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The Dead Do Tell Tales: How Fossils Can Inform Ecosystem Restoration and Management

Jul 27, 2023

Learn how conservation paleobiologists use clues from the past to inform climate change management decisions.

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Seagrasses, Sea Turtles, and Shifting Baselines

Jun 29, 2023

As green sea turtle populations rise, are seagrass meadows at risk?

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Florida’s Environment: What Happened in the 2023 State Legislative Session?

May 17, 2023

Lawmakers approved a $117 billion state budget and several bills related to our state’s environment.

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Florida’s Environment: Bills to Keep Tabs on in the 2023 State Legislative Session

Mar 30, 2023

Our student-led team has sifted through more than a thousand bills to find those that pertain to our state’s environment.

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Breathing Life Into Florida’s Receding Shoreline

Mar 30, 2023

Through discarded restaurant oyster shells, fallen logs and tree trunks, and nursery-raised plants, living shorelines protect the coastline.

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Arctic Exposed: What Greenland Can Tell Us About Water’s Future in a Changing World

Feb 27, 2023

Greenland’s ice is melting at an increasing rate, transforming previously ice-covered landscapes exposed and making way for new ecosystems to flourish.

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10 Reasons to be Thankful in Florida

Dec 15, 2022

Take a step back and practice gratitude for all the wonders that make the Sunshine State a unique paradise worth preserving.

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Saving Seagrass from Scarring

Oct 31, 2022

Read on to learn how boaters can play a part in conserving seagrass communities.

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Why Did the Panther Cross the Road?

Aug 25, 2022

How wildlife crossings help manage wildlife movement in the face of rapid urbanization.

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Trees Provide Hope in the Slowing of Climate Change ⁠— But They Can’t Do It Alone

Jul 21, 2022

Restoration efforts are aiming to restore the ability of forests to store our carbon dioxide emissions and slow the rate of global warming.

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