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 Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the City of Gainesville have partnered to ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
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
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
Tampa, Florida – Hillsborough County 4-H partnered with the Tampa Bay GIS User Group (TBGIS), to put on a GIS Career Exploration event to introduce youth to the variety of careers that use maps and geospatial analysis. The event was part ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Youth groups and K-12 educators throughout Florida will soon have access to surveying tools and lesson plans that aim to build a pipeline of future surveyors. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Foundation ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Academics, Curriculum, UF/IFAS Extension
The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences is pleased to announce a new scholarship honoring the legacy of Dr. David A. Fox, which will support forestry and geospatial science students. Dr. Fox, who passed away in June 2025, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthFlorida’s history and heritage was the theme of a joint 4-H camp hosted by Highlands and Okeechobee counties on July 9. The camp brought together youth ages 8 to 12 to learn about Florida’s history, cook traditional recipes, visit ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension
By Katie Britt Sebring, Florida -- Highlands County 4-H and the University of Florida Geomatics Extension program recently introduced 160 youth to local environmental issues and geospatial skills. On April 29, Highlands County 4-H ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Academics, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
GAINESVILLE, FL – Each November, Florida Project Learning Tree (FL PLT) hosts a professional learning retreat to help educators across Florida expand their knowledge of PLT activities and resources, strengthen connections, and gain tools ... READ MORE
Category: Curriculum, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Welcome to The Log, a new publication that highlights extension, education and research happening at the University of Florida's Austin Cary Forest. Our first edition features images from the 2024 statewide 4-H Forest Ecology contest, results ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife