Florida Land Steward Update 1/4/13

 

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Florida Land Steward Update January 4, 2013 Have Land?  Get a Plan and Stay Connected.  Florida Land Steward is your source of assistance, information, events and resources. Happy 2013!  Calendar and news brief below. Please share this update with your neighbors, agents, foresters, biologists, clients, constituents.

News & Info Brief HOW WILL GOVERNMENT “FISCAL CLIFF” ACTIONS IMPACT LANDOWNERS? From Florida Forestry Association's Forestry Friday, 1/4/13: This week the federal government took action to avoid the "fiscal cliff" that has been dominating the headlines.  See the blog at Florida Land Steward Update1/4/13 for a briefing on possible impacts.   2012 TAX TIPS FOR FOREST LANDOWNERS NOW AVAILABLE Tax Tips for forest landowners for preparation of 2012 tax returns available at: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/tax.shtml     SUPPORT THE NEW UF AUSTIN CARY FOREST LEARNING CENTER A new Learning Center will be built to replace the Conference Center that burned in July 2011.  More information about this new facility and how you can help are at this link: http://sfrc.ifas.ufl.edu/Learning_Center/fundraising.html   FWC REQUESTS REPORTS OF PANTHER AND CHIPMUNK SIGHTINGS Report chipmunk sightings here: https://public.myfwc.com/hsc/chipmunk/getlatlong.aspx   Report panther sightings here: https://public.myfwc.com/hsc/PantherSightings/getlatlong.aspx   UF RESEARCHERS NEED YOUR HELP - COYOTES VS BOBCATS: WHAT ARE THEY EATING? See the blog at Florida Land Steward Update1/4/13 for full story.   FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES WEBINARS   ONLINE EVENTS /  VIDEOS EAST FLORIDA (Madison County, east and south) January 6-7 Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business (link) , Hobe Sound, FL. Contact Sarah White at sewhite@ufl.edu or 386-362-1725, ext. 102 for more info. January 17 Forest Stewardship Tour at Scrub Jay Pond (link), Property of Fred and Ann Hunter, Lake County, 9 am to 2 pm ET . Cost is $10. http://fsp-tour011713.eventbrite.com/  January 25 Small Scale Mushroom Production (link) , Live Oak, FL. For more information, contact Sarah White at sewhite@ufl.edu or 386-362-1725, ext. 102. February 4 Introduction to Aquaculture Workshop, 10 am to 4 pm, UF/IFAS Brevard County Extension Office in Cocoa, FL. Cost of the workshop is $10 and lunch is provided. Pre-register at http://aquacultureintro-cocoa.eventbrite.com. For more info contact Holly Abeels, (321) 633-1702 or habeels@ufl.edu February 7 Forest Stewardship Workshop: Timberland Security for Landowners (link), 9 am to 2 pm ET, UF-IFAS Columbia County Extension, $10 fee, registration and info at http://fsp-workshop020713.eventbrite.com/ February 14 Forest Stewardship Tour at Property of John Nash (link) , Levy County, 9 am to 2 pm ET. $10 fee, details at http://fsp-tour021413.eventbrite.com/ March 18-19 Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business (link) , Live Oak, FL. For more information, contact Sarah White at sewhite@ufl.edu or 386-362-1725, ext. 102. WEST FLORIDA (Jefferson County and west) March 22 Forest Stewardship Tour at Property of David McPhaul, Gadsden County, 9 am to 2 pm ET. $10 fee covers lunch and materials. Details to come. WEBINARS, POLYCOM, OTHER January 29 - February 26 Master Wildlifer Webinar Series (link) , presented by Clemson University. This series of interactive seminars is delivered live to your computer every Tuesday evening from January 29 through February 26, 2013, from 7 – 8:30 pm (EST). Details linked above. More events at these calendars:   UF-IFAS Web Calendar Florida Forest Stewardship Program Calendar http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/events_calendar.html Florida Master Naturalist Program Florida Forest Service Forestry Calendar Prescribed Fire Training Calendar Forestry Webinars Check with your UF-IFAS County Extension Office for more events in your county: http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/map/ Visit Florida Land Steward on Facebook   Florida Land Steward Partnership:   FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE FLORIDA FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION UF-IFAS SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION UF-IFAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE FLORIDA FORESTRY ASSOICATION / SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE   A host of other public and private agencies and organizations are involved with Partnership activities.

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