Category: Disaster Preparation

Palm trees in a storm

Prevention Pays! The True Cost of Flying Storm Debris

by Britta Kellner
August 15, 2025

Iconic palms define our tropical Florida landscape, but beautiful palm fronds can become dangerous and even deadly during a storm.  Strong  winds from hurricanes and other storms often turn everyday items like palms and loose branches, patio ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brevard County, Britta Kellner, Environment, Family Safety, Finances, Hurricane, Storm Debris
Image of hurricane over Florida

Smart Planning to Weather the Storm

by Britta Kellner
August 6, 2025

Hurricane Season: A Yearly Reality for Brevard and Beyond Living on Florida’s Space Coast means hurricanes, tropical storms, and emergency alerts are a part of life. Preparation is essential—not just for peace of mind, but for the safety ... READ MORE

Category: , Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Brevard County, Emergency, Family Safety, Finances, Health, Hurricane, Preparedness, Tax Free, Weather
Rain garden bioswale and plants at a park in the city of Cape Canaveral

Smart Rain Garden Series – Why a Rain Garden in the City?

by Holly Abeels
November 6, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #5 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater
Rain garden bioswale and plants at a park in the city of Cape Canaveral

Smart Rain Garden Series – Why Veterans Memorial Park?

by Holly Abeels
October 30, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #4 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater
Rain garden bioswale and plants at a park in the city of Cape Canaveral

Smart Rain Garden Series – How does filtration work?

by Holly Abeels
October 23, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #3 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater
Rain garden bioswale and plants at a park in the city of Cape Canaveral

Smart Rain Garden Series – What is a bioswale?

by Holly Abeels
October 16, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #2 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater
Rain garden bioswale and plants at a park in the city of Cape Canaveral

Smart Rain Garden Series – What happens during and after a rain event?

by Holly Abeels
October 2, 2024

Droppin’ In at the Smart Rain Garden #1 in a series of 5 write-ups to introduce the processes and technology at work in the City of Cape Canaveral's Veterans Memorial Park "Smart" Rain Garden. Please join us for all the posts in this series. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Green Infrastructure, Indian River Lagoon, Sea Level Rise, Stormwater

Climate Change Is A Current and Future Issue

by Holly Abeels
December 3, 2018

The nation’s economy, public health, infrastructure, and natural resources face an immediate and continued threat from climate change impacts, warns the comprehensive 4th National Climate Assessment (NCA4) released on November 23, 2018. The ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES, Relationships & Family, Water
Tags: Climate Change, Global Warming, Sea Level Rise
Disaster can strike at anytime, are your keepsakes and records preserved?

Teaching Kids the Importance of Keeping Track of Memories (For Disaster and Historical Records Purposes)

by Gus Koerner
December 28, 2017

There are certain items we possess that have more than just monetary value, and sometimes it is difficult for children to realize this. It is important however, that we teach children the difference between items have a high financial value ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Relationships & Family
Tags: Disaster, Hurricane, Memories, Records

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