Category: Natural Resources
Resilient Cedar Key team launches flooding vulnerability mapper
April 24, 2023
Link: WUFT radio story about mapping tool New Tool Launches to Help Cedar Key Prepare for Flooding What will future flooding be like in Cedar Key? This can be tough to visualize but technology can help. The Resilient Cedar Key team just launched ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, WaterTags: Cedar Key, Climate Change, Coastal Systems, Flood Mapping Tool, Flooding, Flooding Vulnerability Assessment, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Resilience, Rosewood, Sea Level Rise
Earth Day: UF FRE’s environmental economists use research to understand climate, environment and sustainability issues.
April 22, 2023
Albert Einstein once said, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Daily, the environmental economists at the University of Florida Food and Resource Economics are looking to gain a deeper understanding ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterTags: Blue Capital Lab, Earth Day, Food And Resource Economics
University of Florida Experts offer Pest and Disease Workshop for Tampa Bay
April 21, 2023
Join UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County as we host the Florida First Detector Workshop on Friday May 19th from 9:30 to 11:30am. This class offers residents an introduction to identifying pests and diseases in your home landscape from experts ... READ MORE
Category: , Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Central Florida, Disease, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Hillsborough County, Home Landscape, Master Gardener, Pest, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy, UF/IFAS Extension
Planning a Moonlight Garden
April 21, 2023
Ever take a walk through your yard by the light of the moon? The subdued lunar light seems to bounce off everything white or reflective. Nothing is hurried. The air temperature is cool. And untidy corners seem to disappear into the shadows. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Recreation, SFYL Hot TopicTags: Attracting Fireflies, Florida, Fragrant Flowers, Moon Garden, Sensory Night Garden, White Flowers
South Florida joins citizen scientists across the globe to compete in city nature challenge April 28-May 1
April 21, 2023
The race is on to support biodiversity in a big way. Cities in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties have partnered as the South Florida team in the City Nature Challenge (CNC). Now in its eighth year, the City Nature ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: City Nature Challenge, Corey Callahan, Frost Science MUVE, Phillip And Patricia Frost Museum Of Science, SoFLo City Nature Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center
Florida Land Steward Update, April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
EARTH DAY Tomorrow, April 22, is the 53rd Earth Day. We recognize and celebrate the bounty of our planet’s resources and natural systems, and also affirm our role in sustaining them for future generations. As a part of that we recognize and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Awards, Conservation Easements, Earthday, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Online Course, Scholarships And Funding, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Considering Protection for Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes and Could Use Your Help
April 21, 2023
This sounds similar to the idea that has been discussed about protecting some species of sharks. Do we really want to do this? It reminds me of an interesting situation that was created when they passed the Marine Mammal Act in ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Rattlesnakes, Snakes
Researchers invite nursery and citrus growers for Lebbeck mealybug diagnostic kits demo
April 20, 2023
FORT PIERCE, Fla.--- Florida citrus and nursery growers need to develop proactive management plans for Lebbeck mealybug, an invasive pest that can cost the fruit and ornamental industries thousands of dollars in damages to fruit trees and ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,