Category: Wildlife

The Right Dose: Video Series

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado

November 15, 2022

Florida is one of the most regulated states regarding pesticide applications. Pesticide applicators licensed in Florida that apply Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) must know their obligation under Florida Law. Restricted Use Pesticides are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Applying Pesticides Correctly, Pesticide License, Pesticide Testing, Pesticide Training, The Right Dose

La Dosis Correcta: Serie de Videos

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado

November 15, 2022

Florida es uno de los estados más regulados con respecto a las aplicaciones de plaguicidas. Los aplicadores de plaguicidas con licencia en Florida que aplican Plaguicidas de Uso Restringido (RUP) deben conocer su obligación bajo la Ley de ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Applying Pesticides Correctly, En Espanol, Español, La Dosis Correcta, Pesticide License, Pesticide Testing, Pesticide Training

UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Research Updates

by Andrea Dunlap

November 15, 2022

By: Dr. Maria Silveira In 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network (https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/), with the mission of developing long-term, transdisciplinary research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Land Management, Long-term Agroecosystem Research, LTAR, Maria Silveira, Native Land, Rangeland

Sandhill Cranes: Living in Harmony with Your Natural Neighbors

by Meg Brew

November 14, 2022

“What are those!?”As a Florida native I take the regular presence of the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) for granted, but my out of state visitor was quite shaken both by their size and by their shrill call. To be fair, at just under ... READ MORE

Category: , Wildlife
Tags: SandhillCranes

Where the Sea Meets the Land: Working Waterfront Preservation Post Hurricane

by David Outerbridge

November 13, 2022

By Alyssa Vinson, Angela Collins, and David Outerbridge Fishing for a living is a careful negotiation of knowledge, understanding and awareness that coincides with a little bit of luck. It is a puzzle each day as a pattern of processes ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife

Dealing with the Armadillo

by Rick O'Connor

November 10, 2022

Florida has a love-hate relationship with this animal. Some find them cute and adorable, others find them a pest and a nuisance, either way there is no ignoring this guy. They are everywhere and yes – they can make a mess of your lawn ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Armadillo, Invasive Species, Nuisance Species

Weekly “What is it?”: Flamingos

by carriestevenson

November 9, 2022

Florida is known for its kitschy plastic lawn flamingos—a throwback to the 1950’s era of aspirational, semitropical suburban bliss. But if you head a little farther south, you get a lot more of the real thing. These elegant neon pink ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Flamingo, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

Florida Land Steward Update, November 9, 2022

by Chris Demers

November 9, 2022

ANOTHER STORM ON THE WAY I almost put away the generator last weekend. What was I thinking? After all the recent impacts from Hurricane Ian the timing of this could probably not be worse. As tropical storm Nicole approaches the east coast of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Preparation, Tree Farm, Wildlife

West Nile virus

by Susan Gildersleeve

November 8, 2022

An arbovirus...? What's that? West Nile virus is one of many arboviruses in Florida. "Arbovirus" may sound like it must be related to the Latin word for tree: arbor. So it might seem like it should mean a virus that infects trees. In fact, ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Amely Bauer, Entomology And Nematology Department, Lawrence Reeves, Lindsay Campbell, Yasmin Tavares

Celebrating the One Health Day ’22

by Alejandro Sanchez

November 3, 2022

Today, November 3rd is One Health Day and its goal “is to build the cultural will necessary for a sea change in how planetary health challenges are assessed and addressed and how professionals exchange information across disciplines.”[1] ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: IFAS One Health, Ilaria Capua, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, One Health Day 2022, Sustainable Development Goals

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