Faculty and staff members within the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences coordinate Extension programs in ecotourism; fisheries and aquatic sciences; forest stewardship; forest health; urban forestry; wildland-urban interface; and youth education.
Our aim is to expand our current programs to emphasize traditional and non-traditional uses of forests; ecological functions of forests and water resources; wildland-urban interface issues; and integration of our forest and aquatic Extension programs. Much of this is achieved with resources generated through creative partnering and grants.
Extension Program Areas
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Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health
We support the ornamental, food, game, bait, and veterinary industries, both public and private, that work with cultured aquatic organisms; including but not limited to finfish, shellfish (mollusks and crustaceans), plants, and herptiles. Learn more >
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Fisheries and Aquatic Stewardship
We assist private landowners, Extension professionals, resource managers, and public agencies with coastal planning, nonnative and invasive species management, marine and freshwater fisheries, habitat improvement, and water quality issues. Learn more >
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Urbanized Systems
Our Urbanized Systems Extension programs and related resources support the responsible management of urban ecosystems for both people and the environment. Learn more >
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Community Capacity
We provide professional development and leadership training for Florida's natural resource professionals, and work to foster public engagement in the governance of our natural resources. Learn more >
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Forest Health and Stewardship
We assist private landowners and public agencies with insect and disease management, markets for traditional timber products and alternative revenue sources, wildland fire, and restoration of a variety of forest types. Learn more >
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Youth Education
We provide programming that increases youth knowledge and awareness of environmental and aquacultural issues, and help youth educators enrich their own professional development and capacity to teach STEM concepts comfortably. Learn more >
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Geomatics
The Geomatics Extension program works closely with Florida's surveying and mapping industry to provide workforce development resources to those looking to enter the field or advance in it. We provide youth education as well as training and resources for early-career and seasoned professionals. Learn more >
Extension Contacts
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Fisheries and Aquatic Systems
Freshwater, Coastal, Marine, and Aquaculture
Name Expertise Email Phone Location Shirley Baker Marine Ecology; Shellfish Aquaculture Sbaker25@ufl.edu (352) 273-3627 Millhopper
facultyAnna Braswell Coastal Watersheds and Ecosystems a.braswell@ufl.edu n/a Millhopper
facultyJason Bennett jbennett@clas.ufl.edu Ed Camp Fisheries & Aquaculture Management, Policy, Stock Enhancement, Artificial Reefs edvcamp@ufl.edu (401) 862-7702 Millhopper
facultyEric Cassiano Aquaculture; Fish Reproduction; Bivalve Culture; Hatchery Mngmt; Classroom Ed; Larval nutrition; Aquatic Plant Control ericcass@ufl.edu (813) 671-5230 x109 TAL-Ruskin
facultyAngela Collins abcollins@ufl.edu Matt DiMaggio Ornamental aquaculture; baitfish mdimaggi@ufl.edu (813) 671-5230 x115 TAL-Ruskin
facultyElizabeth Duermit Moreau duermite@ufl.edu Ruth Francis-Floyd rffloyd@ufl.edu Bethan Gillett bgillett@ufl.edu Joy Hazell jhazell@ufl.edu Jeff Hill Non-Native Aquatic Species; Invasive Species; Fish Identification; Aquaculture jeffhill@ufl.edu (813) 671-5230 x118 TAL-Ruskin
facultyLeo Ibarra-Castro l.ibarracastro@whitney.ufl.edu Whitney Lab Gretchen Lescord lescord.g@ufl.edu Cortney Ohs Aquaculture & Nutrition; Fish and Crustacean Production; Classroom Education cohs@ufl.edu (772) 468-3922 IRREC-Ft. Pierce faculty Josh Patterson Restoration aquaculture; citizen science joshpatterson@ufl.edu (540) 797-4479 CFC- Apollo Beach Leslie Sturmer Shellfish Aquaculture Lnst@ufl.edu (352) 543-5057 Cedar Key
facultyDaniel Willis djwillis@ufl.edu Huiping Yang Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture huipingyang@ufl.edu (352) 294-0671 Millhopper
facultyRoy Yanong Aquatic Animal Health; Fish Health & Disease; Fish Kills; Aquaculture rpy@ufl.edu (813) 671-5230 x104 TAL-Ruskin
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Forests and Ecosystems
Managed and Natural
Name Expertise Email Phone Location Michael Andreu Urban Forestry; Fire; Bioenergy; Climate change; Forest Stewardship; Tropical forestry mandreu@ufl.edu (352) 846-0355 Gainesville
FacultyWendy-Lin Bartels NRLI, Climate, Farmers, Conflict, Team Science, Stakeholders wendylin@ufl.edu (352) 846-1511 Gainesville
Asst Res SciTyler Carney tcarney96@ufl.edu Tamara Cushing Forest Business Specialist tcushing@ufl.edu (352) 294-9117 Gainesville Faculty Mysha Clarke mysha.clarke@ufl.edu Jon Dain NRLI, Facilitation, Conflict jdain@LATAM.ufl.edu n/a Gainesville Lecturer Chris Demers Forest Stewardship cdemers@ufl.edu (352) 846-2375 Gainesville Staff David Godwin Southern Fire Exchange drg2814@ufl.edu (850) 893-4153 x 261 TLH Staff Jiri Hulcr Forest Entomology; citizen science hulcr@ufl.edu (352) 273-0299 Gainesville
FacultyBasil Iannone Land development, spatial analysis, invasives, restoration Biannone@ufl.edu (352) 294-7499 Gainesville
FacultyAndrew Johnson ajj@ufl.edu Patrick Minogue Forest Management; Herbicides; Woody Biomass pminogue@ufl.edu (850) 875-7142 Quincy
FacultyJocelyn Peskin jpeskin@ufl.edu Jiangxiao Qiu Ecosystem services; Sustainable urbanization; Coastal Resilience qiuj@ufl.edu (954) 577-6337 Fort Lauderdale Faculty Andrew Sims adsims@ufl.edu Taylor Stein Ecotourism; CFEOR; Nature-based Recreation; Park Planning; Off Road Vehicles; Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management tstein@ufl.edu (352) 846-0860 Gainesville Faculty Deb Stone debitharp@ufl.edu -
Geomatics
For general inquiries, please email geo-extension@ifas.ufl.edu.
To contact Katie Britt, Assistant Director for Geomatics Extension, please email k.britt@ufl.edu.