Fabulous Florida Fading

Do you long to see more birds and butterflies flying about your garden? Do you want to help Florida’s wild critters survive? Are you tired of spending money and time watering, fertilizing, pruning and mowing… Read More
by Gator Jane
Posted: May 26, 2016
Do you long to see more birds and butterflies flying about your garden? Do you want to help Florida’s wild critters survive? Are you tired of spending money and time watering, fertilizing, pruning and mowing… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: coastal strand, ecosystem, endangered, exotic, flatwoods, habitat, invasive, Morse, Native, pinellas, salt marsh, sandhill
by bniemann
Posted: May 16, 2016
Water-Wise Awards Program is Now Accepting Applications Applications are now being accepted for the Tampa Bay Water Community Water-Wise Awards program. In Pinellas County, the awards program is sponsored by Tampa Bay Water, Pinellas County Utilities,… Read More
Posted: April 25, 2016
Guest post by Extension Specialist, James Stevenson. What a colorful spring we are enjoying! Perhaps due to this year’s mild and wet winter, spring came early and with great wildflower flourish. It is certainly worth… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: blueberry, butterfly, edible, flowers, grasses, habitats, lmilligan, parks, pink flower, plants, preserves, purple flower, spring, summer, sunflower, upland, wetland, white flower, Wildflower, winter, yellow flower
by tbadurek
Posted: March 14, 2016
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Spring is a beautiful time of year here in Florida. The birds are singing, the weather is warm (but not yet hot), and the flowers and trees are blooming…. Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: allergen, allergies, allergy, garden, gardening, landscape, Landscaping, oak, pine, pollen, spring, tree pollen, trees
by Gator Jane
Posted: March 1, 2016
Did you know that our economy and natural environment are under siege by plant and animal invaders? Invasions of exotic (non-native) species cost Floridians over $500 million each year! Our public lands, parks and preserves… Read More
by bniemann
Posted: February 22, 2016
As my colleague Lara pointed out on February 15th, this week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. We’ll be teaching many classes (schedule at link above) around Pinellas County to help you learn about invasive plants…. Read More
Posted: February 15, 2016
This year National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) runs from February 21-27th. If you’re not quite sure what an invasive species is, there is no better time than NISAW to find out! There are many… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: alien, awareness, blogs, education, Extension, invasive plant, invasive species, lmilligan, NISAW, outvasive, photo contest, pinellas county, selfie, Volunteer, wildlife, work days
Posted: January 15, 2016
That’s right, the third Friday of January every year marks Florida Arbor Day. Florida celebrates Arbor Day in January because that is the best time of year to plant a tree in Florida. National Arbor… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Work & Life
Tags: Arbor day, classes, Extension, lmilligan, planting, pruning, tree care, tree planting, trees
Posted: January 1, 2016
In the New Year, we encourage you to make a resolution to champion a sustainable change, whether at home, at work, or in your community. But what if your sustainable vision doesn’t line up with… Read More
Category: Conservation
Tags: change, conflict, hlandis, new year, resolution, rmadhosingh-hector, sustainability
Posted: December 25, 2015
We at UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County would like to wish you a joyful season and a happy, healthy New Year.
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