The UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Office will be hosting an arborist training event on March 30th, 2017, from 8am to 4:30 pm. The Florida Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) will be presenting their Planting and Establishment ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesGuest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat May 8, 2015 Release for Tallahassee Democrat By Jody Walthall My daughter Vanessa Walthall pictured in a longleaf pine grove that was planted by her first grade class at Kate Sullivan School (photo ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesTallahassee Democrat April 24, 2015 By Stan Rosenthal Often our columns talk about invasive exotic plants but today I would like to bring your attention to a problem caused by both an exotic insect and fungus. Often when we look ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesTallahassee Democrat November 28, 2014 By Stan Rosenthal This year’s Leon County Adopt-A-Tree is the eastern mayhaw. This smaller tree has many common names such ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesTallahassee Democrat July 25, 2014 By Jody Walthall Photo by Lilly Anderson-Messec: Bald Cypress What is the most important tree in the forest? Tallahasseean, Jim Stevenson, former Chief Naturalist ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesTallahassee Democrat Friday, April 4, 2014 Photo by David Copps: Do you ever find yourself complaining about the degradation of Tallahassee’s beautiful forest canopy as more and more trees are lost ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesPhotos by Gary Knox February 21, 2014 Tallahassee Democrat By Gary Knox This is the time of year when we often see crapemyrtles unnecessarily topped: main stems that are several years old are cut back, usually leaving branch stubs 2 ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesTallahassee Democrat January 17, 2014 Photo by Stan Rosenthal, Tree planters from Arbor Days past By Stan Rosenthal If you have not been out to the Alford Arm Greenway you have been missing one of Leon County’s treasures. This is a beautiful ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources