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Graduate Student’s Quest for Effective Cogongrass Management

by Christine Krebs
April 9, 2025

In celebration of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Ian Talty, a graduate student at UF/IFAS CAIP, reflects on his ongoing research and quest for effective cogongrass management. I started my early career in land management, where I experienced ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Cogongrass, Graduate Student, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Invasive Species Management, Invasive Species Research, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS CAIP

MEDIA ALERT: Florida 4-H youth, partners empower students in native plant restoration at Fern Forest on March 6

by Lourdes Mederos
February 27, 2025

What: Broward Native Plant Propagation Project: A Florida 4-H Broward County pilot initiative Where: Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 Lyons Road South, Coconut Creek When: Thursday, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Curriculum, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Field Base Research, Invasive Plants, News, Nonnative, Plants, Professional Development, STEM, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County 4-H, Youth

Where do invasive species spread and why? UF/IFAS researchers take a novel approach to find the answer

by Lourdes Mederos
February 12, 2025

Science tells us invasive species — like the spotted tilapia — are always on the move, making it difficult for scientists to simulate their spread and predict where they will go next. Researchers at the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Climate, Environmental Resistance Modeling, ER Modeling, Invasion Science Research Institute, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Journal Of Biogeography, News, Plants, Tegu, Temperature, Tilapia, UF-IFAS, Yunpeng Liu

How Herbicides Changed Invasive Plant Management Forever

by Christine Krebs
January 22, 2025

Herbicides have changed invasive plant management forever by providing targeted and efficient tools for controlling problematic plants in our freshwater and natural areas. Before herbicides were an option, managing problematic plants involved ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Aquatic Invasive Plants, CAIP, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plant Control, Invasive Plant Management, Invasive Plants, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS CAIP

Understanding Plant Status: Native, Florida-Friendly, and Invasive Species

by Tia Silvasy
December 5, 2024

There is a lot of confusion about plant status and it's important to know the plant status so you can make the best decisions about selecting the right plants for your landscape. Let's start with some definitions! What is a Florida native ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Florida Native Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Invasive Plants, Plant Status

It’s OK to Throw Plants Away: A Gardener’s Guide to Knowing When to Let Go

by Michelle Atkinson
October 28, 2024

As gardeners, we’re taught to nurture and protect our plants. Every seed, every stem feels like a living piece of potential, one that we can help grow into something beautiful and useful. But sometimes, plants simply outgrow their usefulness, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Indoor Plants, Invasive Plants, Old Plants, Recycling Plants, Unwanted Plants

Out of the Weeds: Florida’s Nonnative and Invasive Plant Lists

by Christine Krebs
October 22, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. In our last blog, we talked about the three regulatory plant lists that manage the movement of plant material (Federal Noxious Weed List, Florida Noxious Weed List, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species Management, Natural Resources, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS CAIP

Florida Master Naturalist Program: Invasive Plants of Florida

by David Hébert
September 11, 2024

Florida Master Naturalist Program: Invasive Plants of Florida The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Nassau County is proud to offer the Florida Master Naturalist Program: Invasive Plants of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, FMNP, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Natural Florida, Natural Resources, Northeast Florida

Out of the Weeds: Regulatory Nonnative and Invasive Plant Lists

by Christine Krebs
August 28, 2024

This blog was written by Anelise Bullard, UF/IFAS CAIP communications intern. Nonnative and invasive plant lists help communicate species that are harmful to agriculture, natural resources, and/or ecosystems. Species are listed in order to ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquatic Plants, Invasive Plant Management, Invasive Plants, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF/IFAS CAIP, UF/IFAS Extension, Ufifascaip

Growing Bamboo in Florida

by Tia Silvasy
August 24, 2024

In Florida, we have temperate to tropical climates that allow us to grow many species of bamboo. There are 1,400 of bamboo species in 115 genera worldwide. We also have a Florida native bamboo species, called switchcane (Arundinaria gigantea) ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bamboo, Central Florida, Clumping, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Invasive Plants, Propagation, Running, Tsilvasy

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