Category: Conservation

Provide for Wildlife- The Ruddy Daggerwing Butterfly

by Lorna Bravo
April 6, 2021

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo Did you know that our urban areas are rapidly increasing worldwide? Recognizing the urban home landscape as part of a more extensive natural system will help ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Broward, Butterflies, Extension, FFL, Fig Trees, Florida, Master Gardener Program, Ruddy Daggerwing, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, UF/IFAS Solutions, Urban Area, Urban Tree Canopy

Linking People to Nature: Gabby Salazar

by Kim Scotto
April 5, 2021

Can an image inspire someone to donate to an environmental cause? And if so, what kind of image—or series of images—motivates them to follow through on that impulse? Amanda Arnold, associate editor of Professional Photographer, interviewed ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: FRC, Students

UF/IFAS Extension Martin County Commits to Conserve Rare Atala Butterflies

by Ken Gioeli
April 5, 2021

Congratulations to the UF/IFAS Extension Martin County for proclaiming commitment to conserve rare atala butterflies on their property. Download the conservation commitment HERE. This commitment is made possible by through participation ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: #GatorDay, Atala, Butterfly, Endangered Species, Entomology

UF/IFAS CAIP Undergrad Awarded with the 2021 – John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award from WSSA

by Olivia Doyle
April 2, 2021

By Cayla Romano, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Communication Assistant Conrad Oberweger, an undergraduate research student at the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) has been awarded the 2021 John Jachetta ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Award, CAIP, Invasive Species, Invasive Species Research, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS CAIP, Undergraduate Research

Florida Land Steward Update, April 2, 2021

by Chris Demers
April 1, 2021

A NEW EDITION OF THE NORTH FLORIDA PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATION’S FIRE IN THE PINES NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE Wow! This group continues to make excellent progress toward their mission of helping private landowners, who would otherwise likely ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife

CALS Alumnus Highlight: Terry Baker

by Olivia Doyle
March 31, 2021

University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumnus Terry Baker graduated in 2004 with his degree from the School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC), now known as the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, CALS Alumni, Cals Careers, Career Services, Ffgs, Forest Resources And Conservation, SFRC

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