Tag: Forest Resources and Conservation

Fragmented Fire: Reviewing Southern Fire Exchange’s Inaugural Pine Rocklands Fire Science Workshop

by Suzette Cook
June 30, 2026

  By Christian Fernandez, Tall Timbers Research Station I’m an outreach specialist for the Southern Fire Exchange (SFE), and a second-generation Cuban American born and raised in Miami, Florida. Growing up in Miami, I thought it ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation Easements, Forest, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Management, Forest Resources And Conservation, Forestry, SFFGS, Southern Fire Exchange
An image of Anne-Isabelle Bonifassi in the forest. (Courtesy of Freda Montas)

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

SFFGS annual Spring Celebration more than an award ceremony

by Suzette Cook
April 13, 2026

Families equipped with nets traipsed through the woods with an entomologist in search of bugs. Kids learned how to cast with fishing poles. The cornhole game was adjacent to enormous drones used by top geomatics scientists. Winners of the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Awards, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Forest Resources And Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences
A fire in a forest

UF Scientists Join Critical New Wildfire Research Network

by Wes Wolfe
February 23, 2026

As an active wildfire season gets underway in Florida, a pair of UF School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences professors are leading UF’s effort as part of the multi-institutional effort known as the Eastern Fire Network (EFNet). “We ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Forest, Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forest Resources And Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resource Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees, UF-IFAS, Wildfires
Photo showing branches of a sycamore tree on the University of Florida campus

Introducing the University of Florida ‘Tree Tour’

by Stephanie Castellano
August 27, 2025

The UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences is thrilled to introduce a new self-guided tour of the many magnificent tree species located on the University of Florida’s main campus in Gainesville. The tour includes ... READ MORE

Category: Forests
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Dendrology, Forest Resources And Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Urban Forestry, Urban Trees

The Rise of the Fire Festival

by Stephanie Castellano
June 17, 2025

This article was originally published in Florida Forests magazine.  Festivals celebrating the use of prescribed fire have sprung up across the United States in recent years, building public awareness and support of fire’s role in nature. ON ... READ MORE

Category: Forests
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Fire Ecology, Fire Festivals, Flatwoods Fire And Nature Festival, Forest Resources And Conservation, Prescribed Fire, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS

SFFGS announces new undergraduate certificate program in Forest Health Management

by Stephanie Castellano
April 21, 2025

The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences is pleased to announce a new undergraduate certificate program in Forest Health Management, which will prepare students for careers in forest health research and management. The certificate ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forest Resources And Conservation, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Trees

Florida Forestry Students Attend National Conference

by Jessica Czipulis
December 7, 2023

Each year, the Society of American Foresters (SAF) National Convention brings together forestry professionals from all over the country. From researchers to non-profit organizations, industry members traveled to Sacramento, Calif., to attend ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Conference, Forest Resources And Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, VP Promise

Florida Land Steward Update, February 3, 2023

by Chris Demers
February 3, 2023

ONLINE FOREST LANDOWNER ACADEMY NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT! The Forest Landowner Academy is the first of its kind offered by the University of Florida IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences on the UF/IFAS Extension Online Learning ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forest Resources And Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, News, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Timber, Tree Farm, Wildlife

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