UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
By Ginger Feagle, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission The Florida Tree Farm Program is proud to congratulate Ben and Louann Williams of Putnam County as Florida’s 2021 Jon Gould Outstanding Tree Farmers of the… Read More
How can researchers communicate complex ecological issues to the public? To start, they can work with professional communicators. Jiri Hulcr, an associate professor of forest entomology at the University of Florida’s School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics… Read More
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
UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences student Genevieve Printiss is working toward her bachelor’s degree in forest resources and conservation, housed in the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences. Over the summer,… 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
With the support of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UF/IFAS researchers have initiated a five-year study to investigate potential causes underlying increasing tree mortality at five forests in the United States…. 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
