4-H Strawberry Workshop Open for Youth 8-18
February 3, 2020 Category: 4-H & Youth
Month: September 2015
February 3, 2020 Category: 4-H & Youth
Volunteering In 4-H Educates and Inspires Youth and Adults – Join Us!
February 3, 2020
4-H means diversity in Florida… If you thought you knew all about 4H, think again. 4-H has evolved since its inception in the early 1900’s. While the principles have remained constant, the activities and projects have kept pace with ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthEscambia County Volunteer Training: Managing a 4-H Club
February 3, 2020
The 4-H Youth Development Program aims to be youth-centered, professional-led, and volunteer-delivered. To make this happen, 4-H encourages the teamwork of county- and campus-based faculty, staff, and volunteers to offer youth and adults high-quality ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Community VolunteersTags: About 4-H, Training
The World of Worms – the Annelids… Part 3 of 3
December 4, 2017
In the final segment of this 3 part series on worms we will discuss the largest, most commonly encountered members of the worm world… the Annelids. Annelids differ from the other two groups of worms we have discussed in that they have segmented ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Curiosities, Environmental Education, Panhandle Outdoors, Sea Life, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Worms
Discovering the Panhandle… Barrier Islands… September
December 4, 2017
I am not going to lie… I skipped August… It was hot… September however was nice. The day I made the hike the skies were clear and the temperature was 75°F! wonderfully… truly wonderful. If you are like me you probably begin your day ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Barrier Islands, Curiosities, Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Panhandle Outdoors, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Record Year for NOAA Shark Survey in North Carolina
December 4, 2017
Most of us remember the string of shark attacks that occurred this past summer in North Carolina; as a matter of fact, according to the International Shark Attack File, it was a record year for that region. Since 2001 there have been 34 shark ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Environmental Education, Fisheries, Panhandle Outdoors, Sharks
National Estuaries Week! – Ecotourism
December 4, 2017
A couple of years a few agencies in south Alabama put together something they called the Alabama Birding Trail. It was a relatively simple idea really – they developed a brochure that marked different locations where visitors could enjoy birding ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Estuaries, Habitat Conservation, Hiking, Kayaking, Panhandle Outdoors, Recreation, Sustainable Living, Wildlife
National Estuaries Week! – Seafood
December 4, 2017
Yea, seafood… who doesn’t like seafood… actually, based on a small scale survey I conducted with marine science students over the last 28 years I have found a slight increase in the number of those who do not. Curious about this, I followed ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Environmental Education, Estuaries, Fisheries, Fishing, Panhandle Outdoors, Seafood
National Estuaries Week! – What is an Estuary?
December 4, 2017
Welcome to National Estuaries Week! Each year in the fall NOAA and other agencies try to educate residents about estuaries. The vast majority of humans on our planet live on, or near, an estuary – many not realizing the importance those bodies ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Environmental Education, Estuaries, Panhandle Outdoors, Rivers, Watershed, Watersheds
Panhandle Outdoors LIVE – Aucilla River Sinks Hike
December 4, 2017
A portion of the Aucilla River flows through a landscape of dramatic and unusual geologic formations. Join us for this tour to see an amazing sequence of sinks and river rises, created as the river alternately disappears into the underlying ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Aucilla Sinks, Ecotourism, Environmental Education, Geology, Hiking, Panhandle Outdoors, Panhandle Outdoors LIVE, Sinkholes