Category: 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

Drought rapid response project lands nearly $300K NIFA grant

by Wes Wolfe
September 15, 2026

You spend the money, take the time and effort, then you have your seedlings in the ground ready to start their growth into tall and hardy trees. However, as it’s liable to do, the weather turns poor and you get a severe drought, like the one ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Natural Resources, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm, Trees

Taylor Brown brings diverse experience to bolster WFREC Geomatics

by Wes Wolfe
August 25, 2026

A key part of what makes UF/IFAS such a valuable resource for Floridians are the research and education centers located across our state. The West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) brought on Instructional Designer Taylor Brown over ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Geomatics, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF Milton, West Florida Research And Education Center, WFREC

NATL, not to be overlooked

by Wes Wolfe
August 6, 2026

It can be missed sometimes, considering the attention the Austin Cary Forest receives, but the Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL) is one of UF’s hidden treasures. Organizers of the recent Urban Forestry Summit in Gainesville made ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Florida Urban Forestry Council, Forest, Forestry, Invasive Species, NATL, Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension, Urban Forestry Summit

Many paths for Florida students to hunt hurricanes

by Wes Wolfe
July 24, 2026

There are a number of ways to go from the classroom to the eye of a hurricane, as more than a dozen area students and their parents learned on a recent excursion to the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Geomatics, Geomatics Extension, Hurricane Hunters, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, NOAA, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, UF/IFAS Extension

Modern tech intersects with Native history in Ocmulgee Mounds study

by Wes Wolfe
July 14, 2026

Much of the research into 16th Century goings-on in the South sheds light on Native residents first through the eyes of the Europeans that encountered them, instead of Native peoples themselves. An effort at the Lamar mounds in the Ocmulgee ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
Tags: GatorEye, Geomatics, Historic Preservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, SPEC Lab

Native Plant Sale returns to UF with hundreds of species available

by Wes Wolfe
June 23, 2026

You’re probably going to want to get there early — nothing gets the heart of campus jumping during the summer heat quite like the annual UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. "We anticipate the highest demand will be for native milkweeds and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Native Species, Scholarships And Funding, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildflowers

National Geographic names SFFGS grad Wayfinder Award winner

by Wes Wolfe
June 15, 2026

It doesn’t take long to realize Anne-Isabelle Bonifassi is an extraordinary person, and that’s before the National Geographic Society named her as one of 15 Wayfinder Award winners this year. The award honors her for, “outstanding ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Awards, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forest Resources And Conservation, Forestry, Haiti, National Geographic, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees

Blow Out: Arboreal hurricane damage study first of its kind

by Wes Wolfe
June 10, 2026

You can’t drive out to the forest, snag several large trees and put them in a wind tunnel to run experiments, but you can get a lot done with saplings. A new, ongoing study involves experiments doing exactly that, which marks the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
Tags: Forest, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees

Three-way tie marks 2026 Trig-Star contest

by Katie Britt
June 4, 2026

Three Florida students have tied for first place in annual Trig-Star Competition. The statewide competition introduces students to practical applications of trigonometry used in the surveying and mapping industry, and pairs local surveyors ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-h Youth, Beyond Ready, Geomatics, Geomatics Extension, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

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