Category: Forests
Communities Benefit from Energy-Saving Trees
August 23, 2019
In the video series, 'Communities Benefit from Energy-Saving Trees', University of Florida Extension Forester Robert Northrop discusses how trees create a sense of place; provide a comfortable environment to seek respite in our day-to-day lives; ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesTags: Urban Forest, Urban Forest Ecology
Featured Student Friday: Ana Luiza Violato Espada
August 9, 2019
Every other week, SFRC highlights a fantastic student or alumnus for #FeaturedStudentFriday. Today's feature is Ana Luiza Violato Espada, a Ph.D. Candidate with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD). Ana, an international ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, FSF, Students
Media Alert: Farmers, Congresswoman Address Climate Crisis
August 5, 2019
By Chris Moran Farmers, ranchers, and foresters will talk with the chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis about climate’s impact on the future of Florida agriculture and what they can do about it. As leaders in an industry ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, Natural ResourcesTags: Climate Change, News
UF Professor Honored at Global Agroforestry Gathering
July 10, 2019
By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A distinguished professor with the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation was recently honored at the 4th World Congress of Agroforestry. P. K. Nair, who joined the School in 1987, was ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agroforestry, P. K. Nair, World Congress On Agroforestry
UF Professor Honored at Global Agroforestry Gathering
July 10, 2019
By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A distinguished professor with the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation was recently honored at the 4th World Congress of Agroforestry. P. K. Nair, who joined the School in 1987, was ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agroforestry, P. K. Nair, World Congress On Agroforestry
Fire is Florida’s Friend
July 3, 2019
Flat, green and wet. A verdant expanse of swamp, river and estuary. But also, seasonally dry, home to cactus and a friend of fire. Florida is a land of dichotomy, initially identified by its vast wet expanses but shaped by a history of fire. ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Natural ResourcesTags: Burn, Flatwoods, Florida, Longleaf Pine, Manatee County, Prescribed Fire
USDA NRCS Cost Sharing for Forest Producers
June 28, 2019
Environmental Quality Incentives Program-Forestland or Silvopasture The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provides cost sharing programs for producers to help improve conservation value of their lands. These programs and the related ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFASTags: EQIP For Forests