UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
FALL IS A GOOD TIME TO TREAT COGONGRASS Cogongrass is an aggressive invasive plant that that has spread to every continent except Antarctica, and is considered among the worst problematic weeds on a global scale…. Read More
NEW SEQUESTERING CARBON AND PROTECING FLORIDA LAND PROGRAM NOW OPEN! Apply by October 8, 2021 The Florida Forest Service announces a new program in which Florida landowners can be reimbursed for implementing approved tree establishment… Read More
By Natalia Medina-Irizarry and Dr. Michael Andreu Currently, landowners generate income from their forests by participating in markets that have long existed in the U.S. These include solid wood products, pulpwood, biomass, pine straw, and… Read More
WELCOME! If you are reading this blog for the first time via your enrollment in the Florida Tree Farm Program, email update, or just running across it, we welcome you to this engaged and growing… Read More
MID-SUMMER GREETINGS Hope this finds everyone well and enjoying the summer, and maybe even getting a little growing-season prescribed burns in between the soggy spells. Wish we could share some of our wet weather with… Read More
SIGN UP NOW OPEN FOR USDA NRCS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP) Sign up by September 1, 2021 Florida farmers, ranchers and forest owners can apply until Sept. 1 for financial and technical assistance from… Read More
The landowner smoke management guidebook was created through a collaboration between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Carolina State University, Southern Fire Exchange, Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF), and the University of Georgia Warnell School… Read More
Each year, the UF/IFAS Office of the Dean for Research highlights publications that are excellent examples of how UF/IFAS researchers at our Gainesville campus and our Research and Education Centers (RECs) are making a difference… Read More
Each year, the UF/IFAS Office of the Dean for Research highlights publications that are excellent examples of how UF/IFAS researchers at our Gainesville campus and our Research and Education Centers (RECs) are making a difference… Read More
Dr. Shirley Baker, Associate Professor of Molluscan Biology & Aquaculture, was appointed the new Associate Program Leader for Natural Resources, effective June 1, 2021. Dr. Baker will assist Dr. Saqib Mukhtar, Associate Dean and Extension… Read More
