Category: Invasive Species

Florida Land Steward Update, June 30, 2025

by Chris Demers
June 30, 2025

SIGN UP OPEN FOR SEVERAL REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS (RCPP) Sign up by July 31, 2025 Through RCPP, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) provides financial assistance to landowners to help implement conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Invasive Species, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife
Termites seen in close-up

Científicos de UF/IFAS confirman que termitas híbridas se han establecido en Florida

by Luz Bahder
June 24, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Científicos confirman que dos de las especies de termitas invasoras más destructivas del mundo no solo se están ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Colonias Híbridas, Colonias Híbridas De Termitas, Comejen, Descendencia Fértil, Estériles, Florida, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale, Invasoras, Plaga, Sur De Florida, Teritas, Termita Hibrida, Termitas Subterráneas Asiáticas, Termitas Subterraneas De Formosa, Thomas Chouvenc, Vuelos De Dispersión Primaverales

Florida Land Steward Update, June 13, 2025

by Chris Demers
June 13, 2025

GOT PLANS TO PLANT TREES THIS FALL OR WINTER? GET SEEDLING ORDERS IN THIS SUMMER If you have plans and/or cost-share funding to plant trees this coming fall or winter, get your seedling orders placed soon. Andrews State Tree Nursery begins ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey, Wildlife
Luke Flory, climbing a mountainside in Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador. Here he is investigating the role of pathogen accumulation in the longer-term decline of invasive quinine tree. Credit Luke Flory.

UF taps global invasion ecology expert to lead new era of the Invasion Science Institute

by Lourdes Mederos
June 13, 2025

In the summer of 2000, a young undergraduate named Luke Flory was knee-deep in invasive plant species at a nature preserve in northern Indiana, with a backpack slung over his shoulder, filled with tools to study and manage invasive species. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agroecology, Biological Invasions, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Department Of Biology, Department Of Plant Pathology, Director, Environmental Stressors, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, International Food Systems, Invasion Ecology, Invasions Science Institute, Invasive, Invasive Plant Ecology, Invasive Species In Florida, ISI, J. Scott Angle, Lourdes Mederos, Luke Flory, News, Non-native Species, Plant Pathology, Scott Angle, The Flory Lab, Tropical Conservation And Development Program, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, University Of Florida Invasion Science Institute
Florida with magnifying glass and insect

June 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
June 9, 2025

Recap of June 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector Snails and slugs are gastropods, a type of mollusk found all over the world. While snails have a prominent external shell, slugs typically lack a visible shell, making them appear ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, Eradication, FFD24-25, FloridaFirstDetector, Quarantines, SeminoleCountyAg, Slugs, Snails

HIRING NOW Wakulla County Extension Director and Extension Agent II – IV – Horticulture and Small Farms

by Patricia Standeford
June 4, 2025

https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/535884/county-extension-director-and-extension-agent-ii-iv-horticulture-and-small-farms   County Extension Director and Extension Agent II - IV - Horticulture and Small Farms Job no:  535884 Work ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Agricultural Innovator, Farm Bill, Farmers, General Agriculture, General Information, Master Gardener Blog, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Farms, UF Career, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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