Category: Natural Resources

Student Association for Fire Ecology Hosts Film Screening to Highlight and Discuss Discrimination in Fire-related Professions

by Josh Baker

July 20, 2022

This story was written by Stephen Wasp and Raelene Crandall, and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Blog. “Anchor point” is a term used by wildland firefighters to define a point of safety– ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Burn, Film, Fire, Firefighter, Forest, Forest Management, Holly Tuckett, Kelly Martin, Movie, Prescribed Fires, Safe, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Student Association For Fire Ecology

Weekly “What is it?”: Rails to Trails

by carriestevenson

July 19, 2022

“Rails to Trails” projects are popular public works efforts that convert defunct train tracks into lengthy linear parks. Used for walking, biking, running, and sometimes horseback riding, this creative repurposing of historic transportation ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Weekly What Is It

Dirty Jobs Abound in the Natural World

by Erik Lovestrand

July 19, 2022

Most of us have had the displeasure of hurrying to our car, late for some appointment, climbing in, only to be assaulted by...sniff-sniff...the overpowering stench of doggy poo on a shoe. I can handle many of nature’s nasty smells pretty well ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Wildlife
Tags: Brood Ball, Dirty Jobs, Dung Beetles, Florida Panhandle, Manure, Scarab Beetles

You can’t put a dollar figure on trust

by Scott Angle

July 19, 2022

It was, quite simply, a great budget year. Here it is by the numbers: $8.8 million for research to update our nutrient rate recommendations, probably the single-most urgent request from our agricultural producers this year. A $3.65 million ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Budget, Geomatics, Nutrients

Restaurant Customers value sustainability in seafood and are willing to pay more for it, UF Researchers say.

by Alena Poulin

July 19, 2022

Highlights Consumers prefer seafood entrees more transparent information at casual and fine dining restaurants. Country of origin was unimportant, showing customer choices at restaurants differ from those made at grocery stores. Consumers ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Featured, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Research, Seafood, Seafood Sustainability, Special Topics, Sustainability, UF/IFAS Research

New Episode from Naturally Florida: “Rat Poisons and Wildlife: What’s the Big Deal?”

by Lara Milligan and Shannon Carnevale

July 18, 2022

Rodenticides are a specific type of pesticide used to control rats and mice, also known as rat poisons, but they can have impacts throughout the food chain if not used correctly. In this episode, we will explore the science behind rodenticides, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Featured, Integrated Pest Management, Lmilligan, Naturally Florida Podcast, Pest Management, Rats, Rodenticides, Shannon Carnevale

WEC Student Aims to Uncover Interactions of T. cruzi parasite and Florida Wildlife

by Wisely Lab

July 18, 2022

Carson Torhorst studies Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), a parasite found in Triatomine bugs ("kissing bugs") under the guidance of Dr. Samantha Wisely. Importance of T. cruzi research T. cruzi is a public health concern as it causes Chagas ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: UF Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Authority in Biological Control of Invasive Insects Joins UF Specialized Lab

by Robin Koestoyo

July 14, 2022

FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- As a child in a Boston suburb, Nicole Quinn was oft outdoors. She marveled over trees, water and dirt -- and how everything was interdependent. She would turn over rocks to examine insects and worms as they worked in ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Crops, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Ruth-borger

The Pensacola Bay Scallop Search

by Rick O'Connor

July 14, 2022

Scallops… We used to find them here. I have heard stories of folks who could fill a 5-gallon bucket with them in about 30 minutes right by Morgan Park. An old shrimper told me that back in the day when shrimping in Santa Rosa Sound ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Citizen Science, Florida Sea Grant, Scallop Search, Scallops

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