Margaret Rivas hoped to go to college to become an organic chemist, but her road to college was unexpectedly delayed when her mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer. “All of my plans for college went out the… Read More
By: Elise Cassie and Jessica Ireland 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 Shannon Brewer, City of Tarpon Springs,… Read More
The Faustmann Symposium is a conference about forest economics that takes place every 4 years. It is named for Martin Faustmann, who developed the land expectation value formula, the solution to determine the profitability of a forest stand…. Read More
DAVIE, Fla. — A lethal plant hopper species is slowly killing our Florida landscape of palm trees. Meanwhile, there are wood-decaying fungi causing several urban tree species to develop root and trunk rot affecting their stability. While scientists… Read More
Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30. As we have learned in recent years, powerful hurricanes can make their way inland and do considerable damage to forest and agricultural lands and enterprises. It’s never too early to… Read More
In the late 1990’s two SFRC graduate students had a conversation in passing that would change the trajectory of their careers. Karen Kainer, now a Professor with SFRC and the Center for Latin American Studies, suggested to her… Read More
Every other week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today’s feature is Ana Luiza Violato Espada, a Ph.D. Candidate with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD). Ana, an international student from Brazil, is also in the… Read More
By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A distinguished professor with the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation was recently honored at the 4th World Congress of Agroforestry. P. K. Nair, who joined the School in 1987, was celebrated… Read More
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today’s feature is Ludie Bond, who is both an alum and a current student! Ludie earned her BS from the UF School of Journalism and Communications, an MS… Read More
Each week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today’s alum is Liz Ramirez. Liz currently works for the Forest Service based at the Ocala National Forest. “I’m always trying to better myself. The Forest Service… Read More
