CFEOR Announcements/Press Releases

 

STATEWIDE CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT UF-

UF/IFAS Information and Communication Servcies, Science news writer, please contact: Tom Nordlie at tnordlie@ufl.edu. October 2009 STATEWIDE CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT UF GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To help promote diversity in the forestry professions, a statewide consortium has launched a fellowship and mentoring program for graduate students in the University of Florida’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation [...]

 

 

CFEOR OUTREACH COMMITTEE WINS THE 2009 FOREST SERVICE REGIONAL FORESTER HONOR AWARD IN THE CATEGORY OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER-

The CFEOR Outreach Committee was nominated by Denise Raines for the USFS Regional Forester Honor Award. This award was created to recognize the employees, partners and volunteers of the Southern Region that together restore and protect natural ecosystems and respond to citizens needs. Out of 56 nominations the CFEOR Outreach Committee won in the category of technology transfer for our efforts in transferring knowledge learned to land managers {...}

 

 

CFEOR PROVIDES $20,000 FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE GROUNDCOVER RESTORATION RESEARCH-

CFEOR is offering a $20,000 grant to fund innovative research to restore native ground cover in prairie and/or forested Florida ecosystems. There is interest in implementing groundcover restoration in Florida’s upland and wetland ecosystems for many reasons such as to reverse biodiversity loss, augment wildlife habitat, restore ecosystem services, enhance aesthetic value and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire {...}