Category: Natural Resources

Scallop Sitters in Hernando County

by Brittany Hall-Scharf
July 27, 2021

Over the last year, a team of volunteers worked hard to help give the bay scallop population off Hernando's coast a boost. These volunteers go by the name of "Scallop Sitters." Their efforts have not gone unnoticed by visitors and residents ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Hernando, Scallops, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County

Plastics and Earth’s Ocean: Part 1

by One Health Center of Excellence
July 27, 2021

Planet Earth's Ocean has got 5 trillion problems and it’s all plastic. What is plastic From the Greek πλαστικος (plastikos), the term “plastics” literally means “fit for molding”. Plastic derives from cellulose and fossil ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Marine Life, Microplastics, Plastic Pollution

Vam York: An Appreciation

by Scott Angle
July 26, 2021

UF/IFAS has lost one of its most devoted philanthropists as well as one its true pioneers, Vermelle “Vam” York. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday. She was the widow of UF/IFAS founder Dr. E.T. York. Over the course of their 64-year ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Vam York

UF/IFAS professor encourages high school students to seek solutions to environmental problems

by Mike Loizzo
July 26, 2021

Dr. Ann Wilkie with the UF/IFAS soil and water sciences department hosted nearly 40 high school students participating in the “Save Earth’s Environment through Knowledge” program (SEEK). The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC) organizes ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Algae, Ann Wilkie, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Florida’s Floating Islands

by Olivia Doyle
July 26, 2021

By Jackson Jablonski, agronomy master's student with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) In 1937, a lake in north-central Florida burst into a local newspaper headline with the news of an amazing new tourist destination known ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Biological Control, CAIP, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP

Celebrating Faculty Excellence

by Scott Angle
July 26, 2021

Congratulations to the 59 UF/IFAS faculty whose record of strong achievement has earned them tenure, permanent status and/or promotion! I am proud to work with each and every one of these leaders who consistently demonstrate across-the-board ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources, Work & Life

Through the Mill for a Summer

by Ken Gioeli
July 26, 2021

UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student Jay Lynch is pursuing his bachelor's degree in forest resources and conservation from the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences. This summer, he is completing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Career Services, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Resources And Conservation, Intern, VP Promise

Florida Land Steward Update, July 23, 2021

by Chris Demers
July 23, 2021

WELCOME! If you are reading this blog for the first time via your enrollment in the Florida Tree Farm Program, email update, or just running across it, we welcome you to this engaged and growing network of private landowners, foresters, natural ... READ MORE

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

Early Detection Rapid Response: What It Is and What It Means to You

by Olivia Doyle
July 23, 2021

By Jackson Jablonski, agronomy master's student with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Invasive plants pose a variety of threats to the environment, economy, and human health around the world. They can thrive in Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: CAIP, EDRR, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP

Dig In! Gardening Course starts September 2021

by Barbara L. Edmonds
July 22, 2021

Growing a Green Thumb! Levy County Extension hosts the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF-IFAS) Extension Master Gardener volunteer (MGV) training program. Meeting Fridays, September 10 - November 5, 9:30 ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Citizen Scientists, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Levy County, Levy County Extension, Master Gardener, UF-IFAS

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