Category: Natural Resources

Nature’s Best Hope

by Donna Corbelli Castro

November 23, 2022

Nature's Best Hope, A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard As the year draws to a close, and we start thinking about the holidays and gift giving, consider this book, by Douglas W. Tallamy. If you are a nature lover, environmentalist, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, , Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Doug Tallamy, FFL, Gardening, Nature, Newsletter, Wildlife Gardening

Weekly “What is it?”: Farm-City Week

by carriestevenson

November 23, 2022

Not every high school kid would give up a couple of days of their fall break to work on a farm, harvesting collard greens, or spend hours on their feet distributing food to the needy. But for years, Future Farmers of America (FFA) members and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources
Tags: Weekly What Is It

Forest To Building: Natural Resources Building Kickoff Workshop

by Josh Baker

November 23, 2022

The first of several workshops focusing on plans for a comprehensive natural resources building on the main campus of the University of Florida took place on September 15. This kickoff event was hosted by Christopher and Shawna Meyer of Atelier ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Forest To Building, Forestry, Mass Timber, Natural Resources, U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant, Wood Innovations

Proposed Rule to list Queen Conch as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act

by Shelly Krueger

November 22, 2022

Queen Conch (current scientific name Alger gigas, formerly Strombus gigas) is such an iconic animal in the Florida Keys that local born residents are called “conchs,” especially those living near Key West, Florida. Most locals have ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Endangered Species Act, Florida Keys, Florida Sea Grant, Queen Conch

What should we know about shark attacks?

by VICTOR BLANCO

November 21, 2022

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world and is home to a huge variety of marine life. This marine life includes more than 1,443 finfish species, 51 shark species, and 42 ray/skate species as well as many, many others. Some ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: Shark, Shark Attack

Sorting scallops: A cooperative approach to fisheries management.

by VICTOR BLANCO

November 21, 2022

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the agency responsible for evaluating the status of scallop populations in Florida's Gulf of Mexico waters. FWC uses pre-season counts to estimate the size of the harvestable population. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water

Celebrating 20 Years of Sustainability

by Alia Garrett

November 21, 2022

Sarasota County has a long history of commitments to sustainability for both its own operations and the community. Twenty years ago, Sarasota County formed the Sustainability Program to implement changes and improvements for a more sustainable ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Celebration, Energy, Future, Local Government, Milestone, Outreach, Pgm_Sustain, Resilience, Sea Level Rise, Sustainability, Transportation

Challenges to scallop population survey in Taylor County, Florida

by VICTOR BLANCO

November 21, 2022

Traditionally the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have evaluated the status of scallop populations in Florida Gulf of Mexico waters. Specially through the pre-season counts to estimate the size of the harvestable population. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: #BayScallop, #ScallopCount, #Scallopseason, Marinescience

Thanks for teams that keep our food safe

by Scott Angle

November 21, 2022

Last year we needed someone fluent in USDA-speak and nimble enough to juggle 26 side conversations simultaneously. Fortunately, we already employed her. Meri Nantz works in Food Science and Human Nutrition as a research administrator ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Natural Resources
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Food Safety, Food Science, Research, Research Administration, Thanksgiving, UF-IFAS

Are You Looking for a Way to get Financial Assistance on Your Farm or Forestry Operation?

by amandaphillips

November 21, 2022

Introduction to financial assistance program for all farm and forestry operations will be Offered Dec 13th, 2022 at the NFREC-SV for Suwannee all surrounding counties Financial Assistance Expo flyer Who do farm and forestry producers go ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water
Tags: Agriculture, Conservation Farming, Farm, Farm Equipment, Farm Management, Finance, Money, NFREC Suwannee Valley, Row Crops, Small Farms, Suwannee County Agriculture, Suwannee County Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County

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