EDIS Publications - Florida Specific Fact Sheets
Florida focused fact sheets written by University of Florida faculty and staff are available free of charge through the EDIS (the Electronic Data Information Source of UF/IFAS Extension) Web site.
Fact sheets have been divided per PLT materials, 4H resources, general Florida-specific topics, and effective environmental education topics.
- Addressing Misconceptions about Wildland-Urban Interface Issues
By Martha C. Monroe (PreK-8 Manual Activity #54, 56; Places We Live Module; Urban Forests Supplement) - Addressing Sunshine State Standards in Elementary School Teacher Professional Development Workshops.
By Seitz, J., M. C. Monroe, K. Thurman. - Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
By James J. Ferguson and Bala Rathinasabapathi (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12, 29) - An Introduction to GPS or El Sistema de Posicionamiento Global - GPS
By Jorge R. Rey (Places We Live Module) - Assessment and Management of Hurricane Damaged Timberland
By Alan Long, Jarek Nowak, Chris Demers, Rick Williams, Nicole Strong, Jib Davidson and John Holzaepfel (Hurricanes/Natural Disasters) - Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
By Edward F. Gilman, Mary L. Duryea, Eliana Kampf, Traci Jo Partin, Astrid Delgado, and Carol Lehtola (Hurricanes/Natural Disasters) - Backyard Habitat Ponds
By Craig Watson (PreK-8 Manual Activity #31, 54, 55; Places We Live Module) - Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
By Jason M. Martin, Richard N. Raid, and Lyn C. Branch - The Basics of Educational Podcasting: Enhancing the Student Learning Experience
By Jamie S. Foster and Stephanie A. Havemann (Teaching Tools) - Bats of South Florida
By Frank J. Mazzotti and Laura A. Brandt - A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management
By Florida LAKEWATCH (PreK-8 Manual Activity #38, 71) - Benefits of Prescribed Burning
By Alan J. Long (PreK-8 Manual Activity #81) - Biological Control Contaminant Facilities in Florida
By W. A. Overholt, R. D. Cave, P. D. Pratt, P. C. Lake and J. C. Scoles (Invasive Species) - A Bird’s-Eye View: How Birds Select Habitat
By Mark E. Hostetler - Black Snakes: Identification and Ecology
By Steve A. Johnson and Monica E. McGarrity - Brazilian Pepper-tree Control
By Ken Gioeli and Ken Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Butterfly Gardening in Florida
By Joe Schaefer, Craig N. Huegel, and Frank J. Mazzotti (PreK-8 Manual Activity #31, 54, 55; Places We Live Module) - Classical Biological Control of Brazilian Peppertree in Florida
By J.P. Cuda, J.C. Medal, D.H. Habeck, J.H. Pedrosa-Macedo and M. Vitorino (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Common Oaks of Florida
By Nancy P. Arny (PreK-8 Manual Activity #21, 61, 64, 68; Urban Forests Supplement) - Common Pines of Florida
By Nancy P. Arny and D.M. Flinchum (PreK-8 Manual Activity #21, 61, 64, 68; Urban Forests Supplement) - Construction of Home Compost Units
By Roger A. Nordstedt and Anne W. Barkdoll (PreK-8 Manual Activity #36, 37, 82, 83) - Consumer Choices Can Reduce Packaging Waste
By Kenneth R. Burger (PreK-8 Manual Activity #36, 37, 82, 83) - Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Florida
By K.A. Langeland and R.K. Stocker (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12, 86; Urban Forests Supplement) - Controlling Invasive Exotic Plants in North Florida Forests
By Chris Demers and Alan Long (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12, 86) - Converting Yard Waste Into Landscape Assets
By Gerald Kidder (PreK-8 Manual Activity #54, 55, 56; Places We Live Module ) - Creating and Working with Rubrics
By Aubrey L. Stoughton and Brian E. Myers (Teaching Tools) - Cypress: Florida’s Majestic and Beneficial Wetlands Tree
By Mary L. Duryea and L. Annie Hermansen (PreK-8 Manual Activity #21, 61, 64, 68; Urban Forests Supplement) - Dealing With Venomous Snakes in Florida School Yards Series
By Steve A. Johnson and Martin B. Main (PreK-8 Manual Activity #46) - Ecological Consequences of Invasion by Melaleuca Quinquenervia in South Florida Wetlands: Paradise Damaged, not Lost
By Frank J. Mazzotti, Ted D. Center, F. Allen Dray, and Dan Thayer (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Economic Dimensions of the Problem of Invasive Species
By Edward A. Evans (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12, 86) - Edible Landscaping for Urban Sustainability
By Eva C. Worden (PreK-8 Manual Activity #16) - Effective Use of Field Trips in Educational Programming: A Three Stage Approach
By Brian Myers and Linda Jones (Field Trips) - Effects of Fire on Florida’s Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
By Martin B. Main and George W. Tanner (PreK-8 Manual Activity #81) - Enhancing Natural Resource Programs with Field Trips
By Julie Athman and Martha C. Monroe (Field Trips) - Enhancing Natural Resource Programs with Service Learning
By Janice Easton and Martha C. Monroe (Service Learning) - Environmental Education Resources from Federal and State Agencies
By Alison W. Bowers and Martha C. Monroe - Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for Florida
North / South / Central
By A.W. Meerow and R.J. Black (PreK-8 Manual Activity #30, 31, 39, 55; E&S Kit) - Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Determining Shade Patterns for Florida
North / South / Central
By R.J. Black and A.W. Meerow (PreK-8 Manual Activity #30, 31, 55; E&S Kit) -
Exotics in the Wetlands: West Indian Marsh Grass
By Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, and James P. Cuda (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Extension Service Consumer Fact sheet: “Paper or Plastic”
By Kenneth R. Burger (PreK-8 Manual Activity #36, 37, 82, 83) - Evaluacion del Daño y Restauración de los Arboles Despues de un Huracán
By Edward F. Gilman, Mary L. Duryea, Eliana Kampf, Traci Jo Partin, Astrid Delgado, and Carol Lehtola (Hurricanes/Natural Disasters) - Evaluating Learning in Laboratory Settings
By Wendy J. Warner and Brian E. Myers (Evaluation) - Farming in the Forests of Florida
By Brian Becker and Sarah Workman (PreK-8 Manual Activity #16, 17, 32, 69) - Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Understanding Fire Behavior
By Cotton K. Randall (PreK-8 Manual Activity #81) - Florida's Native Bromeliads
By Barbra C. Larson, J. Howard Frank, Ginger M. Allen and Martin B. Main - Florida State Laws Related to Land Use
By Rodney L. Clouser and Michael T. Olexa (PreK-8 Manual Activity #33, 55, 56; Places We Live Module; Urban Forests Supplement) - Give Forests a Hand:
Youth Action Guide / Leader’s Guide (Urban Forests Supplement) - Guide to Collecting and Maintaining Live Arthropods for Classroom Display in Florida
By S. McCann, J. D. Ellis, and M. K. O’Malley - Helping Cavity-nesters in Florida
By Joe Schaefer - Help Protect Florida’s Forests from non-native plants
By K.A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12, 29, 86; Urban Forests Supplement) - Herbicides to Kill Invasive Trees in Home Landscapes
By K. A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12; Urban Forests Supplement) - Home Water Quality and Safety
By Dorota Z. Haman and Del B. Bottcher (PreK-8 Manual Activity #36) - How Trees Grow in the Urban Environment
By Mary L. Duryea and Marlene M. Malavasi (PreK-8 Manual Activity #31, 41, 54, 55, 56; Places We Live Module; Urban Forest Supplement) - Hurricanes and Mosquitoes
By Roxanne Rutledge (Hurricanes/Natural Disasters) - Improving Inservice Teacher Workshops in Florida
By Martha C. Monroe, Jenny Seitz, Shruti Agrawal, Michelle Aldridge, Sheda Morshed, Elizabeth Swiman, and Vicki Crisp - Improving Student Achievement with Environmental Education
By Martha C. Monroe, Jeanette Randall, and Vicki Crisp - Invasive Insects (Adventive Pest Insects) in Florida
By J. H. Frank and M. C. Thomas (Invasive Species) - Involving Youth in the Community Development Process
By Rosemary V. Barnett and M. A. Brennan (Service Learning) - Just Say YES to Youth Environmental Stewardship
By Martha C. Monroe - Kids in the Woods
By Martha C. Monroe - Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife: Top Ten Tips for Success
By Mark E. Hostetler, Gregg Klowden, Sarah Webb Miller, and Kara N. Youngentob (PreK-8 Manual Activity #31, 54, 55; Places We Live Module) - Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind
By Martha Monroe, Alan Long (PreK-8 Manual Activity #81) - Land Use Conflicts
By Rodney L. Clouser (PreK-8 Manual Activity #33, 55, 56; Places We Live Module; Urban Forests Supplement) - The Land Use Debate—Situational Background
By Rodney L. Clouser (PreK-8 Manual Activity #33, 55, 56; Places We Live Module; Urban Forests Supplement) - Laws that Protect Florida’s Wildlife
By Joe Schaefer and John Tucker (PreK-8 Manual Activity #9, 88) - Living with Alligators: A Florida Reality
by Elizabeth Swiman, Mark Hostetler, Martin Main, and Sarah Webb Miller - Marine Toads: Quick Reference Sheet (Invasive Species)
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Lagoon Quest: A Case Study in Environmental Education Program Evaluation
By Judith Chen-Hsuan Cheng, Martha C. Monroe, and Alison Gordon (Evaluation) - Native Plants that Attract Wildlife
By Craig N. Huegel - Natural Area Weeds: Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)
By K.A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Natural Area Weeds: Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
By K.A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Natural Area Weeds: Skunkvine (Paederia foetida)
By K. A. Langeland, R. K. Stocker, and D. M. Brazis (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Natural Area Weeds: Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum L.)
By K. A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Natural Area Weeds: Distinguishing Native and Non-Native "Boston Ferns" and "Sword Ferns" (Nephrolepis spp.)
By K. A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Natural Area Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum)
By Kenneth A. Langeland (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12) - Natural Enemies and Biological Control
By Hugh A. Smith and John L. Capinera (Invasive Species) - Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds
By C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, and James A. Rodgers, Jr. - An Overview and Informal Key of the Ferns of Florida
By Douglas Scofield, Ginger Allen, and Martin Main - Overview of the Florida Solid Waste Management Act of 1988
By Jonathan F.K. Earle, Roger A. Nordstedt and Marie S. Hammer (PreK-8 Manual Activity #36, 37, 82, 83) - Potential Feedstock Sources for Ethanol Production in Florida
By Mohammad Rahmani and Alan Hodges (PreK-8 Manual Activity #14, 86) - Prescribed Burning Regulations in Florida
By Alan J. Long (PreK-8 Manual Activity #81) - A Primer on Invasive Species in Coastal and Marine Waters
By Charles Jacoby, Linda Walters, Shirley Baker, and Karen Blyler (PreK-8 Manual Activity #12, 86) - Restoring the Urban Forest Ecosystem: An introduction
By Eliana Kämpf Binelli, Kim D. Coder, Hallie Dozier, Mary L. Duryea, Henry L. Gholz, Lawrence V. Korhnak, Joseph M. Schaefer (PreK-8 Manual Activity #30, 31, 54, 55, 74, 96; Places We Live Module; Urban Forest Supplement) - A Scientific Framework for Managing Urban Natura Areas
By Frank J. Mazzotti and Carol Morgenstern (PreK-8 Manual Activity #54, 55, 56; Places We Live Module; Urban Forests Supplement) - Sea Turtle Identification and Viewing Guidelines
By Lindsay Nester and William M. Giuliano - Southern Trees Fact Sheets (PreK-8 Manual Activity #21, 61, 64, 68)
- Starting a Community Garden
By Eva C. Worden, Adrian Hunsberger, and John McLaughlin (PreK-8 Manual Activity #54, 55, 56; Places We Live Module) - Sudden Oak Death
By Philip F. Harmon and Carrie L. Harmon (PreK-8 Manual Activity #77) - Treatment Wetlands in Florida
By William F. Debusk (PreK-8 Manual Activity #38, 71) - Trees in Your Life
By Martha C. Monroe (PreK-8 Manual Activity #13, 15, 16, 32, 51, 82) - Tropical Hardwood Hammocks in Florida
By Annisa Karim and Martin B. Main (PreK-8 Manual Activity #48, 49; Urban Forest Supplement) - Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth
By Jennifer Seitz, Martha Monroe, and Francisco Escobedo (Urban Forest Supplement) - Urban forests: A supplement to Florida's Project Learning Tree.
DeVera, B., M. C. Monroe, and J. A. Seitz. - The Value of Endangered Species: The Importance of Conserving Biological Diversity
By Frank J. Mazzotti (PreK-8 Manual Activity #9, 88) - Visual Teaching Tools: Concept Maps
By Lauren Dillard and Brian E. Myers (Teaching Tools) - Watching Florida’s Wildlife
By Joe Schaefer - Water for Wildlife
By Lauren J. Cryer and Frank J. Mazzotti (PreK-8 Manual Activity #55; Places We Live Module) - What is in a Natural Resource Management Plan?
By Chris Demers, Alan Long and Robert Clausen (PreK-8 Manual Activity #32, 33, 50, 56; Places We Live Module) - Wind and Trees: Surveys of Tree Damage in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricanes Erin and Opal
By Mary L. Duryea (Hurricanes/Natural Disasters)