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Natural Areas Training Academy 2025 Report

by Natural Areas Training Academy and Dr. Shelly Johnson

March 30, 2026

We are excited to announce that our 2025 Annual Report is officially live on the Natural Areas Training Academy website! We will discuss some highlights below, but be sure to check out the full report, especially for specific information on ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: NATA, Natural Areas Training Academy, Shelly Johnson, UF/IFAS Extension

In Terms of Conserving Biodiversity – How Functional is a Conservation Development?

by Mark Hostetler
February 18, 2026

I recently blogged about how we could construct urban communities that conserve biodiversity. On private lands marked for development, one strategy to conserve biodiversity is to build a conservation development (CD). CD is an approach to the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Green Development, Sustainable Development

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