Category: Recreation

Registration Now Open for $380 Million Hurricane Michael
August 26, 2020
For Immediate Release: August 21, 2020 Contact: Office of Communications, (850) 617-7737 Twitter: @FDACS & @NikkiFriedFL Registration Now Open for $380 Million Hurricane Michael Timber and Irrigation Recovery Block Grant ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & LifeTags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Extension, Florida, General Information, Horticulture, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
CALS Alumnus Celebrates National Park Service Birthday
August 25, 2020
August 25 is the birthday of National Park Services (NPS), but according to College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumnus and current master’s student, Russell Galipeau, NPS should be celebrated every day. After graduating with a bachelor’s ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: Parks

Explore Your World backpack: from neighborhood to nature
August 25, 2020
Introducing the Explore Your World backpack! The Explore Your World backpack kit is one of three backpacks designed by UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County in partnership with Sarasota County Libraries. It is designed to help explorers of ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: 4-H, 4H, Activitykit, Conservation, Environment, Explore, Explore Your World Backpack, Nature, Pgm_EcoNR, Wildlife

Grilled Red Grouper with Sweet Mango Salsa: Florida Seafood at Your Fingertips LIVE!
August 5, 2020
Seafood at Your Fingertips Live is going tropical! Summer is in full swing and mangos are ripe for the picking! Try your hand at preparing this nutritious, sweet, savory and refreshing seafood dish! The proportion of the ingredients in this ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & LifeTags: Collier, Cook Your Catch, Eat Seafood America, Fish, Fish Fillet, Fishing, FL Sea Grant, Florida Sea Grant, Grilled Fish, Grouper, Grouper Recipes, Mango, Mango Salsa, More Fish Please, Red Grouper, Salsa, Sea Grant, Seafood, Seafood At Your Fingertips, Seafood Restaurant, SFAYFT, Sweet Mango

Make s’mores and explore the world of solar energy
July 29, 2020
Solar energy has many benefits and uses, from powering homes to cooking delicious treats like s’mores. Discover how you can harness the power of the sun from your home in the newest LIFE: Science Shorts video. Watch, learn, and have fun with ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Home Management, Natural Resources, Recreation, Work & LifeTags: Demo, DIY, Experiment, Kids, Oven, Pgm_Sustain, PV, Renewable, Smore, Solar, Solarenergy, Summer, Sun, Sustainable

Scholarship Opportunity for the Florida Friendly Fishing Guide Certification
July 29, 2020
In June 2020 I wrote a blog post about the Florida Friendly Fishing Guide Certification. As a recap, this online course teaches best practices for catch and release fishing to Florida fishing guides. Each lesson plan focuses on a different aspect ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing Guide, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Recreation