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Public input needed for Southeast Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area


March 5, 2021

The Southeast Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area (Coral ECA), a stretch of Florida's reef tract from the northern boundary of Biscayne Bay National Park to the St. Lucie Inlet, is in need of conservation. A public meeting will be ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Coral ECA, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reefs, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Kai Lorenzen, NOAA Coral Reef Program, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, SFRC

UF/IFAS, FDACS to help teach science, engineering through aquaculture


February 22, 2021

RUSKIN, Fla. – It’s like “Finding Dory” comes to the classroom. Through a $64,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm to Schools program, the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aqucualture, Curriculum, Engineering And Math, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Science, STEM, Teachers, Technology, Training, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

New growth chamber facility on UF campus investment in Florida agriculture


February 1, 2021

A new plant science facility has opened on the main UF campus in Gainesville. The UF/IFAS Growth Chamber Facility will help faculty and students study how changes in climate may impact Florida agriculture. The facility contains 15 ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agronomy, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Dean Kopsell, Entomology And Nematology, Environmental Horticulture, Horticultural Sciences, Jerry Fankhauser, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

Managing forests facing more frequent and intense hurricanes


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

UF/IFAS urban forestry agent honored by national society


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
A margay in Belize. Getty Images

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


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

Two UF/IFAS professors named 2020-21 Fulbright Scholars


September 17, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida is pleased to announce that Jiri Hulcr and Andrea Lucky have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards in Research and Teaching for the 2020-2021 academic year from the U.S. Department of ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Andrea Lucky, Entomology And Nematology, Fulbright Scholar, Jiri Hulcr, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Scott Angle
fallen trees after Hurricane Michael

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


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

Simple trap effective against invasive lionfish, study shows


August 26, 2020

All photos and video courtesy of Alex Fogg. A relatively inexpensive and simply designed trap shows promise as a tool for combating the invasive lionfish, according to new research from the University of Florida published in PLOS ONE. Lionfish, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: David Chagaris, Holden Harris, Kristen Dahl, Lionfish, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, William Patterson

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