By Chris Demers, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and Greg Marshall, Florida Forest Service Ashlee White has served as County Forester for Santa Rosa County since 2016 and has been very active in assisting private ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water![A rainbow arcs over ranch land in Florida. [CREDIT: UF/ IFAS, Tom Wright]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2021/11/2021_SoilWaterCons_blogRainbowOverSWFLRanch_ifasWrightTom_CROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the following information Nov. 02, re the conservation stewardship program: For Immediate Release Contact: Renee Bodine, 352-338-9565 NRCS in Florida Announces ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources
Common goals The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26 (Conference of the Parties) is currently taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. Climate change is a pressing and well-known example of One Health. Climate change ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Written by 2021 UF/IFAS NCBS Summer Intern, Chloe Aborgast This summer I had the opportunity to work with the University of Florida’s D.E.E.R Lab. The UF DEER Lab is a research lab that focuses on game species and habitat management. My role ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Written by 2021 UF/IFAS NCBS Summer Intern, Annabel Schreiber This summer I had the opportunity to work in Dr. AJ Reisinger’s Urban Ecosystems Ecology lab with Ph.D. student Audrey Goeckner. Audrey’s research looks at dissolved nitrogen ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
We have all read how important pollinators are to an ecosystem. We have also heard of all the causes for the decline of several species, but maybe we haven’t sat down to think of what we can do to improve their health around our homes. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
The UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County in conjunction with the St. Lucie County Paula Lewis Library will be conducting a lunch and learn presentation entitled “Peters’s Rock Agama on the Treasure Coast” on November 10, 2021 from Noon – ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ demonstration garden showcases pollinator friendly plants with a focus on Florida native plants. It’s located in a prominent location at the Orange County Administration Building in the heart of downtown ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
“Someone dumped oil in the creek behind my house!” I had dozens of people call with that exclamation when I was a field inspector for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) wetlands compliance program. A significant ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
By Anthony Bolesta, EMANR alum Approximately one week after graduating from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources (EMANR), I was offered ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources