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Trees, Streets, and Sidewalks

by Hannah Wooten

March 26, 2024

From a society standpoint, we are encouraged to think about the greenhouse gas removing qualities of trees, specifically, their ability to take up a lot of carbon dioxide. Running quick numbers, 1 cubic foot of concrete results in about 150 ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Arbor, Arboriculture, Buckled Sidewalks, Cflandscapes, Cma, Community Design, Community Managers, Conservation, Enews, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Heat Island, HOA, Hoas, Homeowners Associations, Horticulture, Hwooten, ISA, Landscape, Landscape Design, Landscapes, Mature Trees, Ocextension, Planners, Shade, Sidewalk Repair, Sidewalks, Tree, Tree Conflicts, Tree Issues, Tree Planning, Tree Removal, Tree Replacement, Trees, Urban Canopy, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forests

Broward County Celebrates 22 Years of “Water Matters”, March 9th.

by Donna Corbelli Castro

March 6, 2024

Broward does it best! Every year for the past 22, Broward County, FL has been educating its citizens on the importance of water conservation with Water Matters Day. This year, it falls on March 9th, from 9 AM - 3 PM at Tree Tops Park, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, FFL, Heat Island, NatureScape, Newsletter, Trees, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, Urban Forest, Urban Landscape, Water Quality

3 Poison leaves

by Christine Jackson

February 14, 2024

Florida is known for having a large variety of plants, here anything can thrive. That being said, there are a number of plants that can impact one’s health upon interaction. In this article, we are going to talk about 3 poisonous leaves ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Commercial Horticulture, Horticulture, Leaves, Poison Ivy, Poison Leaves, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac, Urban Forest, Wetland

Magnificent Maples

by Donna Corbelli Castro

January 4, 2024

Iconic Tree of the East Coast from Maine to Florida When I was a girl, we lived in a small town in Western New York. Outside my second floor bedroom window was a large tree that I loved. The squirrels and birds were always in it, and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife
Tags: Acer Rubrum, Arboriculture, Climate Change, Climate Change Solutions, Florida Friendly, Maple Trees, Native Trees, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Urban Forest, Urban Landscapes

A Brief History of Hillsborough County’s Forest Communities, through 1978

by Robert Northrop

June 7, 2022

The following is paraphrased from a 1979 study conducted by the University of Florida for Hillsborough County Government This historical look at the predominant plant communities of Hillsborough County's past was divided into five periods ... READ MORE

Category: , Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Forest Ecology, Urban Forest

How to Grow a Forest – My 25 Year Experiment

by Donna Corbelli Castro

April 21, 2022

Why make a forest? I was born in Buffalo, NY and then moved to Durham, North Carolina after college. Both of these areas were less populated and had lots of forested areas near the urban centers. South Florida, I soon discovered, had hardly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 2022 Blogger Award Winner, Bird Habitat, Climate Change Solutions, Earth Day, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Low Maintenance, Making A Forest, Most Impactful, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Plant More Trees, Planting A Forest, Recipe For A Forest, Urban Forest

Comparison of Adaptive Management and Linear Comprehensive Management

by Robert Northrop

September 14, 2021

The table below contrasts the conservation management approaches of adaptive and traditional linear management found in Noss and Cooperrider (1994). Comparison of Adaptive Management and Linear Comprehensive Management Parameter Linear ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Forest Ecology, Strategic Conservation Planning, Urban Forest, Urban Forest Ecology

Tree Trimming and Electric Power Lines – Questions and Answers

by Robert Northrop

August 27, 2021

Common Questions and Answers Is it true that electric utilities are required by federal law to cut down trees near their power lines? No. To prevent power outages, federally approved reliability standards require utilities to manage vegetation ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Arboriculture, Trees And Electric Lines, Urban Forest

2021 Sustainable Urban Food Production Short-Course

by Giselle Llanes

August 27, 2021

Join us for this years Sustainable Urban Food Production Online Short-Course starting September 20th, 2021. Participants will gain a better understanding of the social and environmental benefits of urban agriculture, diversified urban food ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Horticulture
Tags: Broward, Broward County, Covid-19, Florida, Florida Friendly Landscape, Gardening, Native Plants, Sustainability, UF/IFAS Solutions, Urban Area, Urban Forest, Water Conservation

Urban Forest Conservation is Primarily a Social Endeavor

by Robert Northrop

June 11, 2021

Urban forest conservation is primarily a social endeavor. The practice of arboriculture and urban forestry takes place in a value laden context. Science and technology represent the tools by which we carve out these social values within the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Arboriculture, Urban Forest, Urban Forest Ecology

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