University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

We are pleased to bring FFGS Geomatics Alum Katie Britt onboard as our Assistant Director for Geomatics Extension Workforce Education and Training. Katie is currently making rounds throughout the state meeting with Florida Surveying and Mapping Society chapter members and practicing surveyors and industry experts. She is collecting data and asking for input that will help her design training and certification programs that will help educate the next generation of geomatics professionals. This is the first geomatics extension position in Florida. #GoGators #Geomatics

Special thanks to Dr. Jane Southworth - Geography Chair, Dr. Di Yang - Geography, Dr. Berry Wen -Geography, Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis - Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Dr. Peter Ifju - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and our own Dr. Eben Broadbent - Forest Ecology and Geomatics for collaborating as panelists to discuss transforming remote sensing with AI. The University of Florida is one of the nation’s first universities to offer its students AI Across the Curriculum with courses in artificial intelligence available in all 16 colleges. AI Days 2024 wraps up on Oct. 30 with workforce readiness for UF students in collaboration with the UF Career Connections Center. Click here for more information: https://lnkd.in/emng97VJ #AIDays

#SPECLab #GatorEye #GatorAI

We are so grateful that a record number of 172 participants showed up ready to run and have fun at our 2024 Flatwoods 5k event at Austin Cary Forest on Oct. 26. Shout out to our "Run like T-Rex father and daughter combo, best friends elbowing and edging each other out at the finish line, kids finishing their first ever 5K, multiple generations making this a family event, FFGS staff and faculty racing through the woods that they teach in and attend events in, and everyone who helped set up, sign in runners, hand out pine cone trophies, and make sure runners had water stations and snacks. And last, but not least, the biggest shout outs to Flatwoods 5K founder John Davis for launching this epic outing and to Ecotourism Prof. Taylor Stein for enthusiastically carrying on the tradition. Photo album is here: https://lnkd.in/eBt8NgGQ Results are here: https://lnkd.in/eJWATXhx

As Florida Forests Week and National Forest Products Week comes to a close, what better way to celebrate than with a Florida Land Steward Partnership tour of Sparkleberry Farm in Earleton, Florida. Owners Bill Black and Denise Mathews purchased their 80-acre property in 2010 with a goal of transforming the neglected stands of pine, cypress, and hardwoods into a sustainable condition for timber production, recreation, and native flora and fauna. That transformation earned Bill and Denise the title of Florida Land Steward Landowners of the Year in 2022. The Florida Land Steward Program is a FFGS extension program with the mission of helping and encouraging private landowners to manage their lands for long-term environmental, economic and social benefits. Learn more about the program here: https://lnkd.in/eusiD75H #floridaforests #flforestry #goodsfromthewoods #NationalForestProductsWeek

Photogrammetry professionals mark your calendars! Dr. Wilkinson the co-author of "Elements of Photogrammetry," a key reference text in the field that extensively covers foundational and advanced concepts in photogrammetry. https://lnkd.in/gbcTST-R

It's Florida Forests Week and National Forest Products Week -- Oct. 20-26, 2024 -- as proclaimed by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and U.S. President Joe Biden. We are proud to celebrate forestry owners, forestry practitioners, and forestry researchers and educators who help maintain Florida's forests (and beyond) for present and future generations! #floridaforests #flforestry #goodsfromthewoods #NationalForestProductsWeek

We are thrilled to meet hundreds of students and visitors at the 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo this week in Moultrie, Georgia. Is there anything better than passing on knowledge and passion for what we do? #FLSpotlightState

Tune in this Thursday October 17 at 6 p.m. EST to watch the YouTube premiere of a Voice of the Sea episode that features several FFGS researchers. Film crews traveled to the Gulf of Mexico to meet up with Florida Sea Grant researchers and partners and learn about farming clams, oysters, and sponges. Watch and chat live with other viewers as this upload is shown for the very first time. Click below to watch the trailer. The same link is where the live premiere will happen.

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