By: Dr. Hance Ellington UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center We invite you to join us for an eight-part series of virtual sessions with videos and live presentations beginning on December 5th, 2020 and running through ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
A new study led by University of Florida researchers has found that the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to shifts in the way people use rivers, lakes and other inland water bodies worldwide as sources of food, income, and recreation. These ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Interdependence, in an ecological sense, is the dependence of living creatures on other living creatures and on their environment. No one creature can make it on its own. They rely on other species and their environment for needed nutrients, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
By Lisa Krimsky and Holly Abeels Reports of localized fish kills in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) began on Thanksgiving in 2020 and continued for the next few days. The fish kill was most prominent between the SR528 and SR520 Causeways near ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
It goes without saying that 2020 was a tough year – and one of the projects that suffered was the annual GREAT SCALLOP SEARCH. This was to be our fifth annual event but COVID and constant threat of tropical storms reduced our ability to get ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
My family likes to give me a hard time about my bird identification skills, or lack thereof. In the woods or water, I can generally name any given tree, fish, or mammal on the spot. But point out a bird, and it’s a different story. Sure, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
LAKEWATCH is a volunteer citizen science program provided by UF IFAS. These volunteers use their own boats to sample water at three stations in their assigned body of water. These samples are analyzed back on campus for nutrients (total nitrogen ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
According to the the Florida Legislature Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Florida’s population grew by 1.77% between 2018 and 2019, adding 368,021 residents. Over the next five years, Florida’s population growth is expected to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month Coral Ardisia Ardisia crenata Coral Ardisia is a small, upright shrub that was used extensively in the ornamental landscape industry. The dark glossy leaves and bright red berries are attractive, but also extremely ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
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, Wildlife