Category: Conservation
UF CALS students are on fire for conserving Florida’s natural areas
January 26, 2022
UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students have sparked their passion to preserve and restore Florida’s natural areas using prescribed fire. This week, Florida—the prescribed burn capital of the United States—is celebrating ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Forest Resources And Conservation, Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Student Association For Fire Ecology, Student Organization
Fire Fest 2022
January 26, 2022
Jan. 23-29, 2022, is Florida’s Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, and we're helping you learn more about this vital function with the family-friendly Fire Fest 2022 event. Fire Fest is a fun opportunity for the whole family to learn how fire ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Fire, Pgm_EcoNR, Prescribed Fire, Prevention, Wildfire
What’s the buzz about? Come to UF/IFAS Beekeeping Workshop!
January 24, 2022
Collier County Extension is hosting a beekeeping workshop! Workshop presenters include master beekeeper and 4-H agent Trisha Aldridge, food systems agent Jessica Ryals, and commercial horticulture agent Hamutahl Cohen! Together these agents ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Pests & DiseaseTags: Beekeeping Workshop, Event, Florida Bees, Honey Bees
Trees should be treated as infrastructure
January 24, 2022
By Dr. J. Scott Angle, Dr. Andra Johnson, and Ed Bravo Trees’ little brothers are shrubs and green groundcover, but their concrete cousins include streets, sidewalks and sewers. On Florida Arbor Day (Jan. 22), we pay homage to trees ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Forest, Forest Resources And Conservation, Natural Resources, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Trees, Urban Ecology
Join us for 2022’s Winter/Spring Conservation Conversations!
January 23, 2022
As the new year progresses, so does the exploration and expansion of the UF/IFAS Extension & Miami Eco Adventures collaborative web series, Conservation Conversations. We began this series at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic back in April ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, WildlifeTags: Conservation, Florida Sea Grant, Water Conservation, Wildlife Conservation
Florida Land Steward Update, January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022
CONGRATULATIONS BILL BLACK AND DENISE MATTHEWS, 2022 FLORIDA LAND STEWARDS OF THE YEAR! We congratulate Bill Black and Denise Matthews for the outstanding stewardship of their Sparkleberry Farm property in Alachua County. As a result of their ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Forest, Forest Resources And Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resource Conservation, Prescribed Fires, Timber, Trees, Urban Ecology
Trees should be treated as infrastructure
January 20, 2022
By Dr. J. Scott Angle, Dr. Andra Johnson, and Ed Bravo Trees’ little brothers are shrubs and green groundcover, but their concrete cousins include streets, sidewalks and sewers. On Florida Arbor Day (Jan. 22), we pay homage to trees ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Forest, Forest Resources And Conservation, Natural Resources, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Trees, Urban Ecology
Congratulations Bill Black and Denise Matthews of Sparkleberry Farm, 2022 Florida Land Stewards of the Year, Alachua County, FL
January 19, 2022
Bill Black and Denise Matthews purchased their 80-acre Sparkleberry Farm property in November 2010. Their goal was to transform the neglected stands of pine, cypress, and hardwoods into a more productive and sustainable condition for timber ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, WildlifeTags: Natural Resource Conservation, Prescribed Fires, Timber, Trees