Category: Wildlife

How to Grow a Forest – My 25 Year Experiment

by Donna Corbelli Castro

April 21, 2022

Why make a forest? I was born in Buffalo, NY and then moved to Durham, North Carolina after college. Both of these areas were less populated and had lots of forested areas near the urban centers. South Florida, I soon discovered, had hardly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 2022 Blogger Award Winner, Bird Habitat, Climate Change Solutions, Earth Day, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Low Maintenance, Making A Forest, Most Impactful, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Plant More Trees, Planting A Forest, Recipe For A Forest, Urban Forest

Atala Infographic Wins Award

by Ken Gioeli

April 20, 2022

Introduction I am honored to announce that my colleague Michele Wood and I are the recipients of the Association of Communication Excellence International Bronze Award in the Graphic Design Posters category for the Atala Steppingstone Infographic. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: #ufbugs, Atala, Butterfly, Extinction

New Episode from Naturally Florida: “Coyotes are here to stay!”

by Lara Milligan

April 19, 2022

You have probably seen headlines about coyote population explosions, or perhaps your NextDoor app has informed you about recent coyote sightings in your neighborhood. Coyotes still feel like a relatively new species here in Florida, but they ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Coyotes, Invasive Species, Lara Milligan, Living With Wildlife, Lmilligan, Naturally Florida Podcast, Podcast, Range Change, Shannon Carnevale

Florida Land Steward Update, April 15, 2022

by Chris Demers

April 15, 2022

NORTH FLORIDA PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATION’S FIRE IN THE PINES NEWSLETTER (VOL. 3, ISSUE 1) NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: Message from the President, NFPBA Coordinator’s Report, April to June Fire Weather Outlook, Conservation Easements, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Forest, Forestry, Landowner, Prescribed Fires

Use the new “Bat App” to monitor bat roosts

by Shelly Johnson

April 14, 2022

It’s bat maternity season! What does that mean? This is the time of year when expecting mother bats give birth to their “pups” (aka, baby bats). Female bats live together in colonies at a roost and spend their day resting and raising ... READ MORE

Category: , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

NATURE BOAT PONTOON TOURS: INTPRETATIVE TALKS ON THE WATER.

by nladd

April 11, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium - Natural Resources J.Davis, UF/IFAS Extension, Sumter County and Hernando County, Bushnell, FL Situation: Florida is home to more than 7,800 freshwater lakes. The vastness of these water systems ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: 2022, 2022 Central District Symposium, 2022 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Extension, Hernando Co., Ifas Extension, J. Davis, Jim Davis, Natural Resources, NR, Sumter Co.

Florida Land Steward Update, April 1, 2022

by Chris Demers

April 1, 2022

USDA PREPARING SUPPORT FOR FIRE-AFFECTED COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Florida Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) announces Bay, Liberty, Franklin, Gulf and Calhoun counties have received preliminary authorization ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Disasterpreparation, Floridalandsteward, Forest, Management, Prescribedfire, Timber, Timbertax, Trees, Wildfire

Feay’s Prairieclover – Wild Weeds

by Alicia Halbritter

April 1, 2022

Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month Feay's Prairieclover Dalea feayi Feay's prairieclover is a low-growing shrub with a distinct rounded growth habit. You'll find this wild weed in sandhills and other scrubby habitats. Flowering in late spring ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Natural Resources, NFLAG, Wild Weeds

UF/IFAS CALS Top 10 Senior: Hannah Henry (WEC) interview

by WEC

March 25, 2022

Each spring, the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) announces the student recipients and finalists of the 2021-2022 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences awards! These awards are made annually to students in the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, UF Wildlife, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, WEC, WEC Department

This spring, take part in “Zoe’s Mission”

by Samantha Murray

March 25, 2022

Spring has arrived in Florida. Now is great time to learn about conserving native pollinators and the plants that support them. A book written by the late Rebecca Jordi has been helping Floridians of all ages do just that. “Zoe’s Mission” ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Butterflies, Nassau County

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