Category: Forests

Houses with windswept, battered palm trees in front yards

La supervivencia de las palmeras tras los huracanes: recomendaciones de los expertos de UF/IFAS

by Luz Bahder
August 8, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Después de un huracán, algunos propietarios pueden preocuparse por la supervivencia de sus queridas palmeras. Con ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Brian Bahder, Cocotero, Desastre Natural, Español, Especies Nativas, Frondas, Huracán, Huracan Debby, Huracan. Tormenta, Lluvia, Lluvias, Palmas, Palmera De Cocos, Palmeras, Patogenos, Preparacion Ante Desastres, Recuperacion, Recuperacion Tras Un Desastre Natural, Spanish, Supervivencia, Temporada De Huracanes, Tormenta, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS FLREC, Vida Silvestre, Viento
Coconut palm trees being blown by strong winds in a tropical storm under an overcast sky.

Palm tree survival after hurricanes: UF/IFAS tips and insights for property owners

by Lourdes Mederos
August 8, 2024

In the aftermath of a hurricane, some palm tree owners may worry about the survival of their beloved palms. With more than 2,600 species, the iconic palm seen across Florida landscapes is heartier than one may think, even when those lush ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Brian Bahder, Disaster Preparation, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Recovery, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Hurricane, Storm

Discovering Austin Cary Forest and its Turpentine Still

by Giuseppe Di Giacinto
August 1, 2024

The UF/IFAS Broward Extension Horticulture staff had the opportunity to attend a Florida Friendly Landscaping Program this past July 23rd and 24th at the Austin Cary Forest Campus Learning Center. This wonderful place of retreat and meditation ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Camp, Forests, Horticulture, Recreation, UF/IFAS, , Work & Life
Tags: Austin Cary, Chainsaws, Forest, History, Learning, Turpentine

UF pavilion promotes sustainable construction

by Megan Winslow
July 29, 2024

On a campus known for its stately brick buildings, the University of Florida’s newest structure stands out: a 400-square foot pavilion with timber columns, some straight, others erected at an angle. Holes allow light – and water – to stream ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Atelier Mey, Austin Cary, Carbon Emissions, Chris Meyer, Conservation, Craig Vincent, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, MASS Haptic, Mass Timber, Megan Winslow, Minimal Impact Engineering, Pavilion, Rex Lumber, Rothoblaas, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Scott Sager, SFFGS, Shawna Meyer, Sustainable, The Softwood Lumber Board, Timber, UF, University Of Florida, USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant Program, Walbridge

2024 Hurricane Season Outlook

by Henry Mayer
July 23, 2024

Recently, we held an amazing one-hour webinar about the Outlook of the 2024 Hurricane Season with Mr. Nick Carr, who is the Senior Forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS), affiliated with NOAA. As you can guess, the intensity of the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Florida, Hurricane Outlook, Hurricane Season, Hurricanes, NOAA, NWS, Outlook

What Makes a Plant Invasive? The Invasion Process

by Christine Krebs
July 19, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. Let’s talk about the process through which a nonnative plant species becomes invasive. As we mentioned in our previous blog, all invasive plants start out as ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquatic Plant Management, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Environmental Education, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Species Management, Natural Resources, Turning Science Into Solutions
Zebra longwing butterfly on a Jatropha plant

The Great Florida Pollinator Census

by Jackie Lebouitz
July 19, 2024

The Great Florida Pollinator Census This year will be the second year Florida will be participating in the Great Florida Pollinator Census under the Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC). Created by the University of Georgia Extension Services ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Census, Citizen Science, Flies, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Great Southeast Pollinator Census, Inaturalist, Moths, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_HortRes, PolliNATION, Pollinators, Wasps

Florida Land Steward Update, July 19, 2024

by Chris Demers
July 19, 2024

OWN FOREST LAND IN FLORIDA? CHECK OUT THE NEW "MY FLORIDA FOREST LAND" VIDEO SERIES! A collaboration between the Florida Forest Service, Florida Forestry Association, the University of Florida, and filmmakers from Untamed Science; the goal ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Online Course, ProForest, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Pine Beetle, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey, Wildlife

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