By Chris Moran Farmers, ranchers, and foresters will talk with the chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis about climate’s impact on the future of Florida agriculture and what they can do about it. As leaders in an industry ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES
By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A distinguished professor with the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation was recently honored at the 4th World Congress of Agroforestry. P. K. Nair, who joined the School in 1987, was ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
For decades, Florida communities have battled invasive plants on land and water. These plants disrupt native ecosystems and livelihoods, and more arrive each year. Now a new study from the University of Florida and The Nature Conservancy ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research, Water
By Adam N. Rabinowitz and Christa Court On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a Category 5 hurricane, with peak, sustained winds estimated at 160 mph. It was the strongest hurricane on record ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Every Earth Day needs a scientific perspective. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has hundreds of scientists and educators ready to share scientific insights into today’s most important environmental ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
While leading a tour of the research aircraft where he works, flight crew member Michael Wussow, left, discusses plans for aerial surveys of Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, a 9,500-acre facility in the Melrose area that is administered by ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES
When are trees worth millions of dollars? When they cover parts of your city. Take Tampa, for example, which has established an Urban Forest Management Plan. According to a 2016 assessment by the University of Florida Institute of Food and ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research
Get your binoculars ready — a BioBlitz is coming to Deerfield Beach. This citizen science event connects regular people with scientists to help collect information on the plants and animals in a given area. Think of it as nature watching ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The world is more interconnected than ever. Globalization allows for vast economic growth and development. However, there can be unintended consequences - the introduction of potentially threatening non-native ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES
By Kim Scotto and Dana Edwards GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After becoming involved with the Society of American Foresters (SAF) as students at the University of Florida, two alumni of the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Teaching