Category: Conservation

Florida Land Steward Update, October 2, 2025

by Chris Demers
October 2, 2025

JENKINS TREE FARM TOUR HIGHLIGHTS About 50 private landowners and partners joined us on Thursday, Sept. 25 for a tour at the Jenkins Family Tree Farm in Walton County, FL. This family forest operation exemplifies multiple-use and muti-generation ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Gopher Tortoise, Hurricane Preparation, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife
photo of tree canopy seen from below, looking up at trees and sky

Nature and Health: Take a Child Outside Week Promotes Connecting Youth with Nature

by Katherine Clements
October 1, 2025

"Nature-Deficit Disorder" Prompts Greater Focus on Getting Children Outside “Take a Child Outside Week” occurs annually from September 24th - 30th, initiated by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as an effort to raise awareness ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family, Health, Nature, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR

Colaboración en Extensión: Compartiendo Ciencia y Construyendo Comunidades

by Sara MacDonald
September 30, 2025

La semana pasada fui la conferencista invitada en un evento de Lunch & Learn. El programa se organizó en colaboración con Love Your Block de la Ciudad de Port St. Lucie. En esta ocasión compartí los principios de Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Extension, Florida Friendly Landscape, St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County
A women standing in front of a field, wearing a hat.

Nativa de Miami regresa a casa para enfocarse en la juventud, la comunidad y el clima como directora de Extensión de UF/IFAS

by Luz Bahder
September 29, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. En sus primeros 30 días como directora de la Extensión de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: 4-H, Agua, Clima, Comunidades, Desarrollo Juvenil, Directora De Extensión, Ecosistemas Marinos, Educación Nutricional, Español, Experiencia Global, Gricultura Comercial Y Urbana, Impacto, Iniciativas De Alto Impacto, Miami-Dade, Oficina De Extensión De Miami Dade, Pamela Aracena Santos, Planificación Colaborativa, Resiliencia Comunitaria, Spanish, Suelo, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences

Hands-On Learning: My Experience as a UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Intern

by Evelyn Spencer
September 25, 2025

Hi all! My name is Evelyn Spencer and I worked as one of the Environmental Education & Outreach Interns for Summer 2025 with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. I am currently enrolled at USF's Patel College of Global Sustainability ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Intern, InternSarasotaLife, Internship, Nature, Pgm_EcoNR

Meet Kylie Wilson: A Florida Master Naturalist Program Success Story

by Katherine Clements
September 25, 2025

Meet Kylie Wilson: Sarasota's Spectacular Shorebird Superstar! Kylie is one of those rare breeds- a native Sarasotan. We've had a few of them now in our Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) courses at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. Even ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Master Naturalist Program, FMNP, Fmnp-in-srq, Master Naturalist, Pgm_EcoNR

Collaboration in Extension: Sharing Science, Building Communities

by Sara MacDonald
September 25, 2025

Last week, I was the invited speaker for a Lunch & Learn event, hosted in collaboration with Love Your Block by the City of Port St. Lucie, where I shared the Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles to help homeowners create sustainable, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Clubs & Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Conservation, Extension, Florida Friendly Landscape, St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Local Youth: The Future of Sustainability

by Evelyn Spencer
September 23, 2025

We have the tools to build a sustainable future, what we need is the will to get it done. That's where youth organizing can be so powerful. It gives a voice to those of us who will inherit the consequences of today's decisions. It shows young ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Pgm_Sustain, Sustainability, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, Water, Youth

Subscribe For More Great Content

IFAS Blogs Categories