Tag: land use

burrowing_owls_credit_Brittany_Mason (1) blog

Wildlife Watch: Florida’s burrowing owls are back! Get wise about living with them using Ask IFAS’ bilingual guide


January 21, 2026

About this series As residential and commercial development continues to expand across Florida, wildlife is adapting to live closer to people. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) shares ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Adapting, Ask IFAS, Breeding Season, Burrowing Owl, Burrows, Coexistence With Wildlife, Ecosystem, Edis, Factsheet, Land Use, Native Birds, Nature, Nesting Season, Nonmigratory, Predators, Prey, Protected Birds, Protected Species, Protected Wildlife, Spanish, Sustained Residential Growth, Urban Sprawl, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Habitat

UF researchers to lead project on deforestation and expanding cities in Ghana


September 27, 2019

Deforestation has significantly impacted West Africa for several decades and Ghana is still experiencing pressures from an increasing population in urban areas. The challenge of identifying land cover change drivers due to the complex interactions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Deforestation, Ghana, Land Use, NASA, Research, SERVIR, UFABE, Urbanization, Usaid

CIVIC: Community Voices Informed Choices


April 1, 2019

What is CIVIC and how does it relate to community resource development in Broward County? CIVIC is UF/IFAS Extension community development programming and the acronym stands for: Community Voices Informed Choices. It is a UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Awareness, Brainstorming, CIVIC, Community, Community Challenges, Community Resource Development, Contentious Issue, Conversation, Critical Needs, Discussion, Facilitation, Forum, Ideas, Land Use, Partnerships, People, Same Page, Solutions, Water Quality

Subscribe For More Great Content

IFAS Blogs Categories