McCarty Woods: Fifty Events of Restoration and Renewal
On a crisp Saturday morning, 250 people congregate in the midst of McCarty Woods, a 2.9-acre Conservation Area that serves as a haven for wildlife, a place of recreation, and a living classroom. Here, teams of students, faculty, staff, … Continue
Tell Me About: Mangroves in Florida
What is it? Mangroves are unique coastal trees and shrubs that thrive in tropical and subtropical regions where land meets … Continue
Research Highlights: Valuing the Floridan Aquifer
Background The Floridan aquifer is a network of underground porous rock that contains the primary source of drinking water for … Continue
Environmental Tech: Dating Uranium
Dating Uranium: How do scientists tell time using rocks? What is it? Uranium-series dating is a method scientists use to … Continue
Tell Me About: Lake Okeechobee
What is it? Lake Okeechobee is Florida’s largest lake and the eighth largest in the United States. The name comes from the Seminole language … Continue
Action of the Week: Join a Camera Trap Project From Home
Did you know you can participate in research for citizen science that requires no equipment setup or experience? It’s true! … Continue
November Stories to Watch
Once widespread across Florida’s reefs, elkhorn and staghorn corals are now considered “functionally extinct” following a series of extreme heat events. When corals … Continue
Where Does It All Go? UF Scientists Tackle the Hidden Impacts of Wastewater and Biosolids
Each resident in Florida generates around 100 gallons of wastewater per day. This requires a massive effort of treatment and … Continue
Environmental Tech: Phytoremediation with Sunflowers
Rooted in Recovery: Sunflowers as a Possible Solution to Heavy Metal Pollution What is it? In Florida, we have sunflowers … Continue
Florida Environmental History: The Cross Florida Barge Canal
David Tegeder, co-author of Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida’s Future, explained, “As … Continue