Category: Wildlife
Striking Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly in Florida Relies on Sound Pasture Management Decisions
May 2, 2023
Pollinators are of extreme importance to our Florida Flatwoods ecosystem. They are responsible for transferring genes of plants from one flower to another increasing fruit set in wild and domesticated species. By doing so, these organisms ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , WildlifeTags: Bahiagrass, Butterfly, Cattle, Extension, Florida, Hardee, Pasture, Pawpaw, Soils, Swallowtail, Zebra, Zebra Swallowtail
Reimagining new home construction landscapes, backed by science
May 2, 2023
UF/IFAS researchers have partnered with award-winning land developers in Central Florida to study the benefits of landscapes that move away from traditional turf lawns and instead incorporate drought-tolerant plants native to Florida. Studying ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, WildlifeTags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, Compost, Native Plants, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Soil Health, Turf Alternatives, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County, UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County, Urban Ecology, Urban Landscape Ecology, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
Elliott’s Lovegrass – Wild Weeds
May 1, 2023
Wild Weeds – Weed of the Month Elliott's Lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii Elliott's Lovegrass is a perennial grass found in Florida flatwoods, sandhills, prairies, and disturbed sites. Lovegrass is a bunch grass but is not often noticed ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Natural Resources, NFLAG, Wild Weeds
Coloring with Spiders: Our Favorites from Florida
April 28, 2023
Like to color but bored with mainstream coloring books lately with their vapid, merely decorative fare? Had it up to here with hosts and crowds of lovely daffodils and anodyne woodland scenes that look like something out of The Lord of the Rings? ... READ MORE
Category: WildlifeTags: Entomology And Nematology Department, Lisa A. Taylor, Samm Wehman Epstein, Youth
Snake Watch 2023 1st Quarter Report
April 27, 2023
The Snake Watch Project began in 2022 to determine which species of snake people encountered in the Pensacola Bay area, where they were seeing them, and when they were seeing them. The project has received more attention this year and the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Florida Sea Grant, Pensacola Snakes
Weekly “What is it?”: Little bunting
April 26, 2023
Sometimes, if we are paying close attention, the most extraordinary things can happen in our own backyards. Monica, a friend and neighbor of mine, has always been an animal lover. She routinely rescues dogs and wayward wild animals, often ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Weekly What Is It, Wildlife
South Florida joins citizen scientists across the globe to compete in city nature challenge April 28-May 1
April 21, 2023
The race is on to support biodiversity in a big way. Cities in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties have partnered as the South Florida team in the City Nature Challenge (CNC). Now in its eighth year, the City Nature ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: City Nature Challenge, Corey Callahan, Frost Science MUVE, Phillip And Patricia Frost Museum Of Science, SoFLo City Nature Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center
Florida Land Steward Update, April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
EARTH DAY Tomorrow, April 22, is the 53rd Earth Day. We recognize and celebrate the bounty of our planet’s resources and natural systems, and also affirm our role in sustaining them for future generations. As a part of that we recognize and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Awards, Conservation Easements, Earthday, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Online Course, Scholarships And Funding, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Considering Protection for Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes and Could Use Your Help
April 21, 2023
This sounds similar to the idea that has been discussed about protecting some species of sharks. Do we really want to do this? It reminds me of an interesting situation that was created when they passed the Marine Mammal Act in ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Rattlesnakes, Snakes