Category: Water

Nelson es galardonada con el premio nacional a la excelencia por su trabajo en Extensión comunitaria

by Luz Bahder
October 2, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Tras casi una década fortaleciendo a las familias de Florida a través de la educación y la divulgación, la dedicación de Nelly Nelson la ha hecho merecedora ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Agente De Extension, APLU, Ciencias De La Familia Y Del Consumidor, Consumidor, Crianza, Desarrollo Juvenil, Diferencia Positiva, Distrito Suroeste De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Educación, Español, Extension, Familia, Finanzas, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Habitos Alimenticios, Homeflow, Honor, Impacto, Liderazgo, Manatee, Maternidad, Nelly Nelson, Nicole Walker, Parejas, Parejas Inteligentes, Paternidad, Premio, Premio A La Excelencia En Extensión Del 2025, Programa Flujo De Hogar, Programación Innovadora, Reconocimiento, Relaciones, Relaciones De Pareja, Seguridad Alimentaria, SMART Couples, Spanish, Traducido Al Español, UF-IFAS, Universidades Públicas Y De Concesión De Tierras, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Vocación, Voluntariado

Nature and Health: Take a Child Outside Week Promotes Connecting Youth with Nature

by Katherine Clements
October 1, 2025

"Nature-Deficit Disorder" Prompts Greater Focus on Getting Children Outside “Take a Child Outside Week” occurs annually from September 24th - 30th, initiated by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as an effort to raise awareness ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family, Health, Nature, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR

Colaboración en Extensión: Compartiendo Ciencia y Construyendo Comunidades

by Sara MacDonald
September 30, 2025

La semana pasada fui la conferencista invitada en un evento de Lunch & Learn. El programa se organizó en colaboración con Love Your Block de la Ciudad de Port St. Lucie. En esta ocasión compartí los principios de Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Conservation, Extension, Florida Friendly Landscape, St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Protecting Florida Citrus and Groundwater

by Mike Loizzo
September 29, 2025

Florida’s citrus groves have faced enormous challenges over the last two decades. The Asian citrus psyllid has spread citrus greening disease, known as Huanglongbing, or HLB, to trees across the state. The result is a decline in citrus production ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Aquifer, Citrus, Davie Kadyampakeni, HLB, Huanglongbing, Imidacloprid, Qudus Uthman, Sandy Soils, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Water

ex•plore: Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services Facility Tour

by Erin Petersen
September 29, 2025

For over 80 years, Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services (MMS) has managed the surveillance and reduction of mosquito populations here in Sarasota County. To share more about their process, MMS generously offered a public tour of their ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: County, Explore, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Management, Mms, Mosquito, Pgm_Chemicals, Sarasota, Services, Tour

Nativa de Miami regresa a casa para enfocarse en la juventud, la comunidad y el clima como directora de Extensión de UF/IFAS

by Luz Bahder
September 29, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. En sus primeros 30 días como directora de la Extensión de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: 4-H, Agua, Clima, Comunidades, Desarrollo Juvenil, Directora De Extensión, Ecosistemas Marinos, Educación Nutricional, Español, Experiencia Global, Gricultura Comercial Y Urbana, Impacto, Iniciativas De Alto Impacto, Miami-Dade, Oficina De Extensión De Miami Dade, Pamela Aracena Santos, Planificación Colaborativa, Resiliencia Comunitaria, Spanish, Suelo, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences

Meet Kylie Wilson: A Florida Master Naturalist Program Success Story

by Katherine Clements
September 25, 2025

Meet Kylie Wilson: Sarasota's Spectacular Shorebird Superstar! Kylie is one of those rare breeds- a native Sarasotan. We've had a few of them now in our Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) courses at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. Even ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Master Naturalist Program, FMNP, Fmnp-in-srq, Master Naturalist, Pgm_EcoNR

Florida Land Steward Update, September 19, 2025

by Chris Demers
September 19, 2025

“MIND THE GAPS” WORKSHOPS: ENGAGE IN LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION EFFORTS Initiated by the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation and many partners, the goal of “Mind the Gaps” gatherings is to recognize geographical connections that are irreplaceable. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Cogongrass, Conservation, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Florida Wildlife Corridor, Forestry, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife

Palms: Overview & Resources

by Hannah Eason
September 16, 2025

Palms Overview 1. Select the right palm for the right place. Soil pH matters for certain palms. Native palms are generally better adapted to Florida and provide other benefits, especially for wildlife. 2. Determine if the palm has a crownshaft ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Agent, Central Florida Gardening, Cflandscapes, Class, Crownshaft, Deficient, Diagnostics, Fertilizer, FFL, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hwooten, Landscape, Landscapes, Lawn, Lethal Bronzing, Native Palm, Palm, Palms, Prune, Pruning, Pruning Palms, Resorts, Tree

Set it and Forget it Hydroponics Workshops–10/15/25

by Hannah Eason
September 15, 2025

I just love growing food hydroponically! Why? I am more likely to harvest it and eat it, too. Over 600,000 YouTubers love how I teach hydroponics in 8 minutes. You can get growing with that free video, but maybe it only 'wet' your appetite? ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Aeroponics, Ag, Agriculture, Agroecology, Alternative Ag, Alternative Agriculture, Cffarms, Cflandscapes, Chef, Class, Commercial Food Production, Community Food Systems, Deep Water Culture, Drip, Dutch Buckets, Ebb And Flow, Entrpreneur, Farm, Farm Business, Farm To Table, Farmer, Farming, Floating Raft, Flood And Drain, Food, Food Production, Food Security, Food System, Food Systems, Green Revolution, Grow, Grow Food In Space, Grow Your Own, Home Food Production, Hospitality, Hwooten, Hydro, Hydroponics, Hydroponics Class, Hydroponics In Jail, Hydroponics In Schools, Kratky, Local, Local Food Garden, Nft, Nutrient Film Technique, Ocextension, Orlando, Self Reliant, Slow Food, Small Farm, Start A Farm, Sustainable, Sustainable Ag, Sustainable Agriculture, Table”, Tower Garden, Tower Gardens, Train The Trainer, Training Programs, Urban, Urban Ag, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farm, Urban Farming, Urban Food Systems, Urban Smart Farm, Zip Grow

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