Story written by Elise Cassie. 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 Friends of MacArthur Beach ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers
Youth from all over the state competed in the Florida 4-H Forest Ecology Contest on April 9 at the Austin Cary Forest’s Roland T. Stern Learning Center in Gainesville, Florida. Contestants participated as individuals or in teams to demonstrate ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth
SUMMER-FALL 2021 ISSUE OF FLORIDA LAND STEWARD NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: Forest Carbon: A Potential Source of Income for Forest Owners - Part 1, Association of Consulting Foresters Consultants Corner: Wetland Mitigation and Conservation ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth
UF’s Fishing For Success to resume programs and events this summer Family Fishing Days start up with our Back-to-School Bonanza on August 21st 2021. Our monthly free and open to the public fishing events will take place from 8 am to noon. ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
2021 SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT Sign up by June 18, 2021 The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB)Assistance and Prevention Program is offered to eligible non-industrial private forest landowners by the ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Wildlife
Image in header and all images used in story were taken in 2019. You may have seen cliché pop culture depictions of a science fair: a student sets off a dramatic exploding volcano and is awarded the first-place blue ribbon for their efforts. ... READ MORE
Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
By Martha Monroe and Gabby Salazar Originally posted on the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) blog. Are you interested in measuring and understanding a population’s connection to nature? Do you want to know if ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Welcome to our new Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are sharing stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name Felicia Nudo Program Graduate Certificate in Forest Health & ... READ MORE
Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, NATURAL RESOURCES, WORK & LIFE
By Martha Monroe and Gabi Sullivan, originally published in the ANREP Newsletter. Most years, about 100 4-Her’s gather on a sunny April Saturday in the school forest at the University of Florida, clipboards in hand and pencils at the ready, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
By Kim Scotto-Kelly GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Project Learning Tree (PLT), an international environmental education program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, is committed to creating a future where the next generation values the natural world ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension