Put on your walking shoes and join us outside! To celebrate Florida Arbor Day this year, we will launch Gainesville's Tree Quest! The UF/IFAS School of Forests, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences and the City of Gainesville have partnered to ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
RURAL AND FAMILY LAND PROTECTION PROGRAM APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN Apply by January 23, 2026 The Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP) is an agricultural land preservation program designed to protect important agricultural lands ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tampa Bay, Florida --- The UF/IFAS Geomatics Extension program is excited to announce a series of youth workshops in 2026 thanks to a mini-grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. The $5,000 mini-grant was proposed by FFGS ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Curriculum, UF/IFAS Extension
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A group of University of Florida art students don’t need to be told to go out and touch grass, as getting out into nature is part of the assignment. During the past semester, and for the 15th year, faculty and ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
GAINESVILLE, FL -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RESTORE Science Program has awarded the University of Florida $3.5M to research long-term trends in the targeting, distribution, and growth of select ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Coasts & Marine, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research
This post was originally published in the Florida Urban Forestry Council's Council Quarterly Newsletter, The Council Quarterly 2025 V.4. Urban Forestry in Florida Florida’s urban forests are challenged by rapid development, a changing ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension
SEASONS GREETINGS! On behalf of Florida Land Steward and Tree Farm Program partners, we wish you a very festive, peaceful, and safe Holiday season. THANK YOU for everything you do for the sustainability of forests and natural resources in Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
GAINESVILLE, FL -- The University of Florida’s Forest Entomology Lab has launched the world’s largest database of bark and ambrosia beetles. The site: Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of the World, contains 15,778 specimen records, 32,403 ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, UF/IFAS Extension
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The project started as many seem to do among curious people — hanging out and discussing unanswered questions. In this circumstance, that meant an opportunity to check out an oft-shared tale that Lake Mize in the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced on Dec. 5 its 2025-2027 cohort of Early-Career Research Fellows in the environmental protection and stewardship and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension