Source: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA submitted to
RREA PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
RREA
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1011504
Grant No.
(N/A)
Project No.
FLA-FOR-005560
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Nov 3, 2016
Project End Date
Sep 30, 2021
Grant Year
(N/A)
Project Director
Baker, S.
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
G022 MCCARTY HALL
GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
Performing Department
Forest Resources and Conservation
Non Technical Summary
RREA funds provided to the University of Florida are heavily leveraged with other sources of funding, primarily salary and programmatic support from the Universityof Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in support of 12 extension faculty and 3 technical staff in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Extension programs address multiple stakeholder needs and promote both the environmental stewardship and economic benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida;promote information transfer regarding the economic and environmental services benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes to educators, citizens, and policy makers; and provide information on land use options and strategies for working landscapes and urban forests. Specific areas prioritized in UF/IFAS extension programs include providing information on management practices that increase forest health and management; identify and control forest insect pests, pasture weeds andinvasive plants and animals; and educate the citizenry and policy makers of the environmental and economic contributions and value of our working forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida, including the urban forest landscape. The importance of these efforts cannot be overestimated because Florida's forest and rangeland landscapes provide significant environmental, economic, andquality of life contributions to the state and citizens of Florida. These contributions must be maintained and clearly articulated because Florida is the third most populous and one of the fastest growing states in the country and land use decisions are being strongly influenced by pressure to convert forest and rangeland working lands into housing, roads, and other urban infrastructure.
Animal Health Component
0%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1230699302025%
1240699302015%
1310699302010%
1360699302015%
1210799302015%
1360799302010%
1310799302010%
Knowledge Area
136 - Conservation of Biological Diversity; 123 - Management and Sustainability of Forest Resources; 124 - Urban Forestry; 121 - Management of Range Resources; 131 - Alternative Uses of Land;

Subject Of Investigation
0799 - Rangelands and grasslands, general; 0699 - Trees, forests, and forest products, general;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;
Goals / Objectives
Extension programs will provide information to forest and rangeland managers to assist them in managing these resources and the economic and environmental services they provide. Our programs address multiple goals, many of which are inter-related. These include:GOAL 1: Ensuring Healthy EcosystemsGOAL 2: Enhancing Economic BenefitsGOAL 3: Enhancing Resource Management on Working Forests and RangelandsGOAL 4: Building Capacity Through Enhanced ConnectionsOur programs address these goals through extension programs that provide information and assistance on issues that include:Invasive species including arthropod forest pests, non-native plants, and non-native vertebrates;Land use decisions, including conservation programs that provide options for alternative uses of land;Climate variability and how this influences decisions regarding forest health and production;Development or enhancement of economic opportunities associated with outdoor recreation and tourism on forests and rangelands;Community resource planning and development including urban forest management;Management and conservation of forest and rangeland health and environmental services including watersheds and wetlands, biodiversity (wildlife and fisheries resources) and ecosystem processes such as forest and rangeland fires; and,Educational programming and capacity building through communication, education, and information delivery strategies.
Project Methods
RREA funds are heavily leveraged with other sources of funding, primarily salary and program support from the Universityof Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. RREA funding benefits approximately 12 faculty and 3 technical staff. Consequently, a variety of methods are employed but all extension programming represents a synthesis and delivery of science-based information. This information may be very broad, such as in the Natural Areas Training Academy or Florida Master Naturalist Program, very narrow such as identification and control of an invasive plant or forest insect pest, or may be training on skill sets, such as conflict resolution and group-decision making.Science-based programming is delivered through multiple mechanisms including formal educational programs such as courses, workshops and field days; informal interactions to address individual problems through mechanismssuch as phone calls, email correspondence, and site visits; and passive education such as online websites and extension fact sheets through the UF/IFAS EDIS online electronic document information system. Educational programs are delivered both in-person via workshops and training programs that may include classroom, lab, and/or field experiences; online tools including webinars, websites, and videos; and social media such as twitter, blogs, and apps.

Progress 10/01/20 to 09/30/21

Outputs
Target Audience:RREA funds provided to the University of Florida are leveraged with other sources of funding, primarily salary and programmatic support from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in support of extension faculty and technical staff in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Extension programs address multiple stakeholder needs and promote both theenvironmental stewardship and environmental service benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes to educators, citizens, and policy makers; and provide information on land use options and strategies for working landscapes and urban forests. Specific areas prioritized in UF/IFAS extension programs include providing information on management practices that increase forest health and management; identify and control forest insect pests, pasture weeds and invasive plants and animals; and educate the citizenry and policy makers of the environmental and economic contributions and value of our working forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida, including the urban forest landscape. The importance of these efforts cannot be overestimated; Florida's forest and rangeland landscapes provide significant environmental, economic, and quality of life contributions to the state and citizens of Florida. These contributions must be maintained and clearly articulated; Florida is the third most populous and one of the fastest growing states in the country and land use decisions are being strongly influenced by pressure to convert forest and rangeland working lands into housing, roads, and other urban infrastructure. Specific audiences during this reporting period were many and varied. Citizen audiences include urban growers, private landowners, forest landowners, forest users, volunteers, residents, and the public.University audiencesincludenatural resource extension agents and specialists, 4-H agents, Florida Master Gardener Coordinators, researchers, and other extension professionals.Youth audiences and educators include 4-H clubs, students, formal and non-formal educators.Government audiences include Florida Forest Service, urban forest managers, natural resource managers, forest health professionals, commissioners, county officials, and other decision and policy makers.Business audiences include forestry professionals, urban forestry professionals, forest landowners, forest managers, forest health professionals, private companies, land developers, landscape designers, green industry professionals, plant growers, ecotour guides, livestock producers, and deer farmers. Changes/Problems:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic created challenges. However, faculty and staff rose to meet these challenges in new and creative ways and were able to meet and exceed our goals this year. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Silviculture extension programs provided 4 recorded webinars, 5 workshops and 9 instructional field tours providing 614 contact hours to 1,038 private landowners, IFAS faculty, natural resource professionals, and forest industry attendees. ProForest co-hosted an online workshop on March 29, 2021 titled "Invasive Species and New Technologies." We had 107 attendees from the following states: AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA.We provided free CEUs for the Society of American Foresters, International Society of Arboriculture and many state pesticide certificate programs. The Florida Land Steward program reached over 10,000 landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals and others interested with 13 webinars and 1 in-person event. The program reached 7,059 landowners and professionals with the Florida Land Steward newsletter and 3,540 landowners and professionals receive regular email updates. Florida Project Learning Tree hosted 28 educator professional development events, 17 virtual (webinar) and 11 in-person, providing training and curriculum resources to teach youth about trees, forests, and the environment to 539 educators. The Florida Invasive Species Council co-hosted a virtual training attended by 131 natural resource managers across the state to provide CEUs and fill a gap left by the absence of an annual in-person conference. The Florida Master Naturalist Program completed 70 courses, with 1,078 graduates, and 36,882 educational contact hours. Additional opportunities were offered through blogs, website views and newsletters. The National Resources University podcast delivered information to the public and natural resource professionals. These were downloaded 123,000 times in 82 countries and all 50 states and had an impact on the deer management on about 35,000 acres. The Rangeland Wildlife Ecology Program provided professional development to county extension agents, natural resource professionals, and the public about feral hogs, coyotes, and other forest and rangeland wildlife. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff disseminated information through Extension workshops, seminars, field days, in-service trainings, presentations, and one-on-one consultations and site visits. Online means of communication was dominant this fiscal year, such as webinars, podcasts, websites, and instructional videos; interviews with the media including TV, radio, newspapers, and online news sites; and social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. More traditional written communications were also used, including scientific journal and technical/trade magazine articles, UF/IFAS extension fact sheets (EDIS), brochures, blogs, and newsletters. We also used train-the-trainer strategies (e.g., professional development for county extension agents, agency personnel, teachers, and other educators), citizen science monitoring programs, and personal consultations to assist clientele. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During FY 2022 many of the UF/IFAS Extension programs and working groups in operation this past year will continue to grow and implement new programs. In addition to addressing existing problems, our RREA program is divers and responsive to emerging issues and stakeholder needs. This was especially evidenced by the creative transitions made by faculty and staff to reach Extension clientele safely through innovative approaches during the pandemic. Our ongoing programs (e.g., Florida Forest Steward Program, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Invasive Species Council, and ProForest initiative), will continue to develop new trainings and offer these plus traditional educational events via new adaptive means that take into consideration the ongoing pandemic.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The RREA project is leveraged among 19 UF faculty and 11 staff from 2 departments including the School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation to support the development of extension activities and products. The return on investment and benefits to stakeholders is substantial as evidenced from the quantitative indicators and products. Our programs enhance environmental literacy, promote stewardship, strengthen partnerships, and provide science-based information to help landowners overcome various forest and rangeland management challenges to meet their environmental, financial, and social objectives for their land, abate threats, and protect ecosystem services. Our programs also educate and promote greater awareness and positive behaviors among landowners, youth, educators, and agency staff regarding natural resources. Some highlights from the 2020-2021 fiscal year include: The UF IFAS Invasive species Council. The UF IFAS Invasive Species Council's online collaboration and training hub grew from ~90 members to 172 members across UF IFAS Extension and completed and posted 21 training modules featuring topics across taxa to empower agents to provide invasive species assistance to their clientele. The Florida Invasive Species Council also co-hosted a virtual training attended by 131 natural resource managers across the state to provide CEUs and fill a gap left by the absence of an annual in-person conference. 98% of participants reported this program was a good use of their time and 92% reported that they would apply information gained in their work. The first annual Stay at Home Weed Wrangle saw 65 private landowners from 23 different counties, remove over 30 different species of invasive plants from their properties. Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE). CAPE prioritizes this goal: helping youth request that local decision makers implement a change to improve their community's environment and well-being. A coordinating team identified funding to hire students over the summer, met with State 4-H leadership to explore effective ways to develop our community action project, and launched a needs assessment of 4-H agents and leaders in Florida. CAPE met with ee360 partners (Earth Force, WET, WILD, and PLT) to explore their preferences for ways to work together. The concept of was introduced at the Florida Extension Symposium in May 2021. An evaluation tool to assess changes in youth self and collective efficacy and ideas about community action projects was drafted and tested. Earth Force activities were simplified, and some new ones developed to match 4-H youth abilities and leader skills. Florida Land Steward Program. This program reached over 10,000 landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals and others interested, with 13 webinars and 1 in-person event. Seventy-four percent of those completing event evaluations gained new skills and/or information about managing their forests and natural resources; and 91% intend to make a positive change in their land management or as part of their job. Forty percent reported that they had made positive changes to their land management practices based on participation in one or more Forest Stewardship events, on a total of 314,917 acres, collectively. A total of 80 partner/volunteer hours were leveraged in planning and conducting this year's events. The program reached 7,059 landowners and professionals with the Florida Land Steward newsletter and 3,540 landowners and professionals receive regular email updates. ProForest. ProForest served as a clearing house for forest health and resilience information. State natural resource professionals and extension agents saved time by finding information and a connection to colleagues in one place. ProForest also supported the extension programs of members. For example, ProForest supported Dr. Jiri Hulcr through advertising his programs (including his Bark Beetle Microbiome Project) to professionals at APHIS and Southern Group of State Foresters. Florida Project Learning Tree: Twenty-eight professional development trainings were conducted, reaching 539 formal and non-formal educators. In evaluations, educators reported that they gained knowledge and that information and skills learned would help them achieve their professional goals, while also developing students' awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the trees, forests, and the environment. Florida Master Naturalist Program. This program educates, prepares, and empowers lay and professional audiences with knowledge of Florida's natural resources, including methods of managing and monitoring them and skills to educate others to promote a stronger conservation ethic. The FMNP audience was reached via courses using 100% online, 100% in-person, and hybrid (online lectures/in-person field trips) program delivery. Additional audiences were reached via publications, presentations, and requests for information. 100% of the 1,078 FMNP graduates demonstrated knowledge gain based on pre- and post-testing results. Natural Resources University podcast network. This program uses technology to disseminate information about the latest research in multiple natural resource topic areas to the public and professionals to improve stewardship and management of natural resources on private and public lands. This project delivered 58 podcast episodes, 3 popular articles, 1 journal article, 1 EDIS document, 1 new website, 8 training modules on wildland fire training, and was a guest on 6 other podcasts to discuss habitat management. Rangeland Wildlife Ecology. This program educates the public and specific stakeholders on how to manage and reduce human-wildlife conflict and promote sound stewardship of wildlife and their habitats, and to improve access to wildlife extension resources. This program focused on understanding and managing carnivores on cattle ranches, understanding, and managing wild pigs in Florida, enhancing habitat for eastern bluebirds, and general education about Florida wildlife. Participating county agents demonstrated approximately 20% increase in knowledge and ability to identify predation events and predators. From the Become a Bluebird Watcher program, 100% of survey respondents said they learned something new from the program and would be interested in future bluebird programs. Most survey respondents would either begin enhancing habitat for bluebirds if not already doing so (75%) or change how they are currently enhancing habitat for bluebirds (50%). From the Feral Hog Working Group, more than 80% of survey respondents have enjoyed and benefited from the current group organization and meeting format. Further, 100% of survey respondents want the group to continue to operate. Enhancing Deer Health on Working Forests and Rangelands with the Cervidae Health Research Initiative (CHeRI). This program educates deer farmers on deer health and best management practices. From 3 events, 176 cervid farmers, landowners, and government officials in charge of animal and land management increased knowledge and awareness about evaluating and managing deer health in forested ecosystems. 7 deer farmers incorporated this knowledge to increase deer health and production in Florida. Information from training was used to help deer health on 7 farms and decreased deer mortality almost 20%.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Wallau, W., Blount, A. R., Campos-Krauer, J. M., Lashley, M. A., Rios, E., Vendramini, J. M. B., Dubeux, J. C. B., Babar, Md A., Mackowiak, C. L., and K. H. Quesenberry. (2021). A Walk on the Wild Side: 2021 Cool-Season Forage Recommendations for Wildlife Food Plots in North Florida. 2021-10-17. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag139-2021
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Cottingham, S. L., White, Z. S., Wisely, S. M., and Campos-Krauer, J. C. (2021). A mortality-based study of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV) prevalence in farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida, USA. Viruses 2021, 13(8), 1443; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081443
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Wisely, S. M., Campos Krauer, J. M. CHeRI Medgene Labs Vaccine Report. Southeast Tines. P. Spring 2021, Volume 9, Issue 1, 25  26.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Campos Krauer, J.M., Barber, H., Sayler, K. and Wisely, S. M. Truperella Infections Q&A. Southeast Tines. P. Summer 2021, Volume 9, Issue 2, 30  32.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Campos Krauer, J.M. Best Management Practices for Vaccinations. Southeast Tines. P. Fall 2021, Volume 9, Issue 3, 24  25.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Iannone, B. V., III., Bell, E. C., Carnevale, S., Hill, J. E., McConnell, J. E., Main, M., Enloe, S. E., Johnson, S. A., Cuda, J. P., Baker, S. M. and M. Andreu. 2021. Standardized Invasive Species Terminology for Effective Outreach Education. UF/IFAS Invasive Species Council, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr439-2021
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Main, M. 2021. Florida Master Naturalist Program Instructor Manual. Florida Master Naturalist Program, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Gainesville, FL, 17 pages.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Ellington, E. H. 2021. Coyote behavior: lessons from the city and applications to the ranch. Range Cattle REC 80th Anniversary Field Day Proceedings, p29-46.
  • Type: Other Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2021 Citation: Fox, H., Wight, B., Ellington, E. H. 2021. Eastern Bluebird  Wildlife of Florida Factsheet. WEC 487. UF IFAS EDIS. in production
  • Type: Other Status: Under Review Year Published: 2021 Citation: Fox, H., Wight, B., Ellington, E. H. 2021. Florida Sandhill Crane  Wildlife of Florida Factsheet. UF IFAS EDIS. in review
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Minogue, P.J., E.D. Dickens E.D., D.J. Moorhead, D. Clabo. 2021. Herbaceous weed control recommendations for planted longleaf sites. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. 8 p. https://bugwoodcloud.org/bugwood/forestry/HWC_longleaf_December 2021.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Ober, H. and P. Minogue. 2021. Managing oaks to produce food for wildlife. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular WEC249/UW293. 5 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw293
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Ellington, E. H. 2021. Ona Report  Building on past achievements and looking forward: a closer look at calf loss. The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Ellington, E. H. 2021. Ona Report  Coyote behavior: lessons from northern landscapes with applications to the ranch. The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal
  • Type: Other Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2021 Citation: Wight, B. , Boughton, R. K., and Ellington, E. H. 2021. Trapping wild pigs: techniques and designs. WEC 395. UF IFAS EDIS. in production
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Ellington, E. H. 2021. Ona Report  UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Research update  Bluebird program. The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Hulcr: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/4H417 Common bark beetle pests in Florida
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Hess, K. M., T. Clem, and B. V. Iannone III. Stop Wasting Resources: Utilizing Native Plants from Pre-developed Sites. Publication FOR373, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences, UF|IFAS. (2021). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR442.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Establishing and Maintaining Wildlife Food Sources, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR062
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Providing Wildlife Cover, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR124
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Longleaf Pine Regeneration, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR064
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Minogue: Florida Timber Block Grant North Florida Research and Education Center Newsletter, April 2021
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Conservation Easements: An Option for Preserving Current Land Uses, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR149
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Floridas Forest Stewardship Program: An Opportunity to Manage Your Land Now and for the Future, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR408
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Assessment and Management of Hurricane Damaged Timberland, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR154
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Prepare Your Forest Property for Hurricane Season, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR436
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Florida Land Steward Newsletter: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-land-steward/about-us/newsletter/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Monroe, M. C. and C. Barrett. 2021. The basics of agricultural BMPs in northern Florida and southwestern Georgia. Revised from FACETS fact sheet and published with EDIS. Florida Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet, FOR368. 4pp. University of Florida, UF/IFAS EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) Database, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR437
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Hundemer, S. and M. C. Monroe. 2021. Water availability in Southwest Georgia and Northeast Florida. Revised from FACETS fact sheet and published with EDIS. Florida Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheet, FOR369. 4 pp. University of Florida, UF/IFAS EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) Database, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR438
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Minogue: Forest Vegetation Management https://fvm2.sref.info/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Minogue: Faculty Website https://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty-directory/patrick-minogue/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Bell: https://www.floridainvasives.org/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Bell: https://invasivespecies.ifas.ufl.edu/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Qiu: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/broward/urban-horticulture/sustainable-urban-food-production/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: https://proforesthealth.org/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Hulcr: https://climatebeetle.org/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Florida Land Steward Program: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-land-steward/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Florid Land Steward Partnership: http://floridalandsteward.org
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Florida Project Learning Tree: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/plt/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Stein  www.steinreclab.com
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: FMNP Website https://masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: The Nature of Cities International Conference https://tnoc-festival.com/wp/home/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: CHeRI White-tailed deer HD Case Dashboard. This is a collaborative effort to launch a Hemorrhagic Disease data Dashboard that will allow the Florida deer farmers and the general public access to real-time EHD and BTV case prevalence, maps, and case numbers by county. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/3a08f867439043b1a71e280f73495037/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: ProForest: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProForestUF
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: ProForest: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProForestUF/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: A Florida Land Steward Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/FloridaLandStewardPartnership
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Andreu/Demers: Florida Land Steward Blogs: http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sfrc/author/cdemers/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Clarke, M. 2021. Women in the Green Industry: Getting to Inclusivity. International Society of Arboriculture  Florida Chapter, Trees Florida Annual Conference. Palm Coast, FL.


Progress 11/03/16 to 09/30/21

Outputs
Target Audience:RREA funds provided to the University of Florida are leveraged with other sources of funding, primarily salary and programmatic support from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in support of extension faculty and technical staff in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Extension programs address multiple stakeholder needs and promote both theenvironmental stewardship and environmental service benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes to educators, citizens, and policy makers; and provide information on land use options and strategies for working landscapes and urban forests. Specific areas prioritized in UF/IFAS extension programs include providing information on management practices that increase forest health and management; identify and control forest insect pests, pasture weeds and invasive plants and animals; and educate the citizenry and policy makers of the environmental and economic contributions and value of our working forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida, including the urban forest landscape. The importance of these efforts cannot be overestimated; Florida's forest and rangeland landscapes provide significant environmental, economic, and quality of life contributions to the state and citizens of Florida. These contributions must be maintained and clearly articulated; Florida is the third most populous and one of the fastest growing states in the country and land use decisions are being strongly influenced by pressure to convert forest and rangeland working lands into housing, roads, and other urban infrastructure. Specific audiences during this reporting period were many and varied. Citizen audiences include urban growers, private landowners, forest landowners, forest users, volunteers, residents, and the public. University audiencesincludenatural resource extension agents and specialists, 4-H agents, Florida Master Gardener Coordinators, researchers, and other extension professionals. Youth audiences and educators include 4-H clubs, students, formal and non-formal educators. Government audiences include Florida Forest Service, urban forest managers, natural resource managers, forest health professionals, commissioners, county officials, and other decision and policy makers. Business audiences include forestry professionals, urban forestry professionals, forest landowners, forest managers, forest health professionals, private companies, land developers, landscape designers, green industry professionals, plant growers, ecotour guides, livestock producers, and deer farmers. Changes/Problems:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic created challenges. However, faculty and staff rose to meet these challenges in new and creative ways and were able to meet and exceed our goals this year. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Silviculture extension programs provided 4 recorded webinars, 5 workshops and 9 instructional field tours providing 614 contact hours to 1,038 private landowners, IFAS faculty, natural resource professionals, and forest industry attendees. ProForest co-hosted an online workshop on March 29, 2021 titled "Invasive Species and New Technologies." We had 107 attendees from the following states: AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA.We provided free CEUs for the Society of American Foresters, International Society of Arboriculture and many state pesticide certificate programs. The Florida Land Steward program reached over 10,000 landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals and others interested with 13 webinars and 1 in-person event. The program reached 7,059 landowners and professionals with the Florida Land Steward newsletter and 3,540 landowners and professionals receive regular email updates. Florida Project Learning Tree hosted 28 educator professional development events, 17 virtual (webinar) and 11 in-person, providing training and curriculum resources to teach youth about trees, forests, and the environment to 539 educators. The Florida Invasive Species Council co-hosted a virtual training attended by 131 natural resource managers across the state to provide CEUs and fill a gap left by the absence of an annual in-person conference. The Florida Master Naturalist Program completed 70 courses, with 1,078 graduates, and 36,882 educational contact hours. Additional opportunities were offered through blogs, website views and newsletters. The National Resources University podcast delivered information to the public and natural resource professionals. These were downloaded 123,000 times in 82 countries and all 50 states and had an impact on the deer management on about 35,000 acres. The Rangeland Wildlife Ecology Program provided professional development to county extension agents, natural resource professionals, and the public about feral hogs, coyotes, and other forest and rangeland wildlife. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff disseminated information through Extension workshops, seminars, field days, in-service trainings, presentations, and one-on-one consultations and site visits. Online means of communication was dominant this fiscal year, such as webinars, podcasts, websites, and instructional videos; interviews with the media including TV, radio, newspapers, and online news sites; and social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. More traditional written communications were also used, including scientific journal and technical/trade magazine articles, UF/IFAS extension fact sheets (EDIS), brochures, blogs, and newsletters. We also used train-the-trainer strategies (e.g., professional development for county extension agents, agency personnel, teachers, and other educators), citizen science monitoring programs, and personal consultations to assist clientele. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The RREA project is leveraged among 19 UF faculty and 11 staff from 2 departments including the School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation to support the development of extension activities and products. The return on investment and benefits to stakeholders is substantial as evidenced from the quantitative indicators and products. Our programs enhance environmental literacy, promote stewardship, strengthen partnerships, and provide science-based information to help landowners overcome various forest and rangeland management challenges to meet their environmental, financial, and social objectives for their land, abate threats, and protect ecosystem services. Our programs also educate and promote greater awareness and positive behaviors among landowners, youth, educators, and agency staff regarding natural resources. Some highlights from the 2020-2021 fiscal year include: The UF IFAS Invasive species Council. The UF IFAS Invasive Species Council's online collaboration and training hub grew from ~90 members to 172 members across UF IFAS Extension and completed and posted 21 training modules featuring topics across taxa to empower agents to provide invasive species assistance to their clientele. The Florida Invasive Species Council also co-hosted a virtual training attended by 131 natural resource managers across the state to provide CEUs and fill a gap left by the absence of an annual in-person conference. 98% of participants reported this program was a good use of their time and 92% reported that they would apply information gained in their work. The first annual Stay at Home Weed Wrangle saw 65 private landowners from 23 different counties, remove over 30 different species of invasive plants from their properties. Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE). CAPE prioritizes this goal: helping youth request that local decision makers implement a change to improve their community's environment and well-being. A coordinating team identified funding to hire students over the summer, met with State 4-H leadership to explore effective ways to develop our community action project, and launched a needs assessment of 4-H agents and leaders in Florida. CAPE met with ee360 partners (Earth Force, WET, WILD, and PLT) to explore their preferences for ways to work together. The concept of was introduced at the Florida Extension Symposium in May 2021. An evaluation tool to assess changes in youth self and collective efficacy and ideas about community action projects was drafted and tested. Earth Force activities were simplified, and some new ones developed to match 4-H youth abilities and leader skills. Florida Land Steward Program. This program reached over 10,000 landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals and others interested, with 13 webinars and 1 in-person event. Seventy-four percent of those completing event evaluations gained new skills and/or information about managing their forests and natural resources; and 91% intend to make a positive change in their land management or as part of their job. Forty percent reported that they had made positive changes to their land management practices based on participation in one or more Forest Stewardship events, on a total of 314,917 acres, collectively. A total of 80 partner/volunteer hours were leveraged in planning and conducting this year's events. The program reached 7,059 landowners and professionals with the Florida Land Steward newsletter and 3,540 landowners and professionals receive regular email updates. ProForest. ProForest served as a clearing house for forest health and resilience information. State natural resource professionals and extension agents saved time by finding information and a connection to colleagues in one place. ProForest also supported the extension programs of members. For example, ProForest supported Dr. Jiri Hulcr through advertising his programs (including his Bark Beetle Microbiome Project) to professionals at APHIS and Southern Group of State Foresters. Florida Project Learning Tree: Twenty-eight professional development trainings were conducted, reaching 539 formal and non-formal educators. In evaluations, educators reported that they gained knowledge and that information and skills learned would help them achieve their professional goals, while also developing students' awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the trees, forests, and the environment. iNaturalist City Nature Challenge - Alachua County. Alachua County participated for the first time in this worldwide event April 30 - May 3. It was co-organized with UF Museum of Natural history. Across Alachua County, there were 10,449 observations, 1,884 recorded species, and 299 observers. Florida Master Naturalist Program. This program educates, prepares, and empowers lay and professional audiences with knowledge of Florida's natural resources, including methods of managing and monitoring them and skills to educate others to promote a stronger conservation ethic. The FMNP audience was reached via courses using 100% online, 100% in-person, and hybrid (online lectures/in-person field trips) program delivery. Additional audiences were reached via publications, presentations, and requests for information. 100% of the 1,078 FMNP graduates demonstrated knowledge gain based on pre- and post-testing results. Natural Resources University podcast network. This program uses technology to disseminate information about the latest research in multiple natural resource topic areas to the public and professionals to improve stewardship and management of natural resources on private and public lands. This project delivered 58 podcast episodes, 3 popular articles, 1 journal article, 1 EDIS document, 1 new website, 8 training modules on wildland fire training, and was a guest on 6 other podcasts to discuss habitat management. Rangeland Wildlife Ecology. This program educates the public and specific stakeholders on how to manage and reduce human-wildlife conflict and promote sound stewardship of wildlife and their habitats, and to improve access to wildlife extension resources. This program focused on understanding and managing carnivores on cattle ranches, understanding, and managing wild pigs in Florida, enhancing habitat for eastern bluebirds, and general education about Florida wildlife. Participating county agents demonstrated approximately 20% increase in knowledge and ability to identify predation events and predators. From the Become a Bluebird Watcher program, 100% of survey respondents said they learned something new from the program and would be interested in future bluebird programs. Most survey respondents would either begin enhancing habitat for bluebirds if not already doing so (75%) or change how they are currently enhancing habitat for bluebirds (50%). From the Feral Hog Working Group, more than 80% of survey respondents have enjoyed and benefited from the current group organization and meeting format. Further, 100% of survey respondents want the group to continue to operate. Enhancing Deer Health on Working Forests and Rangelands with the Cervidae Health Research Initiative (CHeRI). This program educates deer farmers on deer health and best management practices. From 3 events, 176 cervid farmers, landowners, and government officials in charge of animal and land management increased knowledge and awareness about evaluating and managing deer health in forested ecosystems. 7 deer farmers incorporated this knowledge to increase deer health and production in Florida. Information from training was used to help deer health on 7 farms and decreased deer mortality almost 20%.

Publications


    Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20

    Outputs
    Target Audience:RREA funds provided to the University of Florida are heavily leveraged with other sources of funding, primarily salary and programmatic support from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in support of 18 extension faculty and 4 technical staff in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Extension programs address multiple stakeholder needs and promote both the environmental stewardship and economic benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida; promote information transfer regarding the economic and environmental services benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes to educators, citizens, and policy makers; and provide information on land use options and strategies for working landscapes and urban forests. Specific areas prioritized in UF/IFAS extension programs include providing information on management practices that increase forest health and management; identify and control forest insect pests, pasture weeds and invasive plants and animals; and educate the citizenry and policy makers of the environmental and economic contributions and value of our working forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida, including the urban forest landscape. The importance of these efforts cannot be overestimated because Florida's forest and rangeland landscapes provide significant environmental, economic, and quality of life contributions to the state and citizens of Florida. These contributions must be maintained and clearly articulated because Florida is the third most populous and one of the fastest growing states in the country and land use decisions are being strongly influenced by pressure to convert forest and rangeland working lands into housing, roads, and other urban infrastructure. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? The Forest Stewardship Program provided 3 instructional field tours, 1 timber marketing workshop, 1 longleaf pine forest restoration and management workshop, and 3 forest recovery webinars to assist individuals impacted by Hurricane Michael. A total of 448 partner/volunteer hours were leveraged in planning and conducting these events. The Forest Health team provided two online trainings that reached 125 participants from 5 different states. Project Learning Tree, an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., trained 492 formal and informal educators through 32 professional development training experiences to promote forest literacy and stewardship among youth. This program also provided a 3-day advanced professional development conference, 'Florida PLT Presents Growing Green Careers', reaching an additional 73 formal and non-formal educators. The Florida Master Naturalist Program provided training for 976 persons through 65 courses related to managing and conserving resources in forest and rangeland environments. This represented 31,582 educational contact hours. The Natural Areas Training Academy provided training for 101 persons in 3 courses that taught about managing fires and people in forested environments. One hundred-fourteen volunteer hours were leveraged in planning and conducting these three events. The Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute trained 22 persons in an 8-month program on conflict management, stakeholder management, process design and facilitation with the goal of enhancing leadership skills of natural resource professionals. Additional trainings included 2 modules that reached 17 professionals from Florida Department of Environmental Protection on 'Facilitative Teaching Online: Basic Concepts, Skills and Tools', and an 8-day training to 25 DEP professionals on 'Effectively Engaging Stakeholders'. The UF/IFAS Invasive Species Extension Program hosted 10 webinars that reached 369 individuals, hosted a Florida Feral Hog Working Group meeting, and served in an advisory role for 9 regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area teams around the state that manage invasive species (through the Florida Invasive Species Partnership). The Cervidae Health Research Initiative (CHeRI) hosted 1 workshop, 1 demonstration, 1 seminar, and 3 webinars on wildlife diseases and management of farmed deer, reaching 393 people. Specialists also worked directly with 31 deer farmers and carried out 126 deer necropsies to identify cause of death and provide recommendations for mitigating disease risk. The Community Voices - Informed Choices program (CIVIC) held a webinar, a deliberative forum, and an in-service-training for county agents and community members. The 4-H Ecology Contest was adapted to an online platform for the first time ever, to allow participants to test their knowledge in various topics relevant to forestry and wildlife ecology. Youth teams from 13 counties participated in a training clinic and 76 youth competed in the subsequent contest. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we disseminated information through Extension workshops, seminars, field days, in-service trainings, presentations, and one-on-one consultations and site visits. Online means of communication became dominant later in the fiscal year, such as webinars, podcasts, websites, and instructional videos; interviews with the media including TV, radio, newspapers and online news sites; and social media including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. More traditional written communications were also used, including scientific journal and technical/trade magazine articles, UF/IFAS extension fact sheets (EDIS), brochures, blogs, and newsletters. We also used train-the-trainer strategies (e.g., professional development for county extension agents, agency personnel, teachers, and other educators), citizen science monitoring programs, and personal consultations to assist clientele. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During FY2021 many of the UF/IFAS Extension programs and working groups in operation this past year will continue to grow and implement new programs. In addition to addressing existing problems, our RREA program is diverse and responsive to emerging issues and stakeholder needs. This was especially evidenced during 2020 by the creative transitions made by faculty to reach Extension clientele safely through innovative approaches during the pandemic. Our ongoing programs (e.g., Community Voices - Informed Choices (CIVIC), Florida Forest Steward Program, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Invasive Species Council, Natural Areas Training Academy, Natural Resources Leadership Institute, and ProForest initiative), will continue to develop new trainings and offer these plus traditional educational events via new adaptive means that take into consideration the ongoing pandemic.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? The RREA project is leveraged among 22 UF faculty and staff from 3 departments including Forestry, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Agronomy to support the development of extension activities and products. The return on investment and benefits to stakeholders is substantial as evidenced from the quantitative indicators and products. Our programs enhance environmental literacy, promote stewardship, strengthen partnerships, and provide science based information to help landowners overcome various forest and rangeland management challenges to meet their environmental, financial, and social objectives for their land, abate threats, and protect ecosystem services. Our programs also educate and promote greater awareness and positive behaviors among landowners, youth, educators, and agency staff regarding natural resources. Some highlights from the 2019-20 fiscal year included: The Forest Stewardship Program reached 6,860 landowners and professionals with the Florida Land Steward newsletter, 3,324 landowners and professionals through regular email updates, and 818 landowners, foresters, and natural resource professionals who attended workshops (6), field tours (3), or webinars (3). Eighty-three percent of those completing event evaluations gained new skills and/or information about managing their forests and natural resources, and 96% intend to make a change in their land management practices. Follow-up surveys indicated 34% reported they had made changes to their land management practices based on participation in one or more Forest Stewardship events on 135,674 acres, collectively. Silviculture programs included a 3-state (FL, GA, AL) symposium providing advice on forest recovery from Hurricane Michael, 5 extension workshops, and 7 instructional field tours providing 1,337 contact hours to 189 private landowners, Extension faculty, natural resource professionals, and forest industry attendees. The 4-H Ecology Contest attracted youth teams from 13 counties to the 4-H Clinic in September 2019 and 76 youth to the contest in May 2020. Of those completing the online program, 74% reported gaining important life skills and 82% said the contest was fun. Also, the 4-H Nature Poetry Contest generated submissions from 69 poets, ages 8-17. Poem topics ranged from mangroves to hurricanes to snakes, with each describing some aspect of Florida's unique environment and how the poet reflected on their relationship with it. The Florida Project Learning Tree, a train-the-trainer program, offered 33 professional development trainings, reaching 565 formal and non-formal educators. These educators in turn reach nearly 42,000 youth annually. Participants reported that they gained knowledge and that information and skills learned would help them achieve their professional goals, while also developing students' awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the trees, forests, and the environment. The UF/IFAS Invasive Species Extension Program provided 19 webinars and hosted 14 meetings to address invasive species management. They also hosted the Florida Weed Wrangle Week through which >200 volunteers removed 16 invasive plant species totaling an estimated 4,000 lbs. of plant material. The UF/IFAS Invasive Species Council launched an online collaboration and training hub within Microsoft Teams that connects Extension faculty from across the state, providing training to empower agents to provide management advice on invasive species to their clientele. The growing library of training modules includes 8 training webinars and accompanying educational materials for agents' use. The Florida Master Naturalist Program provided training for 976 persons through 65 courses related to managing and conserving resources in forest and rangeland environments. 100% of graduates demonstrated knowledge gain based on pre- and post-testing results. The Natural Areas Training Academy provided a workshop on Managing Visitors and Volunteers in Natural Areas where 100% increased knowledge, 100% plan to change the way they manage visitors in natural areas, 91% plan to make changes to the way they manage volunteers who help manage natural areas, and 92% expect to more efficiently use the resources of agency they work for. Suburbanites were taught about the ecological importance of forest fragments through the use of the iNaturalist tool. An event co-organized with Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, iNaturalist City Nature Challenge in Alachua County, FL, resulted in 399 participants recording 10,340 observations of 1,762 species. An additional 14 iNaturalist projects were established for 14 communities and groups that resulted in 6,270 observations of 1,731 species from 256 observers. Four online virtual trainings were conducted for 4 different communities and one in-person training for 14 college students. The Cervidae Health Research Initiative (CHeRI) hosted and participated in 6 events on wildlife diseases and management of farmed deer, reaching 393 people. Specialists also worked directly with 31 deer farmers and carried out 126 deer necropsies to identify cause of death and provide recommendations for mitigating disease risk. Twenty-seven deer farmers incorporated new knowledge gained to increase deer health and production in Florida on 27 farms with ~2,700 deer.

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Iannone, B. V., III,�S. Carnevale,�M. B. Main, et al. 2020. Invasive species terminology: Standardizing for stakeholder education. Journal of Extension�58 (3), Article Number:�v58-3a3.�June 2020.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Main, M. B., H. K. Ober, and S. J. Johnson. Resilient structure of nature-based Extension programs facilitates transition to online delivery. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6860.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Benitez, B., C. A. Paez, M. E. Smith, M. E., and J. A. Smith. 2020. Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus�species complex). PP538. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp358.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Boughton, R., B. Wight, E. Pienaar, and M.B. Main. 2020. Mammalian carnivores of Florida. WEC419. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Campos Krauer, J.M., and S.M. Wisely. 2020. Diarrhea in farmed white-tailed deer fawns. WEC418. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw463.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Campos Krauer, J. M., H.M. Barber, and S.M. Wisely. 2020. Lumpy jaw in white-tailed deer. WEC472. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw472.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Dickens, D., P. Minogue, D. Clabo, and D. Moorhead. 2020. A guide to using imazapyr for chemical site preparation in southern pine plantation establishment. University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension Service. 1www.bugwood.org and www.forestproductivity.net.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hostetler, M., S.M. Wisely, S. Johnson, E.F. Pienaar, and M.B. Main. 2020. How effective and humane is trap-neuter-release (TNR) for feral cats? WEC243. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw468.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Huang, Y.-T., J. Eickwort, and J. Hulcr. 2020. Red heart disease in pines caused by Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini in Florida. FOR356. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FR/FR42500.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Ober, H.K. and S.M. Wisely. 2020. Facts about wildlife diseases: Bats and coronaviruses. WEC428. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw473.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Swindall, J., H.K. Ober, M.M. Lamont, and R.R. Carthy. 2020. Sea turtle conservation: priorities for environmental educators. WEC420. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw465.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Swindall, J., H.K. Ober, M.M. Lamont, and R.R. Carthy. 2020. Sea turtle conservation: 10 ways you can help. WEC421. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw466.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Osiecka, A. and P. Minogue. 2020. Considerations for developing effective herbicide prescriptions for forest vegetation management. FOR273. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr335.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Osiecka, A. and P. Minogue. 2020. Forest herbicide characteristics. FOR283. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr345.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Williams, R., T. Baxley, and P. Minogue. 2020. A native growing season forage for wildlife - teaweed, Sida acuta (Burm. f.). FOR 114. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr168.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Wisely, S.M., C. Dow, S.L. Cottingham, H.M. Barber, and J.M. Campos Krauer. 2019. Facts about wildlife diseases: Hemorrhagic fever in white-tailed deer. WEC366. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw411.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Cottingham, S.L. and J.M. Campos Krauer. 2020. Managing Gastrointestinal Parasites in Farmed White-tailed Deer. Southeast Tines. Fall 2020, Volume 8, Issue 3, p 28 - 31.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Demers, C. and M. Andreu. 2020. Timber inventory: A primer for landowners. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. FOR357. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr426.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Susaeta, A. and C. Demers. 2019. What is the value of an existing forest stand? FOR354. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr423.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Susaeta, A. and C. Demers. 2019. Determining the net present value of timber investments and comparing investments of different rotations? FOR352. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr421.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Susaeta, A. and C. Demers. 2019. The optimal forest management of an even-aged stand: The biological rotation versus the land expectation value. FOR355. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr424.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Chen, B. and B.V. Iannone, III. 2020. FRAGSTATS: A free tool for quantifying and evaluating spatial patterns. FOR362. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr431.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Flenniken, J.M., S. Stuglik, and B.V. Iannone, III. 2020. Quantum GIS (QGIS): An introduction to a free alternative to more costly GIS platforms. FOR359. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS Extension. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr428.
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Cervidae Health Research Initiative - CHeRI (https://wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Community Voices, Informed Choices - CIVIC (https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/civic/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Florida Invasive Species Partnership - FISP (https://www.floridainvasives.org/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Florida Project Learning Tree (https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/plt/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Living Green (http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Florida Land Steward Program (https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-land-steward/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Florida Master Naturalist (https://masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Forest Vegetation Management (https://fvm2.sref.info/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Natural Areas Training Academy (https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/nata/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Natural Resources Leadership Institute (https://nrli.ifas.ufl.edu/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: ProForest website (http://proforesthealth.org/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Sustainable Urban Food Production (https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/broward/urban-horticulture/sustainable-urban-food-production/)
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: UF/IFAS Invasive Species Program (https://invasivespecies.ifas.ufl.edu/)
    • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Iannone, B. V, III. 2020. Manipulating plants to enhance the ecological benefits of designed ecosystems. Southwest Regional Master Gardener Conference. (2020). Remote Conference.
    • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Monroe, M. 2019. CIVIC - Community Voices Informed Choices. North American Association for Environmental Education conference. October 2019.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Lashley, M.A., M. Acevedo, S. Cotner, and C.J. Lortie. 2020 How the ecology and evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic changed learning. Ecology and Evolution 10:1241212417. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6937.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Minogue, P.J., and K.A. Lorentz. 2020. Comparison of aminocyclopyrachlor to standard herbicides for basal stem treatment of Eucalyptus benthamii. Weed Technology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/wet.2020.111
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Osiecka, A., P.J. Minogue, D.K. Lauer, and M. Miwa. 2020. Nutrient removals by pinestraw harvesting in slash pine plantations in Florida. Forest Science 66: 314-325.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Roberts, C., K.W. Johnson, A. Betancourt, H. Abeels, D. Worthen, and M. Monroe. 2020. Exploring inter-institutional program development within Cooperative Extension Services in Florida. A discussion paper on the nature of collaboration between UF and FAMU Extension programs prepared by CIVIC.


    Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19

    Outputs
    Target Audience:RREA funds provided to the University of Florida are heavily leveraged with other sources of funding, primarily salary and programmatic support from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in support of 12 extension faculty and 3 technical staff in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Extension programs address multiple stakeholder needs and promote both the environmental stewardship and economic benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida; promote information transfer regarding the economic and environmental services benefits of forest and rangeland landscapes to educators, citizens, and policy makers; and provide information on land use options and strategies for working landscapes and urban forests. Specific areas prioritized in UF/IFAS extension programs include providing information on management practices that increase forest health and management; identify and control forest insect pests, pasture weeds and invasive plants and animals; and educate the citizenry and policy makers of the environmental and economic contributions and value of our working forest and rangeland landscapes in Florida, including the urban forest landscape. The importance of these efforts cannot be overestimated because Florida's forest and rangeland landscapes provide significant environmental, economic, and quality of life contributions to the state and citizens of Florida. These contributions must be maintained and clearly articulated because Florida is the third most populous and one of the fastest growing states in the country and land use decisions are being strongly influenced by pressure to convert forest and rangeland working lands into housing, roads, and other urban infrastructure. ? Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? The Florida Forest Stewardship Program provided workshops for forest management to private landowners on multiple topics ranging from prescribed fire to intergenerational estate planning The Florida Master Naturalist Program provided training for 698 persons in 5 course subject areas directly related to managing and conserving resources in forest and rangeland environments The Natural Areas Training Academy provided training for 297 persons in 8 coursescourse subject areas directly related to managing and conserving resources in forest and rangeland environments TheFlorida Natural Resources Leadership Institute trained 23persons from 14 organizations in collaborative leadership and conflict management through an 8-month program;An additional 24 high-level professionals from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection were trained in collaborative leadership skills through an agency-specific 4-module program the UF/IFAS Invasive Species Extension Program worked with the Florida Invasive Species Partnership to deliver information to 16 regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area teams around the state to manage invasive species Project Learning Tree, an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., partneredwith forest industry, private forest landowners, state and federal government agencies, non-profits, educators, and school districts to train 700 formal and informal educators to promote forest literacy and stewardship to youth How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Extension courses, workshops, field days, in-service training, presentations, and one-on-one consultations and site visits. Dissemination of information in the form of scientific journal and technical/trade magazine articles, UF/IFAS extension fact sheets (EDIS) and brochures, and posters, interpretive panels and other formats, most of which are online as downloadable materials. Interviews with the media including TV, radio, newspapers and online news sites. Websites, videos, webinars, and social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogs. Train-the-trainer strategies including professional development for county extension agents, agency personnel, teachers, and other educators, citizen science monitoring programs, personal consultations and site visits to assist clientele. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During 2020many of the UF/IFAS programs and working groups in operation during 2019 will continue to grow and implement new programs. In addition to working on existing problems, our RREA program is diverse and responsive to emerging issues and stakeholder needs. This was especially evidenced during 2019 by formation of the interagency Florida Feral Hog Working Group and the rapid response to forest landowner needs following hurricane Michael, which had devastating impacts on northwest Florida timberlands. Established programs, such as the ProForest initiative, Invasive Species Council, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Natural Areas Training Academy, Florida Forest Steward Program and the Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) continue to provide training and and develop new courses, such as the NRLI agency-specific 4-module program for high-level administrators.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? The RREA project is leveraged among 19UF faculty and staff from 3 departments including Forestry,Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Agronomy to support the development of extension activities and products. The return on investment and benefits to stakeholders is substantial as evidenced from the quantitative indicators and products.Our programs enhance environmental literacy, promote stewardship, strengthen partnerships, and provide sciencebased information to help landowners overcome various forest and rangeland management challenges to meet their environmental, financial, and social objectives for their land, abate threats, and protect ecosystem services. Our programs also educate and promote greater awareness and positive behaviors among landowners, youth, educators, and agency staff regarding natural resources. Some highlights during the 2018-19 fiscal year included: Multi-state silviculture extension workshops (7) and instructional field tours (23) included 1,039 private landowners, IFAS faculty, natural resource professionals, and forest industry attendees with emphasis of Hurricane Michael forest recovery; attendees manged 248,400 acres and surveys indicated that 95% learned something new, 73% will change their management due to what they learned, and 59% said that they learned something that will save them money or improve profitability Economic opportunities in alternative forest crops (pine straw, Eucalyptus, tung oil) workshops were provided to approximately 60 private landowners More than 1,000 diagnosticservices for forest tree pest problems were provided and the Southern Forest and Tree Diagnostics portal was established (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernTreeHealthDiagnostics/) Established the Florida Feral Hog Working Group with representation of over 80 individuals from government (federal, state and county) agencies and institutions dealing with control, risk and damage caused by feral swine to produce statewide agreed upon informational resources for stakeholders Five multistate workshops (Florida, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island) provided information about deer health and the diseases that affect production to 257 deer manager stakeholders; 11stakeholders in Florida adopted best management practices to reduce deer deaths resulting in a savings of potentially $3,500,000 Provided three workshops on best management practices for growning food plots for wildlife to 54 persons The "Kids in the Woods Program" providedexperiential learning opportunities for more than 200 youth in grads 4-12 about forest resources management

    Publications

    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Gomez, D. and J. Hulcr. 2019. The Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular EENY-176. 8 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in333
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Demers, C. and A. Alan Long. 2019. Selecting a Consulting Forester. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular SS-FOR-16. 2 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr125
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Demers, C. and R. Clausen. 2019. What is in a Natural Resource Management Plan? University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular SS-FOR-14. 4 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr126
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Demers, C. and A. Long. 2019. Steps to Marketing Timber, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular SS-FOR-17. 6 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr130
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Demers, C. M. Andreu, B. McGowan, A. Long, and J. Nowak. 2019. Thinning Southern Pines  A Key to Greater Returns, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular SS-FOR-24. 5 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr159
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Nighswander, G. P., M. E. Szoka, K. M. Hess, E. Z. Bean, G. Hansen de Chapman, and B. V., III, Iannone. A New Database on Trait-Based Selection of Stormwater Pond Plants. Publication FOR347, School of Forest Resources and Conservation Department, UF/IFAS. (2019). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr416
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Minogue, P.J. Tung oil production in Florida. 2019. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 351. 3 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr351
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: D. Chevasco, P. Minogue, F. Escobedo and K. Bohn. 2019. Control y biolog�a del helecho Trepador Japon�s (Lygodium japonicum). University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 282. 7 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr344
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Minogue, P.J., S. Jones, K. Bohn and D. Chevasco. 2019. Biology and control of Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum). University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 218/FR280. 5 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr280
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Nighswander, G. P., M. E. Szoka, K. M. Hess, E. Z. Bean, G. Hansen de Chapman, and B. V., III, Iannone. 2018. A new database on trait-based selection of stormwater pond plants. University of Florida Institutional Repository. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00010631/00001/citation
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Lauer, M. and H.K. Ober. 2019. Bats of Florida. WEC412. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw457.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Ober, H.K. 2019. How to promote bluebirds in North Florida. WEC406. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw406.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Ober, H.K. 2019. How to promote purple martins in North Florida. WEC405. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw405.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Blount, A.R., M. Wallau, H.K. Ober, E. Rios, J.M.B. Vendramini, J.C.B. Dubeux, M.A. Babar, C.L. Mackowiak, and K.H. Quesenberry. 2018. A walk on the wild side: 2018 cool-season forage recommendations for wildlife food plots in North Florida. SS-AGR-28. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ag139.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Ober, H.K. 2019. Why do we often see and smell smoke this time of year? Panhandle Outdoors Newsletter. 20 March 2019.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Ober, H.K. 2018. Its Bat Week! Did you know bats eat insect pests? Panhandle Outdoors Newsletter. 9 November 2018.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Hood, K. and Wisely, S.M. 2019. Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Eastern equine encephalitis. WEC408 https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/UW/UW45300.pdf
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: North, B. W., J. D. Sullivan and E. F. Pienaar WEC403/UW448 Basic Steps to Creating a Conservation Land Trust in Florida, available at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw448
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Pienaar, E. F., Soto, J. R., Lai, J. H., & Adams, D. C. 2019. Would County Residents Vote for an Increase in Their Taxes to Conserve Native Habitat and Ecosystem Services? Funding Conservation in Palm Beach County, Florida. Ecological Economics, 159, 24-34
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Samantha M. Wisely, Charlotte Dow, Sydney L. Cottingham, Hannah M. Barber, and Juan M. Campos Krauer. 2019. Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Hemorrhagic Fever in White-Tailed Deer. WEC366. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw411
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Juan M. Campos Krauer and Samantha M. Wisely. 2019. Diarrhea in Farmed White-tailed Deer Fawns. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Accepted for publication.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Juan M. Campos Krauer, Hannah M. Barber and Samantha M. Wisely. 2019. Lumpy Jaw in White-tailed Deer. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Accepted for publication.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jan-Michael J. Archera, Mark E. Hostetler, Glenn Acomb, Robert Blair. 2019. A systematic review of forest bird occurrence in North American forest fragments and the built environment. Landscape and Urban Planning, 185:1-23.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mark Hostetler and Jan-Michael Archer. 2019. Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Forest Fragments Used as Stopover Sites by Migrant Birds. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw416
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Rangeland Wildlife and Invasive Species Management: https://www.rangelandwildlife.com/rangeland-wildlife-species.html
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Extension: https://wec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Florida Master Naturalist Program: http://www.masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Natural Areas Training Academy: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/nata/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Cervidae Research Health Initiative: https://wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Florida Forest Stewardship: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Florida Invasive Species Partnership: www.floridainvasives.org/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: UF IFAS Invasive Species Council: https://invasivespecies.ifas.ufl.edu/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Florida Land Steward: http://floridalandsteward.org/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: ProForest (Proactive Forest Health and Resilience): http://proforesthealth.org/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Conserved Forests Ecosystems: Outreach and Research http://sfrc.ufl.edu/cfeor/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Project Learning Tree: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/plt/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Forest Vegetation Management: https://fvm2.sref.info/
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Southern Forest and Tree Health Diagnostics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernTreeHealthDiagnostics
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Free expert Bark beetle identification: https://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/mysterybeetles/
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Newsletters: Florida Land Steward (Quarterly) Florida Master Naturalist Program (Quarterly) Cervidae Health Research Intiative (Quarterly) Natural Resources Leadership Institute (Monthly) Florida Project Learning Tree (Bi-monthly)


    Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18

    Outputs
    Target Audience:Forest and rangeland managers (e.g., private, corporate, state, federal), land-owning businesses that manage forest or rangeland resources including wildlife and livestock (e.g., timber companies, cattle ranches), and private landowners. Local, state and federal natural resource agency managers (USFWS, FWC, USDA, NRCS, WMD, FFS, GFC, USFS, APHIS PPQ), professional organizations and associations that manage forest and rangeland resources including wildlife and livestock (e.g., Florida Cattlemen's Association, Florida Invasive Species Partnership and Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area teams). Land use planners, policy makers, non-governmental organizations. Professional scientists, Cooperative Extension agents, educators, ecotourism guides, park rangers, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students, adult learners and citizen scientists. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Leadership training and the formation of multidisciplinary teams included: Natural Resources Leadership Institute trained 21 individuals from 16 organizations in collaborative leadership and conflict management. ProForest partners include The Nature Conservancy, Florida Forest Service, Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF), U.S. Forest Service, Florida Invasive Species Partnership, CFEOR and works to better connect Forest Health Extension programs through the state by facilitating communication between state extension professionals, county extension agents, and extension program coordinators. It also provides a platform for outreach efforts through a webpage and social media The UF/IFAS Invasive Species Council Extension Program promotes training, partnerships and collaborations with specialists from multiple disciplines, extension agents, and the multiagency Florida Invasive Species Partnership (FISP) to more effectively manage destructive invasive species in Florida The Florida Master Naturalist Program continues to grow, currently offering eight courses taught by a statewide network of approximately 180 certified instructors from 60 organizations, which taught more than 60 courses and trained nearly 1,300 participants The Natural Areas Training Academy hosted 6 courses that trained nearly 160 professional land managers on topics ranging from managing with fire to managing visitors in natural areas How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Extension courses, workshops, field days, in-service training, presentations, and one-on-one consultations and site visits. Dissemination of information in the form of scientific journal and technical/trade magazine articles, UF/IFAS extension fact sheets (EDIS) and brochures, and posters, interpretive panels and other formats, most of which are online as downloadable materials. Interviews with the media including TV, radio, newspapers and online news sites. Websites, videos, webinars, and social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogs. Train-the-trainer strategies including professional development for county extension agents, agency personnel, teachers, and other educators, citizen science monitoring programs, personal consultations and site visits to assist clientele. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During 2019 many of the UF/IFAS programs and working groups in operation during 2018 will continue to grow and implement new programs. In addition to working on existing problems, our RREA program is diverse, responsive, and nimble and addresses new action plans. Established programs, such as the ProForest initiative, Invasive Species Council, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Natural Areas Training Academy, Florida Forest Steward Program and the Natural Resources Leadership Institute will continue to offer existing and develop new courses. Efforts continue to establish a UF/IFAS Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Working Group.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? The RREA project is leveraged among 18 UF faculty and staff from 3 departments including Agronomy, Forestry, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation to support the development of extension activities and products. As evidenced from the quantitative indicators and products, the return on investment and the benefits to stakeholders is substantial. Our programs enhance environmental literacy, promote stewardship, strengthen partnerships, and provide sciencebased information to help landowners overcome various forest and rangeland management challenges to meet their environmental, financial, and social objectives for their land, abate threats, and protect ecosystem services. Our programs also educate and promote greater awareness and positive behaviors among landowners, youth, educators, and agency staff regarding natural resources. Some highlights include: Multi-state silviculture program provided 1922 contact hours in six educational events reaching 426 participants, who earned 1666 forestry and 831 pesticide continuing education credits. Forest Stewardship Tours took place on 7 private forest properties in this period and covered the topics above as well as Best Management Practices for protecting water quality and state imperiled species, historical resources, and others. Nine, 1-hour Monthly Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area Webinars on relevant invasive species topics and providing updates and resources, 215 participants Forest Stewardship workshops reported 92% of attendees reported gaining new knowledge and 82% reported using information in their land management planning or as part of their job, and 40% reported making a positive change to their land management practices on a total of 61,227 acres. Forestry diagnostic lab processed 71 samples for diagnostics, made 34 diagnoses, visited 6 sites, conducted 81 email and 17 phone consultations. Backyard Bark Beetles, a nationally recognized citizen science project, had more than 1,200 people participate in workshops. The project website was viewed more than 15,000 times in 2017, the Facebook page has 236 followers, and Twitter account over 40,000 impressions. The project has spawned several mirror projects across the US and overseas Collaborating to Manage Ecosystems workshop - 79% of attendees plan to change the way they communicate at work, 79% plan to initiate new collaborations at work, 84% expect to more efficiently use the resources of their organization Managing for Diversity Across Florida's Unique Landscapes workshop - 82% plan to change the way they conduct restoration efforts, 55% plan to make changes to the way they manage invasive plants, 64% plan to make changes to the way they manage invasive animals, 92% expect to more efficiently use the resources of their organization Managing Visitors & Volunteers in Natural Areas workshop - 100% plan to change the way they manage visitors, 82% plan to make changes to the way they manage volunteers, 100% expect to more efficiently use the resources of their agency Is a Conservation Easement Right for Your Land? workshop: 7 professionals working on conservation easements stated that the information they learned at the workshop helped them to communicate more effectively about conservation easements with their clientele; 2 landowners researched potential easement programs and 1 landowner pursued and obtained a conservation easement for their land?

    Publications

    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Minogue, P.J., B.V. Brodbeck, and J.H. Miller. 2018. Biology and management of cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) in Southern Forests. 6 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr411
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sellers, B.A., S.F. Enloe, Patrick Minogue, and J. Walter. 2018. Identification and control of coral ardisia (Ardisia crenata): A potentially poisonous plant. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular AGR 276. 3 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/AG/AG28100.pdf
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Dickens, E.D., P.J. Minogue, D.J. Moorhead. 2018. Pre-plant chemical site preparation options to establish loblolly, longleaf, and slash pine plantations in south Georgia and north-central Florida. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. 11 p. https://bugwoodcloud.org/bugwood/forestry/
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Episcopio, D. J. and E. F. Pienaar. 2018. Understanding Preferences for Non-Native Pet Trade Management in Florida. Submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. July 2018. 126 pp.
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Dept. Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Extension: http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/ Natural Areas Training Academy: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/nata/ Feral Swine Project: www.rangelandwildlife.com/feral-swine-project Cervidae Health Research Initiative: http://www.wec.ufl.edu/cheri/ Florida Forest Stewardship: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship/ Florida Invasive Species Partnership: www.floridainvasives.org/ Florida Land Steward: http://floridalandsteward.org/ ProForest (Proactive Forest Health and Resilience): http://proforesthealth.org/ Conserved Forests Ecosystems: Outreach and Research http://sfrc.ufl.edu/cfeor/ Forest Vegetation Management http://fvm.sref.info/ Bark Beetle Identification: http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/mysterybeetles/ Southern Forest and Tree Health Diagnostics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernTreeHealthDiagnostics.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Facebook and Social Media https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernTreeHealthDiagnostics. https://www.facebook.com/groups/frassandnoodles https://www.facebook.com/FLPLT/ https://www.facebook.com/FloridaInvasiveSpeciesPartnership/ https://www.facebook.com/ProForestUF/ https://www.facebook.com/FloridaLandStewardPartnership/ https://twitter.com/ProForestUF http://flsteward.blogspot.com/ http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/uf-ifas-shed/
    • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2018 Citation: Huang, Y.-T., Hulcr. J. 2018. Geosmithia species in Florida: a common fungal symbiont of wood-boring bark beetle. In press. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: M.E. Hostetler, and J.M. Archer. 2018. Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Built Areas as Habitat for Forest Birds. Cooperative Extension Service Publication WEC373/UW417, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw417
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Anderson, K. and E. Pienaar. 2018. Securing Pet Food from Florida Black Bears and Coyotes. Cooperative Extension Service Publication WEC392/UW437, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw437
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Episcopio, D., E. Pienaar, and M. Main. 2018. Did I See a Panther? Cooperative Extension Service Publication WEC145/UW144, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw144
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Anderson, K. C. and E. F. Pienaar. 2018. Florida Residents Tolerance for Coyotes and Opinions on Methods for Mitigating Conflicts with Coyotes. Submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. July 2018. 112 pp.


    Progress 11/03/16 to 09/30/17

    Outputs
    Target Audience:Forest and rangeland managers (e.g., private, corporate, state, federal), land-owning businesses that manage forest or rangeland resources including wildlife and livestock (e.g., timber companies, cattle ranches), and private landowners. Local, state and federal natural resource agency managers (WMD, FFS, GFC, USFS, APHIS PPQ), professional organizations and associations that manage forest and rangeland resources including wildlife and livestock (e.g.,Florida Cattlemen's Association,Florida Invasive Species Partnership andCooperative Invasive Species Management Area teams). Land use planners, policy makers, non-governmental organizations. Professional scientists, Cooperative Extension agents, educators, ecotourism guides, park rangers, undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students, adult learners and citizen scientists. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?UF/IFAS is proactive in providing training and professional development opportunities for UF/IFAS extension and research faculty, professionals from other agencies and organizations, and other engaged citizens. Some highlights in 2016 included: Three regional UF/IFAS natural resource In-Service Training workshops were conducted for extension agents and other professionals that included concurrent sessions and topics (99 participants). Six Florida Natural Areas Training Academy multiday workshops were conducted for professional land managers (multiple topics; 163 participants). Two regional workshops on weed identification, management and plant disease diagnosis were conducted for UF/IFAS Extension agents. A Natural Resources and Sustainability Workshop on urban forests was conducted for 30 environmental consultants in Gainesville, Florida. The Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) conducted eight three-day sessions to provide participants with collaborative leadership and conflict management skills associated with natural resource management issues and decisions (the 2017 class included 21 individuals from 16 organizations, including UF/IFAS Extension). Florida Project Learning Tree (PLT) facilitators conducted 49 workshops and trained 822 educators who reported they gained new knowledge, information learned that would help them achieve their professional goals, and that they will teach PLT to 215,500 people annually. Four Florida-specific PLT on-line workshops were conducted and a multi-state program committee organized a statewide conference. A Florida PLT educator (Karen Johnson Folsom) was awarded the 2016 National PLT Educator of the Year. The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP), which works with a statewide network of certified instructors, taught 83 courses (8 subject areas) with a total of 1,343 graduates. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Extension courses, workshops, field days, in-service training, presentations, and one-on-one consultations and site visits. Dissemination of information in theform of scientific journal andtechnical/trade magazine articles, UF/IFAS extension fact sheets (EDIS) and brochures, and posters, interpretive panels and other formats, most of which are online asdownloadable materials. Interviews with the media including TV, radio, newspapers and online news sites. Websites, videos, webinars, and social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogs. Train-the-trainerstrategies including professional development for county extension agents, agency personnel, teachers, and other educators,citizen science monitoring programs,personal consultations and site visits to assist clientele. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During 2018, many of the UF/IFAS programs and working groups initiated during 2017 will continue to develop and implement action plans. These include the ProForest initiative, the Invasive Species Council, the CIVIC team (Community Voices, Informed Choices), the Florida Master Naturalist Program, and the Natural Areas Training Academy. New efforts planned during 2018 include initiating a UF/IFASWildfireand Prescribed Fire Working Group to work collaboratively with other agencies, organizations and communities to more effectively manage forest and rangelands and help regions prevent catastrophic wild fires as seen in California and other western states during 2017.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Goal 1: Our programs enhance environmental literacy, promote stewardship, strengthen partnerships, and provide science-based information to help landowners overcome various forest and rangeland management challenges to meet their environmental, financial, and social objectives for their land, abate threats, and protect ecosystem services. Our programs also educate and promote greater awareness and positive behaviors among landowners, youth, educators, and agency staff regarding natural resources. Some highlights include: More than 90% of attendants at Florida Forest Stewardship workshops and tours reported gaining knowledge about topics covered and plan to use information in land management planning. A follow-up survey revealed forest management was improved on 849,361 acres as a result of training provided during Florida Forest Stewardship workshops and tours. The new Southern Forest and Tree Health Diagnostics online platform allows anyone to post a question, look for previous answers, and receive a nearly-instantaneous response. Launched in April 2017, it has more than 300 members from Extension, State, or the industry, at least one post or diagnostic request nearly every day, and grows by about 5 members a week. A North Caroline State-level forest health specialist recently remarked: "I've had 5 calls about this issue this week. The great thing about this group is it makes all of our jobs easier." A private landowner survey conducted by UF/IFAS was subsequently used by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the foundation for their Private Lands Innovation Strategic Initiative, the key goals of which are to strengthen trust and working relationships between the FWC and private landowners and improve incentives to engage private landowners in effective wildlife and habitat management. Feral swine control was implemented on 65,000 acres of rangeland due to a management plan arranged by UF/IFAS Extension between the USDA Wildlife Services and private landowners in south Florida. Wildlife assessments and management recommendations were adopted by private ranch and forest lands representing roughly 4,000 acres. Palm Beach County's Department of Environmental Resources Management used UF/IFAS survey results to add a "green utility fee" to water utilities bills to provide ~$6.4M/year to manage and restore 31,445 acres of County-owned natural areas. More than 1,200 people participated in the Backyard Bark Beetles citizen science project, the project's website has been viewed more than 15,000 times in 2017, its Facebook page has 236 followers, and Twitter account over 40,000 impressions. The success of this project has spawned several mirror projects across the US and overseas. An new online tool was developed for evaluating and conserving habitat for birds in urban forest fragments, was presented at a regional workshop, and subsequently used by 60 environmantal consultants to select the best designs for conserving bird species that use forest fragments in residential areas during different times of the year. Six educational kiosks were deployed in community natural areas to explain urban forest management and value for wildlife. The CHeRI deer industry telephone hotline for reporting deer suspected to have died from epizootic hemorrhagic disease resulted in approximately 400 diagnostic investigations by CHeRI. Goal 4: In Florida, time-consuming and expensive disputes often emerge over issues such as endangered species, land use, coastal and marine resources, and water quality and quantity. Effective leadership in managing such issues requires a specialized set of skills, tools, and strategies to build trust and promote collaboration among competing interests. Our programs seek to impact decisions affecting natural resources in Florida by creating a network of professionals and organizations across all natural resource sectors who can effectively address natural resource issues through collaborative leadership and conflict management. Some highlights include: UF/IFAS ProForest (Proactive Forest Health and Resilience) group was initiated with a multi-institutional Advisory Board of 26 members from nine institutions. The UF/IFAS Invasive Species Council (ISC) was established to develop extension education and training programs and work effectively with other organizations including the multi-organizational Florida Invasive Species Partnership (FISP). We strengthened this partnership by hiring a UF/IFAS program coordinator to liaison between and assist both the ISC and FISP. A new Extension work group, Community Voices and Informed Choices, was established and training provided to team members to facilitate community engagement aimed at addressing important natural resource issues (e.g., urban forest management).

