Category: Natural Resources

Florida Land Steward Update, October 24, 2024 – Florida Forests Week Edition

by Chris Demers
October 24, 2024

FLORIDA FORESTS WEEK Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has officially proclaimed this week, October 20-26, 2024, “Florida Forests Week in the State of Florida and congratulates forest owners and forest practitioners who grow, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Florida Forests, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Hurricane Recovery, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm, Wildlife
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Una experta de UF/IFAS revela la verdad sobre las arañas como aliadas y enemigas

by Luz Bahder
October 24, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Existen más de 250 especies de arañas en Florida y más de 40.000 en todo el mundo. “Las arañas pueden sobrevivir ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Adaptaciones, Andrew Warren, Aracnidos, Arañas, Artropodos, Cadena Alimentaria, Centro McGuire Para Lepidópteros Y Biodiversidad En El Museo De Historia Natural De University Of Florida, Colmillos, Defensa, Departamento De Entomologia, Entomología Urbana, Español, FLREC, Johnalyn Gordon, Mala Reputacion, Manejo De Plagas, Miedo, Mitos, Mordedura, Nocturas, Nocturno, Opiliones, Pholcidae, Plaga, Plagas Urbanas, Spanish, Tarantula, UF-IFAS, Universidad De Manejo De Plagas
Apetizers on spread at the TREC One Night in the Tropics 2022.

Commissioner Danielle Cohen-Higgins to launch Miami-Dade Farmers Month at 10th Annual One Night in the Tropics

by Lourdes Mederos
October 23, 2024

On Nov. 2, District 8 Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen-Higgins will inaugurate Miami-Dade Farmers Month at the 10th annual One Night in the Tropics. This much-anticipated UF/IFAS philanthropic event will take place from 6 p.m. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 10th Annual One Night In The Tropics, Agricultural Education And Communication, Celebration, District 8 Miami-Dade, Dormitory, Edward Evans, Graduate Housing, Graduate Students, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, Miami-Dade Farmers Month, News, Pauline O. Lawrence Student Residence, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS
Rain garden bioswale and plants at a park in the city of Cape Canaveral

Smart Rain Garden Series – How does filtration work?

by Holly Abeels
October 23, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #3 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater

Ready, Set, Grow! Initiative: Master Gardener Volunteers Plant Seeds of Change and Cultivate Community Impact – The Past

by Laura Vasquez
October 22, 2024

By: Susana Peñaranda and Yaredly Hernández Robles, Master Gardener Volunteers, Class of '22 Part 1: The Past - Foundations and Beginnings As Master Gardener Volunteer Trainees, our journey began as a personal quest for knowledge, but ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
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Out of the Weeds: Florida’s Nonnative and Invasive Plant Lists

by Christine Krebs
October 22, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. In our last blog, we talked about the three regulatory plant lists that manage the movement of plant material (Federal Noxious Weed List, Florida Noxious Weed List, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species Management, Natural Resources, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS CAIP

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