Category: Natural Resources

UF researchers to use AI to predict how hurricanes spread invasive plants

by Brad Buck

March 8, 2021

Scientists project hurricane intensity and frequency will increase with climate change. That leads researchers to want to better predict how storms will disperse and establish nonnative plant invaders. Knowing where invasive plants spread ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species
Tags: #aiatuf, Agronomy, Artificial Intelligence, Dispersal, Ecology, Herbert Wertheim College Of Engineering, Hurricanes, Hyperspectral Imaging, Invasive Plants, Luke Flory, Nonnative Plants, Seeds, Spores

Bee on the lookout for honey bee swarms

by Jessica Sullivan

March 5, 2021

Spring is honey bee swarm season. When flowers start blooming, bees start making honey and bee colonies increase in size, causing them to outgrow their nest. The queen and about half of the worker bees then leave the parent colony to find ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Africanized Honey Bees, Bee-proofing, Honey Bee Swarm, Honey Bees

Water Wednesday Recap: Florida’s Water Policies

by Yilin

March 5, 2021

Water Wednesday in March will feature Clean Water. To start, we briefly reviewed the Florida water policies and regulations in last Water Wednesday. Before clean water laws, raw sewage sometimes kept swimmers out of the surf at Florida beaches. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: #WaterWednesday, Central Florida Water Initiative, Florida, Florida Water, Water, Water Policy, Water Quality, Water Wednesday

Water Wednesday Recap: Florida’s Water Policies 1

by Yilin

March 5, 2021

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: #WaterWednesday, Central Florida Water Initiative, Florida, Florida Water, Shashank Test 1, Shashank Test 2, Shashank Test 3, Water, Water Policy, Water Quality, Water Wednesday

Superheroes of the Natural World

by Justina Dacey

March 5, 2021

We’re highlighting all things Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) in 2021 as the program marks its 20th anniversary. To learn more about FMNP, view the first blog post here. By Justina Dacey and Rick O’Connor If there were ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Community Science, Florida Master Naturalist Program, FMNP, Invasive Species, Living Shorelines, UF/IFAS Escambia Extension, UF/IFAS Nassau Extension

Florida Land Steward Update, March 5, 2021

by Chris Demers

March 5, 2021

WELCOME! If you are reading this update for the first time, we welcome you to this engaged and growing network of private landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals, extension agents, and others involved in the stewardship of Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife

Want more squash? Take care of your bees!

by Barbara L. Edmonds

March 4, 2021

In 2019, the estimated value of farmed squash and pumpkin in Florida was over $35 million. So problems with squash yields can get very expensive in this state. If your squash and pumpkin plants fail to yield the harvest you expected, the issue ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Entomology And Nematology Department, Oscar E. Liburd, Rachel E. Mallinger

Youth Science Lesson – Vertebrates – Lesson 1 Fish

by Barbara L. Edmonds

March 4, 2021

Vertebrates are animals that have backbones and are the ones most familiar to everyone. They include the fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. But there are a couple of creatures that are not truly vertebrates but are not truly invertebrates ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Marine Fish, Marine Vertebrates, Youth Science Lessons

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