By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. – What is the principal softwood used for lumber in Massachusetts? On what continent are maples most abundant? What is a liquid product of wood that is used in mixing paints?* At the 39th National ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, EVENTS, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Stroll the nutritional supplement aisle at your local drug store, and you might notice that some products are now featuring an ingredient you might expect to see growing on a tree or fallen log. Known as the “mushroom ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Teaching
By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Is your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Camp, EVENTS, Forests, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ewww. You don’t want anyone coughing on you. It makes you recoil and cover your nose and mouth. Turns out, land animals and marine life also feel a sense of “gross” and use their own avoidance behaviors to survive ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Feel an itch to see the “Real Florida?” Summer is just about here, so you can take the kids to theme parks, but the Sunshine State offers much more, if you want to venture outdoors. You might even try a forest. With ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With fewer than 1,000 of them left in the wild, the Florida torreya tree is on the path to extinction. But now scientists have a plan to save it. Last month, scientists from universities, conservation groups and government ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
By Christy Chiarelli GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The learning center located in the UF/IFAS Austin Cary Forest was recently renamed the Roland T. Stern Learning Center. In late January, the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS
By Kim Scotto Dr. Raelene Crandall, assistant professor in the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation, fondly remembers her first fire: a prescribed prairie burn during an undergraduate internship with the Nature Conservancy. It ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida torreya is the most endangered tree in North America. And it may soon disappear entirely. But scientists such as the University of Florida’s Jason Smith are ready to fight for the species, which is a critical ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS Research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Cold weather is killing fish in northern and Central Florida counties, according to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers, who are also offering some solutions. “In an aquaculture ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS