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UF/IFAS shares prescribed fire resources promoting wildfire prevention


January 23, 2025

While the cause of the Southern California wildfires remains unknown, the unprecedented scope of their destruction has thrust prevention into the forefront of the collective consciousness. A new Ask IFAS document describes one of the most effective ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Forests
Tags: Ask IFAS, Austin Cary Forest, Burn, California, Ecosystems, Fire, Fire Ecology, Flatwoods Fire And Nature Festival, Florida Forest Service, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Prescribed Fire, Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, Raelene Crandall, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Southern Fire Exchange, UF, University Of Florida, Wildfire

How it Happened: Tall Timbers Fire-Wildlife Research


July 18, 2024

When Edward Beadel purchased Hickory Hill Plantation, north of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1895, he saw an opportunity for a seasonal escape from the confines of his native New York City.  The wide tracts of longleaf-wiregrass forests just south ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Beadel Family, Fire Ecology, Herbert Stoddard, How It Happened, Prescribed Burns, Quail, Tall Timbers Research Station, UF-IFAS, WEC