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UF/IFAS CAIP Graduate Students Present on Invasives and Plant ID for FL DEP

by Christine Krebs
December 16, 2024

How do invasive plants affect wetlands? How can I properly identify invasive plants in the field? UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) graduate students, Patrick Belk and Ian Talty, recently presented the answers to these ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Management, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP
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Ferrell selected to lead UF/IFAS agronomy department

by Megan Winslow
November 14, 2024

UF/IFAS leadership has named Jay Ferrell as the new chair of UF’s department of agronomy. Ferrell’s appointment, effective Nov. 18, comes nearly nine months after he began serving as the interim chair of the department. (more…) READ MORE

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Tags: Agronomy Department, Appointment, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Chair, Gopal Kakani, IFAS, Jay Ferrell, Pesticide Information Office, PIO, Rob Gilbert, UF, UF-IFAS
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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

What Makes a Plant Invasive? The Invasion Process

by Christine Krebs
July 19, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. Let’s talk about the process through which a nonnative plant species becomes invasive. As we mentioned in our previous blog, all invasive plants start out as ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquatic Plant Management, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Environmental Education, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Species Management, Natural Resources, Turning Science Into Solutions

Tools of the Trade: Monitoring Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestations

by Christine Krebs
March 25, 2024

This blog post was written by Jonathan Glueckert, a biological scientist with UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Behind every public lake is a team of biologists, natural resource managers, researchers, and decision makers whose ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, Aquatic Plant Management, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plants, Natural Resources

Why Are Aquatic Plants Managed?

by Christine Krebs
February 27, 2024

Plants are important to aquatic ecosystems. However, sometimes aquatic plant management is necessary. But if plants are important, why are aquatic plants sometimes managed? Well, the key to a healthy aquatic ecosystem is a wide diversity ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, Aquatic Plant Management, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Species Management

Ferrell to serve as agronomy department interim chair

by Megan Winslow
February 27, 2024

Jay Ferrell will return to a leadership role at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) agronomy department, this time as interim chair, effective March 1. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Gopal Kalkani, IFAS, Jason Ferrell, Jay Ferrell, Megan Winslow, Pesticide Information Office, Robert Gilbert, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Working In The Weed

Field Finds: Biologist Observes Uprooted Hydrilla Washed Over Native Plants

by Christine Krebs
November 6, 2023

This blog was written by Kelli Gladding, a biological scientist for the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Invasive aquatic plants negatively impact the success of native plant populations. As a biological scientist, one of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Florida Lakes, Invasive Plants, Natural Resources, UF-IFAS

Check It Out! Invasive Plant Management Guides

by Christine Krebs
October 26, 2023

After several discussions with invasive plant management groups in Florida, it was recognized that many land managers often lack access to resources about the technical aspects of herbicides for invasive plant treatments. Therefore, a brief ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brazilian Peppertree, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Control, Land Management, Natural Resources, Turning Science Into Solutions, Woody Species

Post-Doc Perspective: From the Rainforest to the Swamp

by Cayla Romano
August 23, 2023

This blog post was written by Vinícius Londe, a post-doctoral researcher at the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.  I grew up in a small city in the countryside of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, and my research interests have ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, Aquatic Plants, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plants, UF/IFAS Research

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