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The Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA) hosted two fire trainings at the Doyle Conner Building in Gainesville this June. Participants travelled from all over the state, representing many agencies, organizations, and entities! These workshops are both suggested
by WEC 
Jamie Casteel is a WEC junior. We spoke with her about her summer internship. What are you doing this summer? I’m doing river turtle research with Dr. Jerry Johnston from Santa Fe College. Awesome! What does that entail?… Read More
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Steven Longmire is a WEC senior. We spoke with him about his work this summer. What are you doing this summer? Working on Bill Pine and Peter Frederick’s oyster restoration plan, out in Cedar Key. I started volunteering… Read More
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Eric Suarez (WEC BS ’10, MS ’15) is the is the Senior Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Biologist for the South Region for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. He oversees all field operations related to nonnative species, in this… Read More
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Adar Reed is a WEC junior at UF. Taylor Soto is a senior at the University of Wisconsin — River Falls and a Field Biology major. We asked them about the research they are conducting in Gainesville this… Read More
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By Rhett Barker Cover photo: Tre’Nard Morgan (left) Joelle Carbonell (right) in the field Each spring, UF sends four undergraduate students to the national Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP). DDCSP is a two-year research and mentorship program,… Read More
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Zach Holmes graduated with a BS in WEC this Spring. He had an active undergraduate career, outlined below, and was awarded the WEC department’s “Outstanding Professional Promise” award. What did you do while you were an undergrad here?… Read More
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Dr. Karen Bailey is a recent graduate from SNRE’s Interdisciplinary Ecology doctoral program. Her dissertation was titled “Drought Adaptation among Small-Scale Farmers in Swaziland: Understanding Relationships with Capital, Cognition, and Wellbeing”. Dr. Bailey was advised by Drs. Bob… Read More
by nata
Are you fire ready? Spaces are quickly filling up for the Basic Wildland Firefighter (S-130/190) training! This workshop is hosted by NATA and will take place in August in Gainesville. Last month, we blogged about the value of S-130/190… Read More
by nata
The Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA) will be hosting Basic Wildland Firefighter (S-130/190) on August 14th through the 17th at the Doyle Conner Building in Gainesville, FL. This training serves to provide entry-level firefighter skills to participants and… Read More
