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    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

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    Extension

    Extension Workshops

    Dr. Ober is director of the Natural Areas Training Academy. The academy provides hybrid workshops (partially online/partially in-person) that address management topics such as how to conduct site assessments, develop long-term resource management plans, manage to promote biodiversity, work with others to manage resources across property boundaries, plan for visitors in natural areas, develop a volunteer program, effectively monitor changes in vegetation over time, restore native vegetation, identify plant communities of Florida, and conduct prescribed burns.

    Several workshops are regularly offered:

    • Conservation Site Assessment and Planning
    • Managing for Diversity across Florida's Unique Landscapes
    • Managing Visitors and Volunteers in Natural Areas
    • Working Across Boundaries to Protect Ecosystems
    • Vegetation Monitoring in a Management Context
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    Dr. Ober also conducts outreach on topics pertinent to managing forests and to foster awareness and appreciation for wildlife.

    Extension Videos

    How to get bats out of a building
    The role of bats and raptors in Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

    Extension Publications

    Forest Management

    Ten tips for increasing wildlife biodiversity in your pine plantations
    Dead wood: key to enhancing wildlife biodiversity in forests
    The value of oaks to wildlife
    Managing oaks to produce food for wildlife
    Forest groundcover restoration
    The importance of bottomland hardwood forests for wildlife
    Management of pine forests for selected wildlife in Florida

    Game Species Management

    Ten tips for encouraging the use of your pine plantations by game species
    A walk on the wild side: 2013 cool-season forage recommendations for wildlife food plots in North Florida
    Temporary food plot deterrents for deer: do they work?

    Bats

    Florida's Bats: Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
    Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat
    Florida's Bats: Velvety Free-tailed Bat
    Insect Pest Management Services Provided by Bats
    Effective Bat Houses for Florida
    Conservation of bats in Florida
    Bats of Florida
    Facts about Diseases: Bats and Coronaviruses
    Bats of Florida Poster

    Nuisance Wildlife

    Baiting the nine-banded armadillo
    Farmer perceptions of wildlife damage to row crops in North Florida
    Overview of how to stop damage caused by nuisance wildlife in your yard
    How to identify the wildlife species responsible for damage in your yard
    How to modify habitat to discourage nuisance wildlife in your yard
    How to use deterrents to stop damage caused by nuisance wildlife in your yard
    How to use traps to catch nuisance wildlife in your yard

    Miscellaneous Topics

    Native Plants That Benefit Native Wildlife in the Florida Panhandle
    Effects of oil spills on marine and coastal wildlife
    Protecting Your Family and Pets from Rabies
    Sea Turtle Conservation: 10 Ways You Can Help
    Sea Turtle Conservation: Priorities for Environmental Education Efforts

    Other Extension Publications

    Trusty, J. L., and H. K. Ober. 2009. Groundcover restoration in forests of the southeastern U.S. CFEOR Research Report 2009-01. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 115 pp.

    Ober, H. K., W. M. Giuliano, W. Sheftall, R. J. Byrne, and J. Dillard. 2012. Leveraging partnerships to achieve high impact: Lessons from wildlife field days. Journal of Extension 50 (1).

    Friedl, S. E., H. K. Ober, T. V. Stein, and M. G. Andreu. 2015. Modernizing training options for natural areas managers. Journal of Extension 53 (5). Available online at http://www.joe.org/joe/2015october/pdf/JOE_v53_5a8.pdf.

    Extension Brochures

    What you need to know if you have bats in a building in South or Central Florida (English)
    What you need to know if you have bats in a building in South or Central Florida (Spanish)

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