Spring has arrived in Florida. Now is great time to learn about conserving native pollinators and the plants that support them. A book written by the late Rebecca Jordi has been helping Floridians of all ages do just that. “Zoe’s Mission” ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
DAVIE, Fla. --- Fall is here and there’s plenty of outdoor activities for the picking in south Florida. On November 16, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Broward Extension Master Gardener program ... READ MORE
Category: EVENTS, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mowing less frequently along Florida’s highways boosts pollinator and wildflower biodiversity and would likely save money on gasoline and manpower, new University of Florida research shows. University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchSee caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Deciding how often and when to use prescribed fire can be tricky, especially when managing for rare butterflies, University of Florida scientists say. That realization stems from a UF Institute of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Marianne Elias - marianne.elias@ed.ac.uk Keith Willmott - kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Competition for resources can cause animal species in an ecological community ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS ResearchBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Jaret Daniels - jcdnls@ufl.edu, (352) 316-0113 Anne Glick - anne.glick@myfwc.com, (850) 922-0664 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Butterfly lovers used to catch and collect the insects, but in ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Tom Emmel tcemmel@ufl.edu, 352-494-7402 Matt Lehnert mlehnert@ufl.edu, 352-870-4002 Eric Garraway eric.garraway@uwimona.edu.jm, 876-977-7470 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Homerus swallowtail ... READ MORE
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Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching