By Pete Williams, editor Forest Landowner Magazine It’s a Friday afternoon at the University of Florida in early September, and students have packed into Scott Sager’s two-hour “Professional Practice in Natural Resources” class. Most ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Forests, Natural Resources
GAINESVILLE, FL – Each November, Florida Project Learning Tree (FL PLT) hosts a professional learning retreat to help educators across Florida expand their knowledge of PLT activities and resources, strengthen connections, and gain tools ... READ MORE
Category: Curriculum, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CELEBRATES FIRST PINE ROCKLANDS CONSERVATION WEEK NOVEMBER 11-15, 2024 This week we recognize and celebrate Miami-Dade County’s first annual Pine Rocklands Conservation Week, November 11-15! Thanks to the efforts and advocacy ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
The UF Water Institute recently announced Dr. Matt Cohen, Carl S. Swisher Chair in Water Resources and FFGS Professor of Forest Water Resources and Hydrology, as its new director. Dr. Cohen has been serving as interim director since October ... READ MORE
Category: Academics
SIGN UP FOR 2025 REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (RCPP) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS Apply by November 30, 2024 Florida landowners can now apply for Entity Held Conservation Easements in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Submissions are now open for students who wish to compete in the GIS Day 2024 Map Contest! GIS Day, which will be held Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, is ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, UF/IFAS Research
FLORIDA FORESTS WEEK Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has officially proclaimed this week, October 20-26, 2024, “Florida Forests Week in the State of Florida and congratulates forest owners and forest practitioners who grow, ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
HAPPY FALL! It's a great time to get out to the woods to enjoy the cool fall weather and autumn blooms. Banner image above features blazing star (Liatris sp) blooming in pine flatwoods at Morningside Nature Center in Gainesville, FL. Many ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
HURRICANE RECOVERY This is shaping up to be an active hurricane season, especially for counties in the Florida peninsula. This week Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key causing significant impacts in the central, southwest and south-central ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RECOVERY The impacts of this storm are still being assessed. Hurricane Helene made landfall late last Thursday night, September 26 in the eastern Big Bend area of Florida. This powerful storm devastated many communities ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife