Tag: SFFGS

UF Geomatics Team Members Recognized by Florida Surveying and Mapping Society

by Suzette Cook
August 10, 2026

Geomatics team members from the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) were recognized for their efforts at the 71st Annual Florida Surveying & Mapping Society Conference held on July 31, 2026, in South Florida. SFFGS ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources
Tags: 4-H & Youth, Career, Geomatics, Geomatics Extension, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS
Urban Forestry Summit attendees on a tour of the Natural Area Teaching Laboratory.

NATL, not to be overlooked

by Wes Wolfe
August 6, 2026

It can be missed sometimes, considering the attention the Austin Cary Forest receives, but the Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL) is one of UF’s hidden treasures. Organizers of the recent Urban Forestry Summit in Gainesville made ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Florida Urban Forestry Council, Forest, Forestry, Invasive Species, NATL, Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension, Urban Forestry Summit

UF receives Sea Turtle License Plate Grant to measure value, reach of Florida’s sea turtle volunteers

by Suzette Cook
July 27, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Florida -- The University of Florida has received a $5,000 grant from the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program to conduct the first comprehensive, statewide study of Florida’s thousands of dedicated sea turtle volunteers. The ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sea Turtle, SFFGS, UF-IFAS, Wildlife
NOAA Hurricane Hunters P-3 Orion plane Ms. Piggy. (Wes Wolfe/SFFGS)

Many paths for Florida students to hunt hurricanes

by Wes Wolfe
July 24, 2026

There are a number of ways to go from the classroom to the eye of a hurricane, as more than a dozen area students and their parents learned on a recent excursion to the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Geomatics, Geomatics Extension, Hurricane Hunters, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, NOAA, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, UF/IFAS Extension
SFFGS Associate Professor Eben Broadbent works with a surveying drone at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Georgia.

Modern tech intersects with Native history in Ocmulgee Mounds study

by Wes Wolfe
July 14, 2026

Much of the research into 16th Century goings-on in the South sheds light on Native residents first through the eyes of the Europeans that encountered them, instead of Native peoples themselves.  An effort at the Lamar mounds in the Ocmulgee ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: GatorEye, Geomatics, Historic Preservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, SPEC Lab

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
People shopping for plants at the 2025 UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. (Suzette Cook/SFFGS)

Native Plant Sale returns to UF with hundreds of species available

by Wes Wolfe
June 23, 2026

You’re probably going to want to get there early — nothing gets the heart of campus jumping during the summer heat quite like the annual UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. "We anticipate the highest demand will be for native milkweeds and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Native Species, Scholarships And Funding, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildflowers

UF/IFAS DIRT Project Looks Below Ground to Save Water Above

by Center for Land Use Efficiency
June 15, 2026

https://youtu.be/i4YKAZvzTzY GAINESVILLE, Fla. —A new collaborative research project led by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is exploring how Florida's urban landscapes can remain attractive ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, DIRT Project, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Land Development, SFFGS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water Conservation
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

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