Category: NATURAL RESOURCES

UF/IFAS Selects Tina McIntyre to Lead Sustainable Land Development Efforts

by Center for Land Use Efficiency
June 17, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tina McIntyre, a longtime UF/IFAS Extension faculty member and Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ agent, has been named the new UF/IFAS Extension Regional Specialized Agent (RSA) for Sustainable Land Development with the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, Mid Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS DIRT Project Looks Below Ground to Save Water Above

by Center for Land Use Efficiency
June 15, 2026

https://youtu.be/i4YKAZvzTzY GAINESVILLE, Fla. —A new collaborative research project led by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is exploring how Florida's urban landscapes can remain attractive ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, DIRT Project, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, Land Development, SFFGS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water Conservation
Homes in the Harmony development

University of Florida’s Program for Resource Efficient Communities mission continues under Center for Land Use Efficiency

by Jennifer Sykes
October 10, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (October 10, 2025) – The University of Florida announced that the longstanding Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC) programs transitioned into the Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE), as of September 30. PREC’s ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, CLUE, Energy Education And Outreach, Flood Resilient Communities, H2OSAV, PREC, Program For Resource Efficient Communities, Sustainable Floridians
A garden flag designating a Florida-Friendly yard.

Claire Lewis to lead the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program

by Jennifer Sykes
April 9, 2024

Claire Lewis has been selected to lead the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program (FFL) as a state specialized agent. Lewis has worked for the FFL program for more than a decade and served as interim director for the last year. She was ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, Claire Lewis, CLUE, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscapes
Cormorant bird gliding over the surface of the water.

New Associate Dean for UF/IFAS Extension Named: Dukes to Lead Special Initiatives While Continuing as Director of CLUE 

by Jennifer Sykes
October 25, 2023

Michael Dukes, director of the UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE), is the new Associate Dean for Extension effective immediately. In this newly created position, Dukes will oversee the administration of a variety of programs ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Announcements, IFAS Administration

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