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
The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) is hiring an Instructional Designer III. This full-time staff position supports both local and statewide Geomatics faculty in teaching and administering Geomatics courses and ... READ MORE
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Submissions are now open for students who wish to compete in the GIS Day 2024 Map Contest! GIS Day, which will be held Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, is ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research
We’re putting a spotlight on success stories of St. Lucie County residents who have adopted various practices resulting in improved natural resource management. This blog features my interview with Florida Master Gardener volunteer Karen Cartmill ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife
By Suzette Cook/FFGS GAINESVILLE, FL – This is not the first time University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (FFGS) Student Orlando Gonzalez Pollo volunteered to help after a major weather event in Florida. In ... READ MORE
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The UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, in conjunction with St. Lucie County Audubon and the St. Lucie County Library System, are encouraging visitors to the downtown Fort Pierce Waterfront to participate in the "Downtown Fort Pierce Waterfront ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
The Geomatics lab analyses a wide range of big data sources, including social media, online reviews, citizen science platforms, news channels, online searches, crowdsourced drone and street imagery, and collaborative mapping platforms to explore ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Work & Life
A University of Florida study published in Biological Invasions provides a one-of-a-kind evolutionary map and timeline that reconstructs the historical spread of the Asian subterranean termite over 22 years on Key West. “Although ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
It was, quite simply, a great budget year. Here it is by the numbers: $8.8 million for research to update our nutrient rate recommendations, probably the single-most urgent request from our agricultural producers this year. A $3.65 million ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, Water