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Success Story: FFL Demonstration Garden in Orange County

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November 2, 2021

The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ demonstration garden showcases pollinator friendly plants with a focus on Florida native plants. It’s located in a prominent location at the Orange County Administration Building in the heart of downtown ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Environmentally Friendly, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape, Native, Native Plant, Orlando, Plant, Tsilvasy, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Wildflower

Environmental Management alum highlights working at Florida DEP


November 1, 2021

By Anthony Bolesta, EMANR alum Approximately one week after graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources (EMANR), I was offered ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Anthony Bolesta, Environmental Management In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department

Water Wednesday Preview: Reclaimed Water


October 30, 2021

This month Water Wednesday will feature Reclaimed Water! Reclaimed water is all around you and you probably don’t even realize it! Walk outside and look down at your sprinklers. Are they purple? If the answer is yes, that’s reclaimed water! ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: #WaterWednesday, Irrigation, Landscaping, Purple Lines, Reclaimed Water, Terra Freeman, Water RSA, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang

Longleaf pine seedlings are highly resistant and resilient to fire

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October 28, 2021

Longleaf pine forests once dominated the southeastern Coastal Plain, but only 3% of this forest type remains today. Restoring longleaf pine forests is an important regional management goal. Two ways land managers restore the ecology of this ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Forest Management, Longleaf Pine, Prescribed Fire, ProForest, West Florida Research And Education Center

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