Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Caroline Barnett, a UF Agricultural Education and Communication graduate student, highlights the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s (TBEP) 2020 Habitat Master ...
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Caroline Barnett, a UF Agricultural Education and Communication graduate student, highlights the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s (TBEP) 2020 Habitat Master Plan Update (HMPU). Her photo essay details how the 2020 Habitat Master Plan Update will help guide restoration efforts over the next ten years. TBEP and its partners have made significant strides in restoring bay ...
A Family Tradition: Carrying on the Family Legacy
This is a feature story about Emma Reynolds Ezell. Megan Winfree, Agricultural Education and Communication graduate student, highlights Emma Reynolds Ezell, President of Reynzell Ag Company and Triple R Ag Company. Winfree writes about how Ezell is trailblazing her way through the citrus industry and is a seventh generation Floridian and fourth generation citrus grower. ...
Don’t Plant a Problem
This is part of a series of photo essays about UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP). Students highlighted the people working at CAIP and their impactful work in communities around the state of Florida. Dr. Jason Ferrell is the Director for the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants and has been for ...
Invasive Plants in Micanopy Hammock
Join Brooke Miller as she takes you on a virtual tour of a small community in Micanopy, Florida. The community full of nature, ranging from invasive to native plants. Click here to view her tour
Plants Matter: Dr. Candice Prince
This is part of a series of photo essays about UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP). Students highlighted the people working at CAIP and their impactful work in communities around the state of Florida. Dr. Candice Prince is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida (UF) Agronomy Department. She also works at ...
Invasive Plants at Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Join Savannah Gardner on this virtual tour is exploring aquatic invasive species at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Gainesville, Florida. The most common invasive species at Sweetwater Wetlands Park include Water hyacinth, torpedo grass, Mexican petunia, and wild taro. Click here to view her tour
Invasive Plants in Your Backyard
Join Tristen Wyatt as she takes you through a Florida neighborhood and points out invasive plants. Most people in Florida take pride in their yard. They put in extensive care and try to make sure that everything looks in place. However, believe it or not a lot of yards struggle with invasive plants. Click here ...
Invasive Species at Loblolly Woods Nature Park
Join Brendan Register as he takes you on a tour of Loblolly Woods Nature Park. Loblolly Woods Nature Park provides Gainesville residents with a taste of the outdoors in the middle of the city. Unfortunately, such a refuge is not immune to the touch of invasive plants. This tour will show you one of such ...
Academic Advisors: We Are Here For You
Much like everyone, we experienced major transitions throughout 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agricultural Education and Communication faculty and students at the University of Florida moved from regular in-person classroom-based teaching and learning to fully online education and communication environments. However, undergraduate and graduate students in AEC 4035/5032: Communication Practices for Agricultural and Natural ...
Gainesville during COVID-19
Join Harold Weeks to see places in Gainesville to be able to be outside and social distance and stay safe during COVID-19. Click here to view his tour
Gainesville Community Ministry during COVID-19
Join Baylee Carroll as she takes you to the Gainesville Community Ministry. The Gainesville Community Ministry has been helping meet the needs of Gainesville's people for over 40 years. It is their mission to provide education and resources to people stuck in crisis and help end the cycle of poverty that prevents people from helping ...
Academic Advising During COVID-19
Join Kathryn Ivey on a tour that will show individuals how academic advising within Family, Youth, and Community Sciences (FYCS) in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Florida (UF) has moved to a digital advising platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will also be an overview of where ...
AEC Skills in Action at CAIP
This is part of a series of photo essays about UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP). Students highlighted the people working at CAIP and their impactful work in communities around the state of Florida. You will not meet anyone more passionate about communicating science and sharing the vast importance of invasive plant species ...
Lara Colley: Environmentalist, Educator, Conservationist
This is part of a series of photo essays about UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP). Students highlighted the people working at CAIP and their impactful work in communities around the state of Florida. Check out this photo essay by MaryJo Peters, a University of Florida student, to learn more about Colley and ...
Invasive Plants in Loblolly Woods Nature Park
In this tour, Caroline Barnett and Megan Winfree will explore both native and invasive plants in Florida, specifically through the Loblolly Woods Nature Park. They hope that by the end of this tour you will not only be familiar with some of the sights and scenery located at Loblolly Park but also have an appreciation ...