Category: Forests

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
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
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

Intern Spotlight: Seeing Ourselves in Our Communities with Luis Hernandez

by Stephanie Cadaval
October 5, 2026

 We're back with another intern spotlight! This summer of 2026, we were lucky enough to bring aboard two interns to learn about urban forestry and Extension in Florida. Their contributions to our programs helped us reach young people, residents, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Community Engagement, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Trees, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension, Urban Trees

Florida Land Steward Update, September 25, 2026

by Chris Demers
September 25, 2026

Wetland Preserve Recognized as Florida Land Steward Ambassadors at the 2026 Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting The Florida Land Steward Ambassador award is presented to Wetland Preserve for outstanding communications and service ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: American Tree Farm System, Award, Conservation, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Landowner Academy, Forest Landowners, Hurricane Recovery, Landowner Assistance, NRCS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Pine Beetle
Prescribed fire at the West Florida Research and Education Center forest, with a cogongrass patch embedded within a matrix of native habitat. Photo Credit – Photo by Alan Ivory UF/IFAS

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter, spread faster?

by Lourdes Mederos
September 23, 2026

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter and spread farther? A University of Florida study suggests cogongrass, an invasive grass that has spread across much of Florida and the Southeast United States, is adding more fuel to the ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate, Cogongrass, Florida Wildlifes, Invasive Species, News, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Wildfires

Florida Land Steward Update, September 18, 2026

by Chris Demers
September 18, 2026

  Congratulations Mark and Janora Crow: 2026 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year The Florida Tree Farm Program proudly recognizes Mark and Janora Crow as the 2026 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farmers 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, Drought, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Landowner Academy, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Landowner Assistance, Loblolly Pine, NRCS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Pine Beetle, Tree Farm

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