Category: Natural Resources
Weekly “What is it?”: Dragonflies
August 7, 2025
Before we sold the original 4-H property to Navy Federal, the entire office of Escambia County Extension agents regularly hosted school field trips at the 4-H camp. It had a huge auditorium, forested areas, pitcher plant bogs, and a pond. ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Environmental Education, Flowers, Gardening, Habitat Conservation, Insects, Snakes, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife
Our Environment: Part 15 – We Need Energy
August 7, 2025
This is an interesting resource to discuss in this series. Everyone would agree that we need food, water, and space – but do we need energy? Other creatures on this planet do fine without electricity, machines, and alternative transportation ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Energy, Our Environment
Research examines links between global soil properties and various environmental and socio-economic factors
August 6, 2025
To better understand the planet’s topsoil, a large team of international scientists created the first high-resolution global map of six key soil properties. Two faculty members from the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Environment, GeoAI, Global Soil Properties, Landscape Analysis, Nikolaos Tziolas, Pedometrics, Sabine Grunwald, Soil Health, Soil Science Artificial Intelligence, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
Urban Wildlife Corridors
August 6, 2025
An important and growing landscaping trend is gardening for wildlife. This important conservation effort can help our native small wildlife populations with plants that attract and support a wide variety of our native species, especially birds, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, WildlifeTags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida Native, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Gardening, Hurricane Preparedness, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plant Month, Native Plants, Polk County, Polkgardening, Pollinator Plants, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast
Career Paths Around the Tree of Life
August 6, 2025
Agriculture literally is the tree of life for everyone on the planet. Without agriculture, we could not support the population as it exists now. In fact, it was agriculture that enabled many countries to establish. Previously in history, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, , WildlifeTags: Agriculture, Arboriculture, Careers, Certifications, Ecology, Green Industry, Horticulture
Are There Snakes in Our Lakes? Here’s What UF/IFAS Experts Say
August 6, 2025
You may have seen media reports about the various snakes found in Florida’s water bodies. This may be overwhelming or even scary to consider. However, while it’s not unusual to see a snake near water, University of Florida Institute of Food ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Living With Wildlife, Naturally Florida Podcast, Shannon Carnevale, UF/IFAS Extension Internship, Wildlife
Sensational Sand Pines (Pinus clausa)
August 6, 2025
The Sand Pine (Pinus clausa) is our only native pine harvested as a Christmas tree. Its compact, conical shape and dense, waxy needles make it perfect for seasonal decorating and year-round appeal. If you need a trick to remember its name Latin ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Pines, Sand Pine, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extenstion
NCBS Intern Report: USFWS Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
August 6, 2025
Written by Julia Fischman, 2025 undergraduate summer intern hosted by Alex Arrow and Emily Jung of the USFWS Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge (CRNWR) This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work with and learn from the U.S. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, WildlifeTags: Birds, Crystal River, Manatee, NCBS Interns, Recreation, Springs, USFWS, Water Quality
Florida experts break down the buzz on the myth of mosquito-repelling plants
August 6, 2025
As we enter the heart of Florida’s summer in July and August, we’re at the peak of both rainy season and mosquito season, with daily downpours creating ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes across the state. If you’ve ever wondered ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Basil, Beach Sunflowers, Beneficial Wildlife, Birds, Candles, Citronella, Dragonflies, Entomology And Nematology, Environmental Horticulture, Eucalyptus, Eva Buckner, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticultural Sciences, Insects, Jennifer Pelham, Ladybugs, Lavender, Liah Continentino, Marigolds, Mint, Mosquito, Mosquito Control, Mosquito Season, Natural Predators, News, Rain, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, University Of Florida