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View article: Expanding the Scope of Science Education to Engage with Anthropocene Challenges
Expanding the Scope of Science Education to Engage with Anthropocene Challenges Open
While the socio-ecological challenges of the Anthropocene are complex and interdisciplinary in nature, contemporary science is profoundly implicated in understanding and responding to them. The latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation …
View article: Adopt a Tree
Adopt a Tree Open
The Forestry Adopt - A - Tree 4-H Project Book (4HFOM11) is for children ages 5-8. Kids locate and "adopt" a nearby tree, track changes to it over time, do bark and leaf rubbings, and search for visiting wildlife. Youngsters are also intro…
View article: Addressing the climate emergency with educational approaches: a bibliometric analysis of climate change education scholarship
Addressing the climate emergency with educational approaches: a bibliometric analysis of climate change education scholarship Open
This study uses bibliometric techniques to explore the international knowledge base on climate change education (CCE), which considers education as crucial for addressing the climate emergency through fostering climate-literate citizens. A…
View article: Exploring Land-grant Institution Partnerships to Better Serve Audiences
Exploring Land-grant Institution Partnerships to Better Serve Audiences Open
Programs within the Cooperative Extension Service often develop partnerships with other agencies and organizations to better meet their common goals. While there are many benefits of partnerships, they can be challenging when the partners …
View article: Engaging Environmental Education Through PISA: Leveraging Curriculum as a Political Process
Engaging Environmental Education Through PISA: Leveraging Curriculum as a Political Process Open
The Organisation for Economic and Cultural Development (OECD) works with countries worldwide to implement testing in the areas of science, mathematics and reading through the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) every thre…
View article: Using environmental education to nurture positive human–wildlife interactions in India
Using environmental education to nurture positive human–wildlife interactions in India Open
Environmental education has the potential to help reduce negative human–wildlife interactions by increasing positive attitudes toward wildlife and providing participants with knowledge and skills that can help mitigate conflict situations …
View article: Agency in the Anthropocene: education for planetary health
Agency in the Anthropocene: education for planetary health Open
Collective action is essential to address planetary health as current and future environmental challenges are socioecological and require coordinated, informed, and sustained action from all societal sectors. Education that engages interge…
View article: Forest Management in the Interface: Reducing Fire Risk
Forest Management in the Interface: Reducing Fire Risk Open
Managing wildfire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) is challenging. Maintaining community preparedness is a crucial step in mitigating wildfire risk. Wise management of vegetation in and around communities, including procedures such as…
View article: Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision-Makers
Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision-Makers Open
Fire protection is a necessary consideration when building homes and designing neighborhoods in Florida. The type, amount, and structure of vegetation surrounding the development and individual houses will affect the risk that homes will c…
View article: Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind
Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind Open
Wildfire risk depends on the landscape surrounding communities and the vegetation immediately surrounding homes. To protect their homes, residents should consider both the materials used to construct their houses and the vegetation type an…
View article: Agency in the Anthropocene
Agency in the Anthropocene Open
An important construct to be measured in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 is the degree to which 15-year-olds are knowledgeable of, concerned about, and able to act on environmental issues as a result of their…
View article: Clues in the Data: The Role of Education in Adopting Technology That Enhances Sustainable Lifestyle Choices
Clues in the Data: The Role of Education in Adopting Technology That Enhances Sustainable Lifestyle Choices Open
Smart technology has the potential to help people practice more sustainable behaviors, but many barriers still exist. Understanding the motivations of people who use these devices can help educators develop more effective programs to ensur…
View article: Coastal Armoring Impacts on Beaches and Sea Turtles
Coastal Armoring Impacts on Beaches and Sea Turtles Open
Close to 19.6 million people live in Florida, and 76.5% of them, or approximately 15 million, live on the coast. Florida’s coasts are attractive despite the increasing risks from sea-level rise and more frequent climatic events such as hur…
View article: Thinking big: the role of mega trails in creating meaning and sense of place for large landscapes
Thinking big: the role of mega trails in creating meaning and sense of place for large landscapes Open
Context Providing access to natural areas through recreation is a valuable strategy for garnering social support for nature conservation. Direct experiences bring landscapes into people’s perceptible realms and create sense of place and pl…
View article: Testing the influence of visual framing on engagement and pro‐environmental action
