UF launches ‘climate indicators tool’ to help growers track weather patterns affecting plants
Growers can use the new tool to track weather conditions and indicators in places where there isnât a weather station...
App helps consumers find pollinator-friendly plants for their landscape
The BeeGardens app helps the public identify bees and bee-friendly plants in their yards.
âInvisible fenceâ keeps cattle on ranch, helps protect environment
Uses of the fence could include managing land for water preservation, carbon sequestration and cattle production.
New public-private partnership allows UF/IFAS scientist to work on growing plants, storing carbon in clay soilÂ
Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon dioxide from the air and locking it up in plants and soils...
UF scientists find good places to grow long-spined sea urchins, a starting point to restore âthe lawn mowers of the reefsâ Â
Disease nearly wiped out the long-spined sea urchin in the early 1980s, leading to algae overgrowing reefs.
While volunteers keep an âEye on Seagrass,â Florida Sea Grant launches new website for the citizen science program Â
Seagrasses stabilize shorelines, sequester carbon and act as a food source and a habitat for important fish species.
Urban Florida residents want to protect their citiesâ tree canopy â even if it limits developmentÂ
With Florida leading the nation in urban tree loss, many local governments have adopted tree protection ordinances.
The Invading Sea is a nonpartisan source for news, commentary and educational content about climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida. The site is managed by Florida Atlantic Universityâs Center for Environmental Studies in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
