Category: Events

Learn to Protect Your Drinking Water and Septic System: Free Workshops in Marion County

by Yilin
September 20, 2024

Join Us for Two Community-Oriented Workshops on Private Drinking Well Maintenance, Well Water Quality, and Septic System Care in Marion County! Are you concerned about the safety of your drinking water and the health of your septic system? ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Extension, Florida Well Owner Network, FWON, Hurricane Preparedness, Private Wells, Septic Systems, Well Water Testing, Workshop
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October 2024 Class List

by Morgan Roth
September 19, 2024

Join us at the UF/IFAS Brevard Extension office for some fun learning experiences! Make sure to follow us on Eventbrite to be notified by email whenever we post a new class: https://brevardextension.eventbrite.com Want this sent to your email? ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Air Fryer, Air Frying, Backyard Chicken, Canning, Cheese Making, Cooking, Environmental Interpretation, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Food Preservation, Food Safety, Mental Health First Aid, Pesticide, Pesticide Exam, Pesticide License, Pesticide Workshop, Poultry, Pressure Canning, Pressure Cooker, Pressure Cooking, Urban Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
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September Plant Clinic

by llw5479
September 18, 2024

The September Plant Clinic will be held Friday, September 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. See below map. The plant clinic provides a ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Lawn Problem, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Control

Putting on the (Bio)Blitz

by Jackie Lebouitz
September 13, 2024

Last month, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County offered its first ever Dipnets and Donuts: Pond BioBlitz event. It was a great success, with several species spotted in our ponds at Twin Lakes Park. Participants worked in groups and used dipnets ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Biodiversity, Citizen Science, Ecology, Environment, Inaturalist, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Water, Survey

UF/IFAS and Cumbre Kids invite Hispanic families to join fun-filled citizen science adventure Sept. 14-22

by Lourdes Mederos
September 12, 2024

This Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and Hispanic Access Foundation partners invite families to step outdoors and embark on an exciting citizen science adventure. Scientists ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Brittany Marie Mason, Citizen Science, Corey Callaghan, Cráneo + Semana Latina De La Conservación, Cumbre Kids, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, FLREC Global Ecology Research Group, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Global Ecology, Hispanic Heritage Month, INaturalist App, Latino Conservation Week, Spanish-speaking, UF-IFAS, UF/UFAS Extension
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MREC Exhibits at 2024 Landscape Show, Sharing Research and Resources

by Stella Canfield
September 4, 2024

The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) connected with industry professionals at the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)’s 2024 Landscape Show, a three-day event that brings in over 7,000 industry professionals ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: David Norman, FNGLA, Lance Osborne, Liz Felter, The Landscape Show, Yilin Zhuang

Harmony in Bloom: Announcing the 2025 Garden Festival & Plant Sale

by Clarissa Chairez
September 3, 2024

2025 Orange County Garden Festival & Plant Sale Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Mark your calendars! The 2025 Garden Festival & Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Bloom, Festival, FFL, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden, Garden Festival, Garden Festival And Plant Sale, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteers, Master Gardeners, OC MGV, Orange County, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, Orlando Garden Festival, Plants, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
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Welcome to the UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, 2024 Edition!

by Jessie Erwin
August 28, 2024

Welcome back to the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida for the 2024-2025 academic year! We hope your summer was enjoyable and that you're ready to tackle the academic year. In the FSHN Department, we're ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Week, Food Week 2024, FSHN Alumni And Friends Tailgate, FSHN Food Week, Recruiting, Tailgate, UF/FSHN Food Week
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September 2024 Class List

by Morgan Roth
August 23, 2024

Join us at the UF/IFAS Brevard Extension office for some fun learning experiences! Make sure to follow us on Eventbrite to be notified by email whenever we post a new class: https://brevardextension.eventbrite.com Want this sent to your email? ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Advocacy, Agriculture, Arborist, Brevard County, Cheese, Cheese Making, Conservation, Cooking, Easy Recipes, EmpowerU, Environment, Farmer's Market, Florida Friendly Fishing, Food Safety, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardeners, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health First Aid, MHFA, Nutrition, Poultry, ServSafe, Sheet Pan Meals, Sustainability, Volunteers, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mhfa

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