Category: Water

Florida Land Steward Update, August 15, 2025

by Chris Demers
August 15, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS BOYLES TREE FARM: 2025 JON GOULD FLORIDA OUTSTANDING TREE FARM OF THE YEAR The Florida Tree Farm Program is excited to announce that Boyles Tree Farm is recognized as the 2025 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farm of the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Invasive Species, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife

Congratulations Boyles Tree Farm: 2025 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year

by Chris Demers
August 15, 2025

By Joe Boyles, Boyles Tree Farm; Brian Cobble, Florida Forest Service; and Chris Demers, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences All photos courtesy of Boyles Tree Farm The Florida Tree Farm Program is excited to ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forestry, Timber, Tree Farm, Water, Wildlife

The Small Things Add Up: A Reflection on my Time as Operation TRAP’s UF Gulf Scholar

by Monica Wilson
August 11, 2025

Written by Mallory Willem, Operation TRAP's Summer 2025 UF Undergraduate Gulf Scholar Thoughts from Operation TRAP's UF Undergraduate Gulf Scholar: Mallory Willem This experience was all about taking part in the small tasks that contribute ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Preserves, Litter Interceptor Devices, Marine Debris

Florida Land Steward Update, August 8, 2025

by Chris Demers
August 8, 2025

GROWING SEASON PRESCRIBED FIRE Over the last couple weeks conditions have been favorable for getting some growing season burning done at the University of Florida’s Austin Cary Forest near Gainesville, FL. See our Facebook page to find ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Florida Panther, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Invasive Species, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife
An image of an orange grove with a tree branch full of ripe oranges in the foreground and rows of trees in the background.

Connecting soil science to horticultural innovation at the 2025 ASHS Conference

by Mike Loizzo
August 7, 2025

From citrus trees battling HLB disease to the future of bamboo farming in Florida, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES) researchers had plenty to showcase at the 2025 American Society for Horticultural Science ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Alisheikh Atta, American Society For Horticultural Science, Bamboo, Citrus, Cyrus Januarie, Davie Kadyampakeni, Irrigation, Labake Agunbiade, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Therese (Tess) Thompson

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