Category: Conservation

Getting to Know the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars in CALS

by Samantha Murray
December 10, 2020

From learning about the Great Barrier Reef in high school to admiring lizards in the front yard as a kid, Jazmyn Broxton and Mariaguadalupe Vilchez, wildlife, ecology and conservation (WEC) students, knew they had a passion for the environment. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars, STEM Majors, Student Opportunities, Student Research, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Protecting Biscayne Bay: There are so many ways you can make a difference.

by Barbara McAdam
December 8, 2020

Greetings Everyone, Let me give you a little background on one era of my life, back to when I lived for the weekend and opportunities to escape to the water. In my twenties, I raced sailboats in the south end of Biscayne Bay. I was a card-carrying ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Biscayne Bay, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Green Practices, Landscape, Master Gardener, Plant Knowledge, The Solutions Are In Nature, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension

Longino Scholarship: Cultivating a Legacy of Conservation

by Darryl Palmer
December 4, 2020

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is honored to announce that Longino Ranch has generously established a new scholarship in the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation. The B.T. “Buster” ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Buster Longino, Longino Ranch, Longino Scholarship, Minton, SFRC
Fishermen in Malawi

Inland fisheries may provide a ‘safety net’ during pandemic, new study finds

by Samantha Murray
December 3, 2020

A new study led by University of Florida researchers has found that the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to shifts in the way people use rivers, lakes and other inland water bodies worldwide as sources of food, income, and recreation. These ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Covid-19, Fisheries, Gretchen Stokes, News, Sam Smidt, School Of Natural Resources And Environment, Soil And Water Sciences
A boat crossing the Indian River Lagoon.

Recent Fish Kills in the Northern Indian River Lagoon

by Lisa Krimsky
December 2, 2020

By Lisa Krimsky and Holly Abeels Reports of localized fish kills in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) began on Thanksgiving in 2020 and continued for the next few days. The fish kill was most prominent between the SR528 and SR520 Causeways near ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Algae Bloom, Fish, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Indian River, Indian River Lagoon
DeLuca Preserve, path through wooded area

27,000 acres gifted to UF for conservation, outdoor classroom and laboratory

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 30, 2020

Land near Yeehaw Junction one of the largest tracts ever given to a university More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the last ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, DeLuca, J. Scott Angle, News, Osceola County, Scott Angle

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