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Florida Land Steward Update, October 18, 2024

by Chris Demers
October 18, 2024

HAPPY FALL! It's a great time to get out to the woods to enjoy the cool fall weather and autumn blooms. Banner image above features blazing star (Liatris sp) blooming in pine flatwoods at Morningside Nature Center in Gainesville, FL. Many ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Florida Panther, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Longleaf Pine, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm, Wildlife

Florida Land Steward Update, October 11, 2024

by Chris Demers
October 11, 2024

HURRICANE RECOVERY This is shaping up to be an active hurricane season, especially for counties in the Florida peninsula. This week Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key causing significant impacts in the central, southwest and south-central ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Recovery, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm
green palms trees against a blue sky

Palms–to prune or not to prune?

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
October 9, 2024

Let your palms sway! Most palms are well adapted for Florida’s humid sub-tropical climate. Palms have pinnate, palmate, or bipinnate leaves that dance in the wind and drip excess water off their leaf tips. The trunk stands strong like a concrete ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Florida Friendly, Heason, Hwooten, Landscape, Landscapes, Lawn And Ornamentals, Ocextension, Ornamentals, Palm, Palm Issues, Palm Maintenance, Palms, Pruning, Pruning Palms

Ongoing Impacts on Urban Forests Two Years After Hurricane Ian

by Stephen Brown
October 7, 2024

Ecological Trauma                                                                                                                                                      ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, , Water
Tags: Edwards Wasp Moth, Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Plant Recovery, Hurricane Surge, Hurricane Surge Damage, Hurricanes And Trees, Plant Survival After A Hurricane, Virginia Tiger Moth

Florida Land Steward Update, October 2, 2024

by Chris Demers
October 2, 2024

HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RECOVERY The impacts of this storm are still being assessed. Hurricane Helene made landfall late last Thursday night, September 26 in the eastern Big Bend area of Florida. This powerful storm devastated many communities ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Awards, Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm, Wildlife
Wiregrass and a pine forest habitat at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station.

THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE – A Mission to Fight Wildfires and Protect Forest Resources

by Giuseppe Di GIacinto
October 1, 2024

Have you ever wondered who safeguards our forests from wildfires? Florida Forest Service’s primary mission is to “protect Florida and its people from dangers of wildland fire and manage the forest resources through a stewardship ethic ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: FDACS, Forest, Prevention, UF/IFAS Solutions, Wildfires

Florida Land Steward Update, September 20, 2024

by Chris Demers
September 20, 2024

CONGRATULATIONS FLOYD VANZANT: 2024 JON GOULD FLORIDA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR! The Florida Tree Farm Program is proud to recognize Mr. Floyd Vanzant as the 2024 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. Each year, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Awards, Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Landowner Assistance, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife

Flatwoods 5K sends runners through UF’s scenic Austin Cary Forest on Oct. 26

by Suzette Cook
September 19, 2024

GAINESVILLE, FL – The sounds of nature and the feel of leaves and pine needles under your feet are a bonus for runners who take part in the University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (FFGS­­­) annual Flatwoods ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Ecotourism, Family Forest, Forestry, Recreation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Timber

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