Category: Conservation
Una aromática orquídea puede hacer que el día de San Valentín de su ser querido sea aún más especial
February 5, 2025
Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Si busca un regalo ideal para el día de San Valentín, considere la encantadora orquídea. Los expertos de University of Florida afirman que estas flores ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agente De Extension, Brassavola, Cuidado De Orquideas, Cultivo De Plantas, Cymbidium, Dia De Los Enamorados, Dia Del Amor Y La Amistad, Español, Exposiciones De Orquideas, Horticultura, Lorna Bravo, Madagascar, Micropropagacion, Obsequios, Oncidium, Oncidium ‘Nelly Isler’, Oncidium ‘Sharry Baby’, Orquideas, Orquídeas Nativas, Phalaenopsis, Regalos, San Valentin, Spanish, Twyla Leigh, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS En El Condado De Broward, University Of Florida, Vainilla, Valentine's Day, Viveros, Wagner Vendrame
Manasota Regional Envirothon 2025
February 4, 2025
At the annual Manasota Regional Envirothon held in late January, 131 students on 26 teams representing seven Manatee and Sarasota County high schools competed at Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey. The Envirothon is an outdoor environmental ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Learn about living shorelines – a natural defense against coastal erosion
February 4, 2025
Powerful coastal storms can be highly destructive to built environments, including modified shorelines. This is particularly true when nature's natural defenses, such as oyster reefs, mangroves, and tidal marshes are replaced with turfgrass ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: Florida Master Naturalist Program, FMNP, FMNP Blog, Https://www.facebook.com/@OfficialFMNP/, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
Gulf Coast Catch and Cook February: Hogfish
February 4, 2025
The featured Gulf coast catch and cook species for February 2025 is the Hogfish! Hogfish are fun to catch and delicious to eat! Hogfish can be caught in the Gulf year-round! Read on to learn how to catch Hogfish and make a delicious and ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: Catch, Cook, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Gulf, Hogfish, Pasco County, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office
Celebrating an Energy Efficiency Partnership: 4 Years of Impact, Savings, and Community Support
February 4, 2025
In 2020, The Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation awarded Sarasota County and the Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA) a grant to support housing affordability through energy efficiency. The grant helped to expand our Energy Upgrade program by ... READ MORE
Category: ConservationTags: Conservation, Energy, Pgm_Sustain, Sustainability, Sustainable, Water
Florida Land Steward Update, January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025
PRESCRIBED FIRE AWARENESS WEEK The Florida Forest Service is recognizing this week, Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, 2025, as the state’s annual Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, emphasizing the important benefits of prescribed fire burning on Florida’s ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, WildlifeTags: Award, Family Forest, Forest, Forest Health, Longleaf Pine, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tax Tips, Tree Farm, Wildlife
SFFGS welcomes Dr. Yue Li, Assistant Professor of Environmental Education
January 22, 2025
The School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Yue Li, Assistant Professor of Environmental Education. Dr. Li comes to FFGS from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Environmental Education, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences
How Herbicides Changed Invasive Plant Management Forever
January 22, 2025
Herbicides have changed invasive plant management forever by providing targeted and efficient tools for controlling problematic plants in our freshwater and natural areas. Before herbicides were an option, managing problematic plants involved ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFASTags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Plant Management, Invasive Plants, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS CAIP
Ready, Set, Grow!: Master Gardener Volunteers Plant Seeds of Change and Cultivate Community Impact – The Future
January 22, 2025
By: Susana Peñaranda and Yaredly Hernández Robles, Master Gardener Volunteers Class of '22 Part 3: The Future - Next Steps for Ready, Set, Grow! This past season has been one of growth and transformation for our Ready, Set, Grow! initiative. ... READ MORE
Category: , Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Community Gardens, Horticulture, Master Gardener Volunteers, Miami-Dade, School Gardens, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension