Forest Health and Stewardship
Our goal is to assist private landowners and public agencies with insect and disease management, markets for traditional timber products and alternative revenue sources, wildland fire, invasive species management, and restoration of a variety of forest types.
Programs and Resources
- Florida Land Steward Program
- Southern Fire Exchange
- Southern Forest and Tree Health Diagnostics
- UF/IFAS Invasive Species Council
- Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas
Extension Contacts
| Name | Expertise | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Iannone | Land Development; Spatial Analysis; Invasive Species; Restoration | Biannone@ufl.edu | (352) 294-7499 | Gainesville, FL |
| Michael Andreu | Urban Forestry; Fire; Bioenergy; Climate Change; Forest Stewardship; Tropical Forestry | mandreu@ufl.edu | (352) 846-0355 | Gainesville, FL |
| Stephanie Cadaval | Urban Forestry; Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management | scadaval@ufl.edu | 352-846-2374 | Gainesville, FL |
| 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, FL |
| Raelene Crandall | Fire Ecology; Disturbance Ecology | raecrandall@ufl.edu | (352) 273-3416 | Gainesville, FL |
| Tamara Cushing | Forest Economics; Forest Management | tcushing@ufl.edu | (352) 294-9117 | Gainesville, FL |
| David Godwin | Southern Fire Exchange | drg2814@ufl.edu | (850) 893-4153 x 261 | |
| Jiri Hulcr | Forest Entomology; Citizen Science | hulcr@ufl.edu | (352) 273-0299 | Gainesville, FL |
| Andrew Johnson | Forest Entomology | ajj@ufl.edu | Gainesville, FL | |
| Pat Minogue | Forest Management; Herbicides; Woody Biomass | pminogue@ufl.edu | (850) 875-7142 | |
| Andrew Sims | Forest Genetics | adsims@ufl.edu |