Tag: forest management

Florida Land Steward Update, June 26, 2026

by Chris Demers
June 24, 2026

SUMMER DOWN TIME AND TO-DOs Hope you have a chance to slow down a bit during this time of year. I enjoy cooler weather, but I’ve come to embrace the aura of Florida summer – the chorus of cicadas rising in the morning, bright sun blazing ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Invasive Species, Landowner Assistance

Florida Land Steward Update, June 26, 2026

by Chris Demers
June 24, 2026

National Geographic names SFFGS grad Wayfinder Award winner

by Wes Wolfe
June 15, 2026

It doesn’t take long to realize Anne-Isabelle Bonifassi is an extraordinary person, and that’s before the National Geographic Society named her as one of 15 Wayfinder Award winners this year. The award honors her for, “outstanding ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Awards, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forest Resources And Conservation, Forestry, Haiti, National Geographic, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees

Blow Out: Arboreal hurricane damage study first of its kind

by Wes Wolfe
June 10, 2026

You can’t drive out to the forest, snag several large trees and put them in a wind tunnel to run experiments, but you can get a lot done with saplings. A new, ongoing study involves experiments doing exactly that, which marks the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Forest, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees

Donation to UF forest entomology lab will expand international program

by Suzette Cook
June 6, 2026

By Suzette Cook On an early spring evening a handful of entomology scientists and student researchers gathered in the forest and stood around a cake decorated with a beetle drawing. “Thank you for your support,” University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Forest Entomology, Forest Health, Forest Management, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS School Of Forest

Successful ForestSAT 2026 more than its parts

by Wes Wolfe
May 14, 2026

It would have been enough just to get together and see everyone. “Sometimes we get so busy with deadlines, right?” asked ForestSAT 2026 organizer Inacio Bueno, Ph.D. “Papers, coding, … work, meetings and other things — proposals ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Forests, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Forest, Forest Carbon, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, ForestSAT, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, SilvaLab, Trees

Not all smoke signals danger. Research explains how Floridians can tell the difference using access to new tools

by Jamie Groh
May 12, 2026

As drought continues to dry out Florida’s landscapes and wildfires spread, smoke in the air can be hard to ignore. But experts with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) say it may also be a sign ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Air Quality, Controlled Burns, Drought In Florida, Featured, Fire Ecology, Fire Safety, Florida Fire Management, Florida Forests, Florida Wildfire Smoke, Florida Wildfires, Forest Management, Prescribed Burns, Prescribed Fire, Public Health And Smoke, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Smoke Awareness, Smoke In Florida, UF-IFAS, Wildfire Preparedness, Wildfire Prevention, Wildfire Safety, Wildfire Smoke Guide

Florida Land Steward Update, May 8, 2026

by Chris Demers
May 8, 2026

FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation teamed up with The Balmoral Group to develop a Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) framework using the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Drought, Ecosystem Services, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Invasive Species, Landowner Assistance, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm

Florida Land Steward Update, May 1, 2026

by Chris Demers
May 1, 2026

BE PREPARED FOR WILDFIRE Hopefully we’ll be getting some much-needed rain by the time you see this update, but it is dry out there and wildfire risk is very high in many areas. Each year, wildfires burn across the United States. At the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Recovery, Invasive Species, Landowner Assistance, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildfire

UF entomology lab sent out warning before invasive brown winged leafhopper’s U.S. arrival

by Suzette Cook
April 28, 2026

By Jiri Hulcr, Ph.D. UF/IFAS Forest Entomologist A new insect pest recently showed up in Georgia -- and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Forest Entomology Lab already knows a lot about it. In ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Invasive Pests, Sentinel Garden

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