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Lessons Learned from the 2025 FNPS Conference
Recently, I attended the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) Conference in Gainesville. It was an excellent conference with many interesting programs, speakers, and field trips. Through my experiences attending talks and learning from plant experts at the conference, I’ve compiled a list of lessons I learned that I’d like to share with anyone who wasn’t…
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Five Ways to Make Your New Year More Sustainable
It’s 2025, and vision boards and New Year’s Resolutions are being created as we speak! While New Year’s resolutions typically involve fitness, health, career, or family goals, I’m here to suggest a couple attainable environmental goals. Goal #1: substitute plastic or ziploc bags for reusable bags Plastic sandwich or storage bags add up quickly, especially in…
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How Hurricanes Impact Invasive Species
(Repost from my environmental blog: energyforenviro.com) I am currently sitting in my house in South Florida writing this blog post, since Hurricane Milton has canceled school for the next three days. Even though I’ve lived in South Florida for over 11 years and the Floridian stereotype is to brush hurricanes off, Milton seems to be…
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FISC Conference 2024
My first conference, hosted by the Florida Invasive Species Council (FISC → @fla_invasives), was an amazing opportunity & experience for me. I was grateful to connect with many different people from all parts of Florida about invasive species & discuss the projects I’ve been doing! 🌿 One of the main parts of the conference was…
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Invasive Species of the Month: February Edition
I finally am remembering to write this post…several weeks late and near the end of March. If you were following my Instagram (@studentsagainstinvasivespecies) then you would have seen it already though. So, without further ado, here are the invasive species I highlighted in February: Week of Sunday, February 4: Purple loosestrife is mostly managed through:…
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