Category: 4-H & Youth

Pinellas Parks and Preserves are Open for Socially-Distant Recreation

by lcarnahan
April 24, 2020

While the beaches in Pinellas County are gaining a lot of press, County Parks and Preserves have remained open for recreational exercise, with limited amenities, during the duration of the “Safer at Home” County Order . “Under the Governor’s ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Beaches, Covid-19, Parks, Parks And Recreation, Pinellas County
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CALS Honors Two Environmental Science Students

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April 24, 2020

The UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) honored two environmental science students who graduate at the end of the Spring 2020 Semester. Kristina Rodriguez and Hannah Montgomery earned collegiate awards in addition to being among ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Environmental Science, Hannah Montgomery, Kristina Rodriguez, School Of Natural Resources And Environment

Bird Watching Series: Woodpeckers

by Taylor Davis
April 24, 2020

Have you been practicing your bird identification skills from last week? I hope you were able to identify one new bird outside. If you missed it last week's Raptors & Vultures post, click here. This week, we will be learning about “Woodpeckers”. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, Activity, Birds, Conservation, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Wildlife
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Reaction Versus Responding

by Heather Janney
April 24, 2020

Response and reaction are very different things. They may look alike but they feel completely different. Reaction When something happens to you and you immediately act, that is a reaction. There is typically no thought involved in this, almost ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Relationships & Family, , Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Change, Fight Or Flight, Mindfulness, Reaction Versus Response, Youth Development
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What is Mindfulness?

by Heather Janney
April 23, 2020

Mindfulness is paying attention to what is going on around us in a way that allows us to respond rather than react. In addition, it is a quality of being still on the inside and recognizing that this quality is always available, even when our ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, , Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Brain, Destress, Mindful, Mindfulness, Practicing
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My Embryology Experience thru a 4-H Restructured Event

by Yvonne Florian
April 23, 2020

By Yvonne Florian and Christine Kelly-Begazo Our 4-H embryo development display came to live at my house. It was meant as a 4-H demonstration for the Indian River County Firefighters' Fair which would run from March 13th through the 22nd. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Ag Literacy, Agriculture, Bobcats, Cancellations, Chicken Flock, Chicken Needs, Chicken-culture, Chickens, Chicks, Eggs, Embryology, Fair, Incubation, Predators, Quarantine, Raccoons, Raising Chickens
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Understanding Our Connection to Others

by Heather Janney
April 22, 2020

Our mind controls our interactions with others and can influence our interactions in a positive or negative direction. The positive and negative influence others and how they feel or interact as a result of this. When trying to understand our ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Connecting With Others, Covid-19, Covid19, Mindfulness, Positive
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Florida 4-H pen pal program goes national

by Brad Buck
April 22, 2020

This seems like a lost art: Writing a letter using a pen or pencil and a sheet of paper. Florida 4-H youth and many of their counterparts are using this method to communicate to friends. They put it in an envelope, address the envelope, put ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Covid-19, Etiquette, Florida 4-H, Kristie Popa, Letters, Pen Friends, Tycee Prevatt, UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County, UF/IFAS Extension Glades County

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