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Eric Hellgren: Conflict and conservation of black bears in Florida
After receiving his Ph.D. in 1988 from Virginia Tech University, Eric Hellgren held research and academic appointments at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and at Oklahoma State University before moving to Southern...
Bo Beaulieu: PIE Center provides voice for agricultural and natural resource issues
Before joining Purdue University in April 2013, Bo Beaulieu served as director of the Southern Rural Development Center and professor of rural sociology at Mississippi State University for nearly 16 years. He previously served as faculty at the University of...
Noel Perkins: Promising insights revealed in public perceptions of agricultural water use
By Noel Perkins Vice president of communications Florida Dairy Farmers It’s long been said that farmers were the world’s first environmentalists. And dairy farmers are among those in agriculture leading the way for environmental stewardship and sustainability. Sound...
Jenny Adler: Survey shows disconnect between water research, public
By Jenny Adler Water is one of the quintessential characteristics of Florida – visitors flock to the Sunshine State to visit its beaches, rivers, lakes, and springs. In Florida, we live on top of our main water supply: beneath our feet, the water winds its way through...
Colleen K. Porter: Surveys discover how people think, feel
Survey research is based on the idea that the only way to find out about real people is to talk to real people. Surveys collect data about how folks live and what they think across a wide range of issues, including election polling, market research, evaluation of...
W. Timothy Coombs: Easy-to-overlook points in crisis planning
Most managers have no trouble covering the basics for crisis planning. Managers are competent at creating the basic crisis management plans and crisis teams However, there are a few finer points managers often overlook when creating their crisis management plans and...
Daniel Hahn: Expand the web of emergency management
How do you view emergency management? Are you the kind that thinks if it is not written in a FEMA document then it is not worthy of being emergency management? Do you think that emergency management has boundaries it should not cross for political reasons? Do you...
Ludie Bond: How to plan for an incident you didn’t see heading your way
The Florida Forest Service (at that time known as the Florida Division of Forestry) warned the Florida Highway Patrol that smoke would continue to be a concern during the overnight hours and could potentially impact both US Hwy 441 as well as I-75 to the west. Fog was...
Staci Braswell: Population, production and protection of Florida’s endangered, threatened species: is it possible?
It’s a peninsula approximately 447 miles long and 361 miles wide, and is home to 33 first-magnitude springs — more than any state or any other nation in the world! There are 663 miles of coastline and over 11,000 miles of rivers, streams and waterways. Add to that 166...
Mark Hostetler: How are cities connected to the plight of Florida’s endangered species?
/>Many of Florida’s unique species, such as the Florida Panther, Florida Scrub Jay, West Indian Manatee, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Florida Ziziphus, Schaus Swallowtail, and the Key Deer are at risk of becoming extinct or at least being extirpated from Florida. There...
Jack Payne: Renewed branding is essential to IFAS
/>The University of Florida is engaged in a comprehensive effort to achieve two important goals: position itself as a premier public research university and affirm its commitment of service to Florida residents. Both objectives were and will be critical to the...
Joan Flocks: A starting place for understanding immigration reform
In late May 2013, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S 744), which will, within several weeks, appear before the full U.S. Senate for consideration. The bill is a bipartisan,...