Category: Forests
Florida Land Steward Update, December 11, 2020
December 11, 2020
LATEST ISSUE OF THE NORTH FLORIDA PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, FIRE IN THE PINES, NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: President’s Message, Membership Report, NFPBA Popping Up Like Spot Fires, 2020 Still a Productive NFPBA Year, NFPBA Board ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, WildlifeGetting to Know the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars in CALS
December 10, 2020
From learning about the Great Barrier Reef in high school to admiring lizards in the front yard as a kid, Jazmyn Broxton and Mariaguadalupe Vilchez, wildlife, ecology and conservation (WEC) students, knew they had a passion for the environment. ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: Conservation, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars, STEM Majors, Student Opportunities, Student Research, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
Healthy Forests Focus of Farm City Week Speech Contest
December 8, 2020
Manatee County students in grades six through 12 were eligible to compete in the annual Farm City Week Manatee River Soil and Water Conservation District speech contest. Designed to develop leadership through participation in public speaking ... READ MORE
Category: , Forests, Natural ResourcesTags: Conservation, Soil And Water Conservation District, Soils
Florida Land Steward Update, December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020
2021 FLORIDA LAND STEWARD WALL CALENDARS AVAILABLE Season's Greetings! It's that time of year - request your copy of the 2021 Florida Land Steward calendar. The annual Florida Land Steward calendar features beautiful photography, habitat management ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Longino Scholarship: Cultivating a Legacy of Conservation
December 4, 2020
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is honored to announce that Longino Ranch has generously established a new scholarship in the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation. The B.T. “Buster” ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Buster Longino, Longino Ranch, Longino Scholarship, Minton, SFRC
27,000 acres gifted to UF for conservation, outdoor classroom and laboratory
November 30, 2020
Land near Yeehaw Junction one of the largest tracts ever given to a university More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the last ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, WildlifeTags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, DeLuca, J. Scott Angle, News, Osceola County, Scott Angle