Category: Natural Resources

LAKEWATCH celebrates volunteers with 40th anniversary video and Dec. 2 appreciation event

by Suzette Cook
November 2, 2026

As a big “Thank you” to each and every volunteer that has contributed to the success of Florida LAKEWATCH over the past 40 years, the public is invited to celebrate the milestone anniversary and volunteer contributions in Gainesville on ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida LAKEWATCH, Freshwater, Freshwater Ecology, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS
timber damaged by Hurricane Isaias

Florida Land Steward Update, October 30, 2026

by Chris Demers
October 30, 2026

Hurricane Isaias Recovery According to the Florida Forest Service’s preliminary report of the storm’s impacts to timberlands, the estimated value of timber damaged by the storm was around $30 million over an area of 5 counties. Much of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: American Tree Farm System, Award, Christmas Trees, Drought, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Landowner Academy, Hurricane Recovery, Landowner Assistance, NRCS, Online Course, Ranchers, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm
A three-panel outdoor collage shows a cowboy on horseback, cattle in a pine forest, and a close-up portrait of a man. In the left panel, a man wearing a tan cap, sunglasses, a blue-and-orange plaid shirt, jeans, and boots sits on a brown horse with a coiled rope draped over the saddle. The center panel shows several black, white, and brown cattle standing among tall pine trees and low green vegetation. In the right panel, a man wearing a light-colored cap and dark shirt faces the camera, with cattle and a sunlit pine forest visible behind him.

New landowner videos address turkey habitat, pine fertilization, silvopasture

by Suzette Cook
October 25, 2026

The UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) has released new videos for forest landowners that explore silvopasture, fertilizers and turkey habitat as part of the My Florida Forest series and you will most likely ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fertilizer, Forest Health, Forest Management, Landowner Assistance, Natural Resources, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Silvopasture, Turkey
Florida ranch

Florida Land Steward Update, October 23, 2026

by Chris Demers
October 23, 2026

Florida Agricultural Producers and Forest Landowners Impacted by Hurricane Isaias Offered an Extended Deadline for USDA Conservation Programs Landowners in impacted counties can apply by November 16, 2026. Deadline for all others is October ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Christmas Trees, Drought, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Recovery, Landowner Assistance, NRCS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm
Four people plant seedlings on a sandy, forested slope lined with orange markers and black irrigation tubing.

UF Native Plant Nursery, forest service outplant 100 endangered flowers

by Suzette Cook
October 21, 2026

Story and Photos by Gage LaPierre/UF Native Plant Nursery Project manager After months of growing and preparing, our little green recruits have officially made it into the field! The UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery Project recently teamed ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forest Management, Native Plants, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery
about 40 runners dressed in shorts and wearing race numbers run toward the camera with a forest setting behind them and a dirt trail in front

2026 Flatwoods 5K will feature forest creature costume contest

by Suzette Cook
October 20, 2026

By Suzette Cook When the trigger on the starter pistol goes off on Halloween morning at Austin Cary Forest, hundreds of runners will head down the trails, many of them dressed as forest creatures. The annual Flatwoods 5K event is encouraging ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 5K, Austin Cary Forest, Family Forest, Flatwoods 5K, Natural Resources, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences
A row of green Peperomia obtusifolia (aka baby rubber plant) in potting soil.

Hundreds of plants up for grabs at Oct. 23 Native Plant Drop for UF students

by Suzette Cook
October 8, 2026

The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation (NPHF) is teaming up with the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) for the inaugural Native Plant Drop event on October 23, 2026 at the Reitz Union. Students concerned ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Florida Native Plant Club, House Plants, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, Reitz Union, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery
wildflower blooms in a forest

Florida Land Steward Update, October 8, 2026

by Chris Demers
October 8, 2026

Hurricane Isaias Taking Aim at Florida We are closely watching Hurricane Isaias. Make sure you have the provisions needed should the storm impact your area. See the UF/IFAS Disaster Preparation and Recovery site for guidance. As always, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Drought, Florida Forest Service, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Landowner Assistance, NRCS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Pine Beetle, Tree Farm
A group of five adults stands in a sunlit grassy clearing surrounded by tall pine trees and other woodland vegetation. The wide-angle image is taken from a low viewpoint among long grasses. Several people are examining or holding small plant stems while gathered outdoors.

UF/IFAS, Florida Native Seed Partnership team up to offer seed harvesting certificate

by Suzette Cook
October 7, 2026

Two dozen Florida native plant and seed industry professionals attended the inaugural Wildland Seed Harvesting Best Management Practices Certificate Training Day on September 22, 2026, an effort that aims to help seed harvesters gain ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Native Seed Partnership, Forest Resources And Conservation, Native Seed, Natural Resources, News, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Seed Harvesting, UF/IFAS

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