Tree-mendous Environmental Stewardship at UF

While many students spent finals week buried in textbooks, CFACT Collegian Lena Zizza and a group of University of Florida students headed outdoors to leave something lasting behind: a native tree planted near Lake Alice. On April 23, Lena hosted a tree planting ceremony at the University of Florida, bringing together seven students from various campus organizations to plant a Green Ash tree, a species native to Florida. The event was part of CFACT’s Conserve & Preserve campaign, which encourages students to practice real environmental stewardship by maintaining healthy ecosystems, preserving wild spaces, and supporting native plant and wildlife populations. The [...]

By |2026-06-10T16:59:49-04:00May 6th, 2026|Comments Off on Tree-mendous Environmental Stewardship at UF

The case for forest management

"A great amount of National Forest acreage would benefit from prescribed fire. But it is a no condition to be prescribed burned." — Bill Imbergamo, executive director of the Federal Forest Resource Coalition In Episode 203 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Bill Imbergamo from Federal Forest Resource Coalition. Bill serves as their Executive Director.  Here's more about the organization: The Federal Forest Resource Coalition (FFRC) is a unique national coalition of small and large companies and regional trade associations whose members harvest and manufacture wood products, paper, and renewable energy from federal timber resources.  With members in more than two dozen [...]

By |2021-08-16T19:57:42-04:00August 17th, 2021|Comments Off on The case for forest management
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