Testing the influence of visual framing on engagement and pro‐environmental action Open
Although images play a significant role in environmental communications, few studies have empirically examined whether positive or negative images are more effective at engaging attention and promoting behavior change. We conducted a 6‐wee…
View article: Cooperative Extension Builds Community Capacity Through Inclusive Engagement
Cooperative Extension Builds Community Capacity Through Inclusive Engagement Open
The Cooperative Extension System, a component of every land-grant university, is well positioned to take a leadership role in community engagement in every state. In Florida, a new program called Community Voices, Informed Choices (CIVIC) …
View article: A Scarcity of Biospheric Values in Local and Regional Reporting of Water Issues: Media Coverage in the Floridan Aquifer Region
A Scarcity of Biospheric Values in Local and Regional Reporting of Water Issues: Media Coverage in the Floridan Aquifer Region Open
The values invoked by journalists in the reporting of water issues influence public support for water policy and the assessment of water tradeoffs. This qualitative framing analysis of water coverage from six newspapers in the Floridan aqu…
View article: The effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on opioid consumption, pain and length of stay among patients undergoing prostatectomy and nephrectomy
The effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on opioid consumption, pain and length of stay among patients undergoing prostatectomy and nephrectomy Open
Objective: To examine the effect of the Baptist Health Lexington Urology ERAS Protocol (BHLEX-UEP) on opioid consumption, pain and length of stay among patients undergoing prostatectomy and nephrectomy. Methods: A quasi-experiment (N=303) …
View article: Where There's Fire, THere's Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida
Where There's Fire, THere's Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida Open
Prescribed burning, the carefully planned and directed use of fire to achieve land management goals, is a useful tool for natural resource managers in Florida. Landowners may choose fire to achieve a variety of objectives, including restor…
View article: Water's Journey through natural and human systems
Water's Journey through natural and human systems Open
Residents, farmers, and businesses in southwestern Georgia and northern and central Florida depend on the groundwater from the Floridan Aquifer. The availability of this clean water is important for natural ecosystems, agriculture, the eco…
View article: Dataset for visual framing on engagement and pro-environmental action
Dataset for visual framing on engagement and pro-environmental action Open
This dataset is associated with the article "Testing the influence of visual framing on engagement and pro-environmental action." It includes observation data from an experiment at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Flor…
View article: Water quality in the Floridan Aquifer Region
Water quality in the Floridan Aquifer Region Open
We rely on clean water to sustain human life, ecosystems, and food supply. In Florida and southwest Georgia, the Floridan Aquifer supplies much of the water we use. As populations grow and regional economies expand, the impacts of human ac…
View article: Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida
Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida Open
Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism,…
View article: Basics of Agricultural BMPs in Northern Florida and Southwestern Georgia
Basics of Agricultural BMPs in Northern Florida and Southwestern Georgia Open
Best management practices (BMPs) are cost-efficient processes that improve daily life, from healthcare to food service. Agricultural BMPs aim to reduce water use and improve water quality and soil on farms and ranches as well as to encoura…
View article: Herpetologists’ Conservation Research Focus Drives Their Intentions to Participate in Future Public Engagement
Herpetologists’ Conservation Research Focus Drives Their Intentions to Participate in Future Public Engagement Open
Public Engagement with Science (PES) is a popular topic in the science community due to general concerns about public support for science, attitudes toward science, and changes in scientific funding requirements. PES may be especially rele…
View article: Improving Assessments of Connection to Nature: A Participatory Approach
Improving Assessments of Connection to Nature: A Participatory Approach Open
Experiences in nature benefit humans in a variety of ways, including increasing health and well-being, reducing stress, inspiring creativity, enhancing learning, and fostering environmental stewardship values. These experiences help define…
View article: Yuck! Plural Valuation of Constructed Wetland Maintenance for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment in Rural India
Yuck! Plural Valuation of Constructed Wetland Maintenance for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment in Rural India Open
In 2012, an estimated 50% of rural households in India had a system of drainage for moving wastewater away from their homes, but 0.0% have access to safe, reuseable, treated wastewater. Constructed wetlands can provide decentralized wastew…
View article: Facilitating Community Change: Lessons from Climate Adaptation to Guide Extension Engagement
Facilitating Community Change: Lessons from Climate Adaptation to Guide Extension Engagement Open
This 19-page publication written by Martha Monroe and Annie Oxarart and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation provides Extension faculty in Florida with useful strategies to help communities und…