Category: 4-H & Youth

Florida LAKEWATCH: A Regional Coordinator’s Perspective

by Christine Krebs

July 17, 2023

This blog post was written by Marina Schwartz, regional coordinator for Florida LAKEWATCH. Hi, I’m Marina! I’m one of the regional coordinators of the LAKEWATCH Program, and I’m here to explain what our role is and how we help ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Volunteer/Training, Water
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Citizen Science, Community Volunteers, Florida LAKEWATCH, Lakes, LAKEWATCH, UF/IFAS CAIP, Volunteers

Florida Project Learning Tree 2022 Award Recipients

by Josh Baker

November 17, 2022

Story written by Elise Cassie. Each year, Florida Project Learning Tree (FL PLT) recognizes a partner, facilitator, and educator who have made exceptional contributions to the program. This year, awardees include Friends of MacArthur Beach ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers
Tags: Awards, Project Learning Tree

2022 Florida 4-H Forest Ecology Contest Results

by Josh Baker

April 18, 2022

Youth from all over the state competed in the Florida 4-H Forest Ecology Contest on April 9 at the Austin Cary Forest’s Roland T. Stern Learning Center in Gainesville, Florida. Contestants participated as individuals or in teams to demonstrate ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H, 4H, Forest Ecology Contest

Florida Land Steward Update, August 27, 2021

by Chris Demers

August 27, 2021

SUMMER-FALL 2021 ISSUE OF FLORIDA LAND STEWARD NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: Forest Carbon: A Potential Source of Income for Forest Owners - Part 1, Association of Consulting Foresters Consultants Corner: Wetland Mitigation and Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth

Family Fishing Days Resume August 21st

by Kim Scotto

June 14, 2021

UF’s Fishing For Success to resume programs and events this summer Family Fishing Days start up with our Back-to-School Bonanza on August 21st 2021. Our monthly free and open to the public fishing events will take place from 8 am to noon. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Fishing For Success

Florida Land Steward Update, May 20, 2021

by Chris Demers

May 20, 2021

2021 SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT Sign up by June 18, 2021 The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB)Assistance and Prevention Program is offered to eligible non-industrial private forest landowners by the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife

Positive Feedback

by Kim Scotto

January 20, 2021

Image in header and all images used in story were taken in 2019. You may have seen cliché pop culture depictions of a science fair: a student sets off a dramatic exploding volcano and is awarded the first-place blue ribbon for their efforts. ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: NRC, Positive Feedback, Student Highlight, Students, Undergraduates

“Practitioner Guide to Assessing Connection to Nature” Now Available!

by Kim Scotto

August 24, 2020

By Martha Monroe and Gabby Salazar Originally posted on the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) blog. Are you interested in measuring and understanding a population’s connection to nature? Do you want to know if ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

SFRC Serves: Felicia Nudo

by Rachel Kyle

July 28, 2020

Welcome to our new Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are sharing stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name Felicia Nudo Program Graduate Certificate in Forest Health & ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Environmental Education, Sfrc, SFRCServes, Students, Volunteer

Lessons Learned from the Virtual 4-H Forest Ecology Contest

by Kim Scotto

June 10, 2020

By Martha Monroe and Gabi Sullivan, originally published in the ANREP Newsletter. Most years, about 100 4-Her’s gather on a sunny April Saturday in the school forest at the University of Florida, clipboards in hand and pencils at the ready, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forest Ecology Contest, Virtual Contests

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