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UF-led study connects Florida to the Smithsonian’s Forest Global Earth Observatory

by Sarah Tobing
April 9, 2021

A new University of Florida-led study established a Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) research plot at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station within a longleaf pine forest. These forests are a focus of restoration efforts because longleaf ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Forest Restoration, Longleaf Pine, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Smithsonian Institution

Managing forests facing more frequent and intense hurricanes

by Sarah Tobing
January 12, 2021

The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season made history as the most active season since official records began in 1851, with a total of 30 named storms, 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes. A new University of Florida-led study investigated the ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Ajay Sharma, Forest, Forest Health, Forestry, Hurricanes, ProForest, Research, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

New podcast explains how prescribed fire helps plants, animals and people

by Samantha Murray
January 11, 2021

You might already know that prescribed fires help prevent potentially dangerous wildfires. But did you also know that they help conserve plants and animals in our natural areas? [inlinetweet prefix="" tweeter="" suffix=""]A new podcast from ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Marcus Lashley, News, Podcast, Prescribed Fires, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
DeLuca property

27,000 acres gifted to UF for conservation, outdoor classroom and laboratory

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 30, 2020

Land near Yeehaw Junction one of the largest tracts ever given to a university More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the last ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Forests, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, DeLuca, J. Scott Angle, News, Osceola County, Scott Angle

UF/IFAS urban forestry agent honored by national society

by Brad Buck
November 19, 2020

SEFFNER, Fla. --- In his 15 years with UF/IFAS, Extension forester Rob Northrop has worked with scientists to bring much-needed tree shade to the Tampa Bay metropolitan area. His work is now being recognized nationally. Northrop takes an ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Ecology, Honor, Michael Andreu, Rob Northrop, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Society Of Municipal Arborists, Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Watershed Working Group, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Urban Forestry

Florida urban tree canopy gives oxygen, shade — saves $4 billion a year

by Brad Buck
November 12, 2020

Trees give us shade to cool off and oxygen to breathe – and they provide Florida cities with $4 billion in benefits a year, collectively, UF/IFAS researchers say. These include savings in air pollution removal, stormwater runoff and carbon ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Air Pollution Removal, Andrew Koeser, Carbon Sequestration, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, ITree Canopy Model, Savings, Shade, Stormwater Runoff, Trees, Urban Canopy
Prescribed fire at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station

Study: Microbes escape wildland fires on smoke particle ‘life rafts’

by Samantha Murray
October 28, 2020

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire — and also lots of microorganisms, according to a new study from the University of Florida. For the first time, researchers have measured the number of microbes in smoke from fires in wilderness areas, ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Brent Christner, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station
A margay in Belize. Getty Images

Caught on tape: UF wildlife researchers repurpose listening device to track poaching

by Samantha Murray
October 1, 2020

Above: A margay, a type of small wild cat found in the rainforests of Belize. Getty Images If a poacher shoots a deer in the forest and no one sees it, did it really happen? That is not so much a philosophical question as it is a practical ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Eben Broadbent, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation
fallen trees after Hurricane Michael

UF/IFAS to provide educational support for timber producers recovering from Hurricane Michael

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
August 26, 2020

When Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, the category 5 storm left in its wake years’ worth of losses to one of the area’s largest industries, timber. Per estimates from the Florida Forest Service, a division of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, EVENTS, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Block Grant, Chris Demers, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Michael, Online Education, Recovery, Reforestation, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Timber, Webinar

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