Tag: collaboration

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

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

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, 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

Newly renovated CALS study, print lab is open

by Cayla Romano-Freeman
August 22, 2022

Fall semester is here, which means students are back! While that may be a welcomed change, some things stay the same: Florida is still hot and there is never enough space to study. CALS students are in luck, though, because there is a newly ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Collaboration, Lab, Study

Fulbright Scholars Meet with One Health Center

by One Health Center of Excellence
September 2, 2021

A core theme of One Health is finding partnerships across disciplines, and quite often, across borders as well. A Cross-Country Collaboration On August 26th, Jordanian Fulbright Scholars in the Junior Faculty & Development Program visited ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, Work & Life
Tags: Collaboration, Jordan One Health, One Health

Florida Sea Grant Goes on Tour

by Ana Zangroniz
February 2, 2020

Back in November, I experienced one of proudest moments since starting at UF/IFAS Extension in Miami-Dade County. Rene Estevez, a colleague from Puerto Rico Sea Grant (PRSG), reached out to me inquiring about the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease ... READ MORE

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Tags: #citizenscience, #coraldiseasemonitoring, #LaParguera, #puertoricoseagrant, #SCUBAdiving, Collaboration, Florida Sea Grant, SCTLD

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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