landowners addresses changes for 2023 tax year

by Suzette Cook
June 26, 2024

Advice on Timber Tax Tips for the 2023 tax year is now available from the U.S. Forest Service, USDA, and academic partners from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and The University of Georgia Warnell School ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forest Management, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resource Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Tax Tips, Timber