Category: Conservation
Florida Land Steward Update, December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020
SEASON’S GREETINGS On behalf of the Florida Land Steward Program and all our partners, have a very blessed Holiday season and we look forward to outreach and networking activities in the coming year. The light is visible at the end of the ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Florida’s Birds, Lakes, and Volunteers
December 17, 2020
Florida LAKEWATCH is a citizen volunteer lake monitoring program that facilitates "hands-on" citizen participation in the management of Florida waters. Collectively, volunteers have gathered accurate water quality data on over 2,700 aquatic ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Aquatic Birds, Edis, Lakes, UF-IFAS, Volunteer, Wildlife
Communicating about invasive plants: It’s complicated!
December 17, 2020
How do you communicate to others about invasive plants? How do you tell someone that their prized golden pothos, climbing up their massive Chinese tallow tree are likely spreading into natural areas? Or that their sea of coral ardisia and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Environmental Education, Florida-invasive-plant-education-initiative, Hot Topic, Invasive Plants, Lara Colley, Natural Resources
Common Pines Found in Florida
December 15, 2020
In Florida, pine trees are not only valued for their ecological importance, but for their economic importance as well. There are several species of pine found in Florida that are of commercial value, producing goods such as, paper, lumber ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Edis, Forest Resources, Invasive Plants, Pine, SFRC, UF-IFAS