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New manual provides instructions for building environmentally friendly, man-made reefs

Living shorelines are gaining popularity in Florida as residents seek sustainable solutions capable of calming waves and restoring habitats. The materials used to form man-made reefs, however, are not always environmentally friendly or easily accessible. Through a newly published

UF/IFAS research protects pollinators from harmful pesticide exposures

Years ago, when purchasing a flat of pansies at a garden center, Chris Wilson noticed a label indicating the flowers had been treated with insecticides. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘But bees can’t read labels,’” said Wilson, interim chair of the UF/IFAS soil, water and ecosystem sciences

Tracing the Long-Term Impacts of Biosolids on Florida’s Sandy Soils

What happens to nutrients and metals in soil long after biosolids—a byproduct from sewage treatment—have been applied to the land? That’s the question JoAnn Donald, a graduate student in the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES), set out to answer. The research study appears in the journal Geoderma Regional. Working under the guidance of Dr. Yang Lin, SWES assistant professor of soil health, JoAnn

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