GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The UF/IFAS Extension 4-H Youth Development Program and Florida 4-H Foundation are honored to announce the 2023 inductees to the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame: Betsy Barfield of Jefferson County, Todd Bundy of Gadsden and Leon ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo What motivates people to adopt and model sustainable landscape practices in their urban landscapes? Meet Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Keith ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
The UF/IFAS Okaloosa County Master Gardener Volunteers will hold their 2023 Spring Plant Sale 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. Our ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
The race is on to support biodiversity in a big way. Cities in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties have partnered as the South Florida team in the City Nature Challenge (CNC). Now in its eighth year, the City Nature ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
In celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day, the City of Bradenton and Manatee County has once again partnered with Keep Manatee Beautiful and the Arbor Day Foundation to provide free trees to residents. City of Bradenton and Manatee County ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS![group of volunteers and staff members after receiving sarasota county honor for their efforts. [credit: sarasota county government]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2023/04/20230320_VolunteerAppreciationBreakfast_013_SD_CROP1338x357.png)
In celebrating National Volunteer Week (April 16-22), UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County thanks it’s 255 volunteers. Throughout the 2022 fiscal year, Extension volunteers gave 13,042 hours of service worth $390,615 in labor to the residents ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Landscapes
2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium - Natural Resources Kovacs, C.J., UF/IFAS Extension Flagler County, 150 Sawgrass Rd Bunnell FL 32110 Situation and objectives: Plastic pollution is one of the most detrimental environmental issues ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
In every Florida county, community members turn to their local UF/IFAS Extension office for year-round assistance in gardening, youth programming, home management and other needs. But behind many of these program areas are robust networks ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers
What is the gARTening Program? The gARTening Program is designed to connect residents to both our UF/IFAS Extension Services and Horticulture through the use of art within gardening. The gARTening program is a program for all ages, from 4-104 ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
March 4th, 2023, was a beautiful sunny day. The UF/IFAS Extension Orange County campus was flooded with 2300 people to celebrate the 12th annual Garden Festival and Plant Sale. Plant and craft vendors were here showcasing their beautiful ... READ MORE
Category: , Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes