Category: Conservation

Un estudio de la UF combina información demográfica con aprendizaje automático para localizar pitones birmanas

by Luz Bahder
September 30, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. A la hora de remover pitones birmanas, no todas las serpientes son iguales. Un nuevo estudio llevado a cabo por ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Alex Romer, Croc Docs, Español, Melissa Miller, Pitones Birmanas, Remocion De Pitones, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, Spanish

Weekly “What is it?” Tailgate Trivia Edition: The Rattler

by Carrie Stevenson
September 29, 2026

College football chants and cheers are always great fun. From University of Arkansas fans “calling the hogs” to Ole Miss’s throwback “Hotty Toddy” cheer, these decades-old crowd participation rituals serve to fire up the fans and ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Barrier Islands, Coastal Wildlife, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, FAMU, Football, Habitat Conservation, Rattlesnake, Snakes, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

UF/IFAS Extension looks “Beyond the Bin” on recycling

by Randy Penn
September 28, 2026

Recycling "Beyond the Bin" Stop me if you have heard this one before — "I don't recycle because it ends up in the landfill anyway." I have heard this a lot during my more than 10 years at the Extension working as an agent focused on waste ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Natural Resources
Tags: Beyond The Bin, Pgm_Waste, Recycling

UF study combines demographic information with machine learning to find the Burmese pythons that matter most

by Lourdes Mederos
September 28, 2026

When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers agencies a tool to identify pythons with ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Burmese Python, Croc Docs Wildlife Research Lab, Everglades, Invasive Species, Python Elimination Program, South Florida Water Management District, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

UF study combines demographic information with machine learning to find the Burmese pythons that matter most

by Lourdes Mederos
September 28, 2026

Field Guide Face-Off Part 3: Cooter vs Slider

by Bridget Gerovac
September 25, 2026

Welcome to another installment of Field Guide Face-Off, a series I created to compare some of Florida's most commonly confused species and provide ways to tell them apart. We've spent quite a bit of time talking about and learning to identify ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Identification, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, St. Lucie County, Turtles, UF/IFAS Extension

Florida Land Steward Update, September 25, 2026

by Chris Demers
September 25, 2026

Wetland Preserve Recognized as Florida Land Steward Ambassadors at the 2026 Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting The Florida Land Steward Ambassador award is presented to Wetland Preserve for outstanding communications and service ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: American Tree Farm System, Award, Conservation, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Landowner Academy, Forest Landowners, Hurricane Recovery, Landowner Assistance, NRCS, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Pine Beetle

Weekly “What is it?” Tailgate Trivia Edition: The Hurricanes and the Ibis

by Carrie Stevenson
September 24, 2026

A hurricane seems like an obvious and ideal football mascot. A storm like that implies power, strength, and intensity running roughshod over anything in its way. I have discussed hurricanes in this blog before—and Florida is the most ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: Birds, Coastal Wildlife, Football, Habitat Conservation, Hurricane, University Of Miami, Weekly What Is It

New Life for Plastic Plant Pots: Reuse ideas!

by Dr. Megan Moore
September 23, 2026

We all love taking new plants home, but they often come in plastic nursery pots that aren't ideal for long-term plant health (plus, they aren't always the best to look at!). With increasing plastic pollution, keeping this debris out of ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Garden, Pasco County, Pasco Extension, Plants, Plastic, Recycle, Reuse, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

¿Encontraste una planta invasora? Esto es lo que debes hacer a continuación

by Sara MacDonald
September 23, 2026

Una vez que los residentes aprenden qué son las plantas invasoras, a menudo comienzan a ver sus propios jardines de manera diferente. Una planta que han cultivado durante años puede de repente generar una nueva pregunta: ¿Podría ser invasora? Y ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Español, Florida Friendly Landscape, IPM, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

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