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UF study sheds light on challenges and recommendations of managing urban trees and storms

by Brad Buck
August 8, 2024

Trees can provide much-needed shade in cities, thereby reducing the “heat island” effect. Such benefits underpin the growth of urban tree planting campaigns across the globe. But they can also topple in storms, generating headaches and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Arborists, Carbon Emissions, Cities, Collaboration, Communication, Damage, Forestry Professionals, Heat Island, Hurricanes, Mysha Clarke, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Shade, Stephanie Cadaval, Storms, Stormwater Runoff, Trees, Urban

UF experts: Salvage native plants from construction sites for future use

by Brad Buck
November 9, 2021

Sometimes, good ideas are borne from opportunity. When Kayla Hess was working on her master’s thesis from the University of Florida, she sampled a wetland on a proposed development site just north of Gainesville. In the process, she found ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Basil Iannone, Construction, Harvest, Kayla Hess, Landscape Ecology, Nursuries, Plants, Replant, Salvage, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Taylor Clem, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County, Vegetation

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