    Publications

    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Osiecka, A. and P. Minogue. 2017. Forest herbicide characteristics. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 283. 9 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr345
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Osiecka, A. and P. Minogue. 2017. Considerations for developing effective herbicide prescriptions for forest vegetation management. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 273. 8 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr335
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: M.L. Duryea and P.J. Minogue. 2017. Landscape mulches: How quickly do they settle? University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 69. 2 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr052
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Williams, R., T. Baxley and P. Minogue. 2017. A native growing season forage for wildlife - teaweed, Sida acuta (Burm. f.). University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular CIR1475/ FOR 114. 4 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr168
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Demers, C, A. Long, P. Minogue. 2017. Longleaf pine regeneration. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular SS-FOR-13. 10 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr064
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: D. Chevasco, P. Minogue, F. Escobedo and K. Bohn. 2017. Control y biolog�a del helecho Trepador Japon�s (Lygodium japonicum). University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Circular FOR 282. 7 p. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr344
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Loyd A., Smith J. A., Richter B.S. , Blanchette R. A., and Smith M. E. 2017. The Laccate Ganoderma of the Southeastern United States: A Cosmopolitan and Important Genus of Wood Decay Fungi. UF/IFAS EDIS PP333, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp333
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Paez C., and Smith J. A. 2017. Biscogniauxia (Hypoxylon) Canker or Dieback in Trees,UF/IFAS EDIS FOR338, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr407
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Maggard, A., L. Boby, and M.C. Monroe. 2017. Florida Trees Store Carbon in Forests and Wood Products. UF/IFAS EDIS FOR340, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr409
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Chris Demers, Martin B. Main, and Mark E. Hostetler. 2017. Improving, Restoring, and Managing Natural Resources on Rural Properties in Florida: Sources of Financial Assistance, Publication #SS-FOR-23; http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR156
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Nilesh Timilsina, Francisco J. Escobedo, Alison E. Adams, and Damian C. Adams. 2017. Carbon Stocks on Forest Stewardship Program and Adjacent Lands, Publication #FOR316, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr384
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Shelly Johnson, Timm Kroeger, Josh Horn, Alison E. Adams, and Damian C. Adams. 2017. The Value of Private Non-Industrial Forestland for Wildlife Species Conservation, UF/IFAS Publication #FOR336, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr405
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Mary Duryea, Deborah McGrath, Chris Demers, and Anthony Grossman. 2017. The Forest Stewardship Program: An Opportunity to Manage Your Land for Now and the Future. UF/IFAS Publication #FR339, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr408
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Chris Demers, Alan Long, and Patrick Minogue. 2017. Longleaf Pine Regeneration. UF/IFAS Publication #SS-FOR-13, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr064
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Tomas A. Bustamante, Jamie Ellis, and Mary Bammer. 2017. Forest Resource Information on the Internet: Connecting to Todays On-line Resources, UF/IFAS Publication #ENY-134, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/aa264
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Chris Demers, Alan Long, Chris Latt, and Emma Willcox. 2017. Establishing and Maintaining Wildlife Food Sources, UF/IFAS Publication #SS-FOR-12, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR062
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Chris Demers and Douglas R. Carter. 2017. Conservation Easements: Options for Preserving Current Land Uses, UF/IFAS EDIS Publication #SS-FOR-21, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR149
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: M.E. Hostetler, and J.M. Archer. 2017. Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Forest Fragments Used as Stopover Sites by Migrant Birds. Cooperative Extension Service Publication WEC 371, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw416
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: M.E. Hostetler, and J.M. Archer. 2017. Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Breeding and Wintering Habitat for Forest Birds. UF/IFAS Publication WEC 372, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw417
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: A. Wilson and S.A. Johnson. 2017. The Cane or Bufo Toad (Rhinella marina) in Florida. UF/IFAS Publication WEC 387, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw432
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Emily Evans, Terry Doonan, and Holly Ober. 2017. Floridas bats: Tricolored Bat. UF/IFAS Publication #WEC-389, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw434
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Emily Evans, Terry Doonan, and Holly Ober. 2017. Floridas bats: Evening Bat. UF/IFAS Publication #WEC-390, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw435.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Phillip E. Kaufman, Samantha M. Wisely, and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman. 2017. Primary Screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Insecta: Diptera: Calliphoridae). UF/IFAS Publication #EENY-668, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1146.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Benjamin W. North and Elizabeth F. Pienaar.. 2017. Land Trusts in Florida: A Brief Guide to Land Trusts to Protect Land in Your Community. UF/IFAS Publication #WEC391, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw436.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Phillip D. Rodgers, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Mark Lotz, and Darrell Land.. 2017. Protecting Florida Panthers by Protecting Domestic Animals: Building a "Panther-Proof" Pen. UF/IFAS Publication #WEC378, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw423.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ethan T. Noel, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, and Mike Orlando. 2017. Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash Cans. UF/IFAS Publication #WEC384, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw429.
    • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ethan T. Noel and Elizabeth F. Pienaar. 2017. Securing Bird Feeders from Florida Black Bears. UF/IFAS Publication #WEC385, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw430.
    • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Pienaar, E. F. (2017) Economic Valuation of the Ecosystem Services (Natures Benefits) of Palm Beach Countys Natural Areas Managed by the Department of Environmental Resources Management. Submitted to the Department of Environmental Resources Management, Palm Beach County. December 2017. 29 pp.
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Forestry Websites: " Florida Forest Stewardship: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship/ " Florida Invasive Species Partnership: www.floridainvasives.org/ " Florida Land Steward: http://floridalandsteward.org/ " ProForest (Proactive Forest Health and Resilience) http://proforesthealth.org/ " Conserved Forests Ecosystems: Outreach and Research http://sfrc.ufl.edu/cfeor/ " Project Learning Tree http://sfrc.ufl.edu/plt/ 132,000 website views " Forest Vegetation Management http://fvm.sref.info/ " Forest Ecology Contest: http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/4h/contest_home.html " Backyard Bark Beetles: http://www.backyardbarkbeetles.org/ " Southern Forest and Tree Health Diagnostics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernTreeHealthDiagnostics.
    • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Wildlife and Conservation Websites: " Rangeland Wildlife & Ecosystems Program: http://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/wildlife/index.shtml " Feral Swine Project: www.rangelandwildlife.com/feral-swine-project " Cervidae Health Research Initiative: www.wec.ufl.edu/cheri " Natural Areas Training Academy: http://wec.ufl.edu/nata/ " Florida Master Naturalist Program: http://www.masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/ " General Wildlife information: http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/wildlife_info/ " Invasive species: http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/ " Wildlife habitat: http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/landscaping/ " Sustainability: http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/