The Florida Land Steward Program is an extension program of the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences. The mission of the Program is to help and encourage private landowners to manage their lands for long-term environmental, economic, and social benefits. The program provides educational and networking services to landowners enrolled in Florida's Forest Stewardship Program, Florida Tree Farm Program, and anyone interested in long-term land stewardship.

The plants and animals that live in Florida rely on the frequent fires that, for millennia, were ignited by lightning. But now, more people than ever are calling Florida their home and wildfires can create a hazard to human safety

Longleaf pine conservation is considered a key part of climate resilience for Florida and the Southeast. But when it comes to climate change, longleaf pines are not out of the woods.

Severe wildfires increase with a decrease in prescribed buns - but new research shows that in some places across the United States there may be fewer opportunities to safely burn in the future.

Fighting woody plant encroachment with prescribed burns may be more effective than land managers previously thought.

An experienced Hotshot firefighter tells his chainsaw geysering story and lessons learned.

NFPBA and Project Learning Tree collaboration to provide information concerning prescribed burning.