Senior Geomatics student Abdurrahman Bejjaj took first place in this year’s Big Idea Competition, which awards funding to UF students to help them grow their business ideas. Abdu is the creator of Ignition Packaging, a company that develops ... READ MORE
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Tampa, Florida – Hillsborough County 4-H partnered with the Tampa Bay GIS User Group (TBGIS), to put on a GIS Career Exploration event to introduce youth to the variety of careers that use maps and geospatial analysis. The event was part ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers
From Spanish explorers to cowboy cookouts, County Line Camp guided 4-Hers through centuries of Florida’s rich heritage—one bite at a time. This thoughtfully designed multi-county camp emphasized both food safety and cultural history, bringing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Camp, Food Safety
The University of Florida's Geomatics Extension Program is excited to announce that the Trig-Star Competition, sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors, is returning to Florida for the 2025-2026 school year. This competition ... READ MORE
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Florida’s history and heritage was the theme of a joint 4-H camp hosted by Highlands and Okeechobee counties on July 9. The camp brought together youth ages 8 to 12 to learn about Florida’s history, cook traditional recipes, visit ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Conservation
By Katie Britt Sebring, Florida -- Highlands County 4-H and the University of Florida Geomatics Extension program recently introduced 160 youth to local environmental issues and geospatial skills. On April 29, Highlands County 4-H ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Teaching
Early one muggy morning in April, Geomatics students in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences gathered at UF’s Austin Cary Forest. Standing in a semi-circle around Professor Jack Breed, the students watched as Breed set ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Scout Leader Hope Hutchison was not surprised that her son, Scout James Hutchison, 11, of Levy County, got an early start working on his Surveying Merit Badge. “He loves math and angles,” she said. And on April 12, along with 17 other ... READ MORE
Category: Events, UF/IFAS
Have you ever wondered how researchers truly understand the world around us? How do they identify species, map landscapes, and analyze environmental changes? Well, Hillsborough County 4-H is diving deep into the fascinating realm ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, , Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Across Florida, historic buildings are feeling the squeeze: extreme weather and a rapidly growing population, which demands more housing and more infrastructure, can lead to the effacement of sites that hold pieces of the state’s history. In ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching