Category: Conservation
A blueprint for success; three decades of community-based conservation in Madagascar
September 20, 2016
By Wes Boone, PhD student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. Madagascar is a land of endemism and anthropogenic destruction. In the ~88 million years since Madagascar separated from the Indian sub-continent, both plants and animals ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Action required to prevent elephant extinction
September 19, 2016
Both African and Asian elephants are in danger of becoming extinct. Latest surveys report that wild populations of African elephants are much lower than anticipated. With current rates of poaching, some estimates have elephants going extinct ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Research, Wild Discoveries, Zoo
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ – Right plant, right place
August 17, 2016
Many homeowners turn to their yards when it comes time to bump up the beauty and pump up the property value, only to watch in mounting frustration as plant after plant withers under blazing sunlight or sags in torrential rains. If only they'd ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Water, WildlifeTags: Conservation, FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscaping, Lawn, Pest, Pgm_HortRes, Plant, Pollinator, Pollinators, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife, Yard
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ – Right plant, right place
August 17, 2016
Many homeowners turn to their yards when it comes time to bump up the beauty and pump up the property value, only to watch in mounting frustration as plant after plant withers under blazing sunlight or sags in torrential rains. If only they'd ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Water, WildlifeTags: Conservation, FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscaping, Lawn, Pest, Pgm_HortRes, Plant, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife, Yard
Reducing African honey bees using managed European colonies
August 15, 2016
At the UF HBREL we love when our science has practical applications for Florida beekeepers. Below is a summary of one such study with African and European honey bee colonies. Hypothesis: The presence of managed European honey bees can ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: African Honey Bees, Amortensen, Beekeeping, Drone Congregation Areas, Research Update, UFHoneyBeeLab
Citizen scientists count scallops in Pensacola Bay system, aid fishery research
August 15, 2016
PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The morning of Aug. 6, snorkelers began combing the waters of Big Lagoon, an inlet southwest of Pensacola, in search of scallops. The week before, another group had done the same at various points along the Santa Rosa Sound. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Soil And Water Sciences
Conservation District sets public working group meeting
July 25, 2016
The Sarasota Soil and Water Conservation District has set an August 17 working group meeting to discuss local resource conservation concerns and programs. The meeting, which is open to the public, will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Ken Clark ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesTags: Conservation, Conservation District, Local Working Group, Natural, NRCS, Pgm, Pgm_NatResources, Pgm_SWCD, Resources, Soil, SSWCD, SWCD, Water
St. Joseph’s Bay Coastal Ecosystem Water School
July 25, 2016
Mark your calendars! The St. Joseph Bay Coastal Ecosystem Water School is a two-day educational experience taking place September 7th and 8th, 2016. Based at St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve and including field tours of coastal uplands, ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesTags: Conservation, Education, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Florida, Natural Resources, St. Joseph Bay
UF/IFAS researcher: Taller, thinner crop beds save money, water, other resources
July 13, 2016
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Looking out over thousands of acres of tomatoes, Miguel Talavera, director of East Coast growing operations at Pacific Tomato Grower, Ltd., marvels at the narrow lanes of fruit that are thriving in the hot Florida sun. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research