News & Resources

Use these resources to learn more about invasion science efforts at the University of Florida. You can also glean information about our research partners, and find other valuable resources related to invasive species and invasion science.

Upcoming Events

Find Weed Wrangle event details on the Florida Weed Wrangle website, and a map of events here.

• February 24: River Oaks Weed Wrangle, Southwest Florida CISMA
• February 24: Multiple First Coast Invasive Working Group Weed Wrangle events. See flyer for details.
• February 27: Invasive Plant Identification and Management Recommendations in Natural Areas workshop, Quincy. See Eventbrite for details.
• February 27: Suncoast CISMA Invasive Species CEU workshop. See Eventbrite for details.
• February 27: Galaxy Scrub Weed Wrangle, Everglades and Treasure Coast CISMAs
• February 27: FKIETF Workday, Tavernier. Email Beth Bergh at Bergh-Beth@monroecounty-fl.gov.
• February 27: High Ridge Weed Wrangle, Treasure Coast CISMA
• February 28: North African Python Survey, Sunrise. Email Zac Chejanovski at Zachary.Chejanovski@myfwc.com.
• February 29: Invasive Plant Identification and Management Recommendations in Natural Areas workshop, Ponte Vedra Beach. See Eventbrite for details.
• March 1: Kalanchoe Weed Wrangle, Treasure Coast CISMA
• March 1: Invasive Plant Removal, Lagoon Greenway, Treasure Coast CISMA
• March 1: UF DeLuca Preserve Bioblitz, Okeechobee. See blog post or Eventbrite for more details.
• March 2: Spring Hammock Preserve Weed Wrangle, Central Florida CISMA
• March 2: Casselberry Greenway Weed Wrangle, Central Florida CISMA
• March 2: Mary Street Weed Wrangle, First Coast Invasive Working Group. See flyer for details.
• March 2: Peghorn Park Weed Wrangle, Osceola CISMA
• March 5: Lumnitzera removal workday, Coral Gables. Email Jennifer at jpossley@fairchildgarden.org for details.
• March 13: Holly Hill Weed Wrangle, East Central Florida CISMA
• April 13: Beach vitex Weed Wrangle, Six Rivers CISMA

2024 CISMA Webinars

• 3/27/24- Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Control with the FFWCC, McKayla Spencer
• 4/24/24- Student research presentations
• 5/22/24- Communicating with the public, Phillip Stokes
• 6/26/24- Animal risk assessments, Dr. Jeff Hill
• 7/24/24- Habitat modeling of non-native avians, Paul Evans
• 8/28/24- Student research presentations
• 9/25/24- Invasive plant sampling with the Florida Park Service, Frank Price
• 10/23/24- Python habitat use study, Dr. Melissa Miller