Category: Forests

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

Superheroes of the Natural World

by Justina Dacey
March 5, 2021

We’re highlighting all things Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) in 2021 as the program marks its 20th anniversary. To learn more about FMNP, view the first blog post here. By Justina Dacey and Rick O’Connor If there were ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Community Science, Florida Master Naturalist Program, FMNP, Invasive Species, Living Shorelines, UF/IFAS Escambia Extension, UF/IFAS Nassau Extension

Agriculture and Conservation Land Easements

by Justina Dacey
January 28, 2020

You may have heard the term conservation easements before but never really knew what they were about. A conservation easement is a legally binding agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency where the landowner retains ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Land Conservation, Timber

Know Your Invaders: Air Potato

by Liliana Kolluri
July 3, 2017

Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a vine in the true yam family native to Africa, south Asia, and northern Australia. It was introduced to the United States via the slave trade and reached Florida in 1905. Air potato is an aggressive vine ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Air Potato, Invasive, Invasive Species, Invasives, LKolluri

Know Your Invaders: Japanese Climbing Fern

by Liliana Kolluri
June 7, 2017

Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum) is a perennial climbing fern native to East Asia. It was introduced to the southeastern U.S. as an ornamental in the early 1900s. Despite its attractive appearance, Japanese climbing fern is a Category ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Invasive Species, Invasives, Japanese Climbing Fern, LKolluri

What’s digging holes in my yard? – the gopher tortoise and what you need to know

by Liliana Kolluri
May 22, 2017

If you've ever encountered one of their characteristic burrows (perhaps, unfortunately, even in your yard), you may be familiar with the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Gopher tortoises are the only tortoise found in the southeastern ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Gopher Tortoise, LKolluri, Wildlife

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