Tag: collaboration

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Facilitating Growing Connections: UF/IFAS signs MoUs with University of Samarkand and Konya Technical University

by Marissa Cassaway
March 25, 2026

Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC) PhD student Rock Aboujaoude Jr. set out to identify and build institutional connections that could expand opportunities for real- world impact in Central Asia. As a result, conversations with university ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Agricultural Systems, Climate Resilience, Collaboration, Institutional Partnerships

Meet the people behind the Trees: Introducing the UF/IFAS Urban Forestry Extension Council – A Resource for Statewide Extension Education and Outreach

by Stephanie Cadaval
December 12, 2025

This post was originally published in the Florida Urban Forestry Council's Council Quarterly Newsletter, The Council Quarterly 2025 V.4.  Urban Forestry in Florida Florida’s urban forests are challenged by rapid development, a changing ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Forests
Tags: Collaboration, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension, Urban Trees
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UF/IFAS research protects pollinators from harmful pesticide exposures

by Megan Winslow
June 17, 2025

Years ago, when purchasing a flat of pansies at a garden center, Chris Wilson noticed a label indicating the flowers had been treated with insecticides. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘But bees can’t read labels,’” said Wilson, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Bee, Chris Wilson, Collaboration, Contamination, Environmental Horticulture Department, Grant, IFAS, Insecticide, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lantana, Megan Winslow, Mia Cabrera, Nectar, Nifa, Pest, Pesticide, Pollen, Pollinator, Pollinator Week, Research, Salvia, Sandra Wilson, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Study, Tyler Jones, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Vanesa Rostán
Fallen tree branches on a lawn in front of a suburban house.

UF study sheds light on challenges and recommendations of managing urban trees and storms

by Brad Buck
August 8, 2024

Trees can provide much-needed shade in cities, thereby reducing the “heat island” effect. Such benefits underpin the growth of urban tree planting campaigns across the globe. But they can also topple in storms, generating headaches and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Arborists, Archive, Carbon Emissions, Cities, Collaboration, Communication, Damage, Forestry Professionals, Heat Island, Hurricanes, Mysha Clarke, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Shade, Stephanie Cadaval, Storms, Stormwater Runoff, Trees, Urban

Interested in collaborating to manage ecosystems? Attend NATA workshop in September!

by Natural Areas Training Academy
July 15, 2019

Overview Are you a natural resource professional interested in collaborating to manage ecosystems? Are you someone looking to discover strategies that bring multiple organizations and individuals together to seek common solutions? Do you want ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Collaboration, NATA, Natural Areas Training Academy, Workshops

Looking to enhance your collaboration skills? Discover how at NATA workshop in October

by Natural Areas Training Academy
August 1, 2018

The Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA) is excited to announce that it will host its “Collaborating to Manage Ecosystems” workshop on Wednesday, October 24 and Thursday, October 25 this year at Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka. This ... READ MORE

Category: , Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Collaboration, NATA, Natural Areas Training Academy, Workshops

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