Category: Community Volunteers
Service Learning Through Sending Cards
May 14, 2020
During this time of COVID-19, Columbia County 4-H wishes to challenge you to help someone near to you deal with the current social distancing that everyone is experiencing. Everyone goes through those times where they experience darkness and ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & LifeTags: 4-H, Covid-19, Covid19, Greeting Cards, Mail A Card, Service Learning, SOS, Summer Of Service, Youth Development
Sewing on a Button
May 7, 2020
Sewing on a button is one of those things that comes in handy when you are trying to put on a shirt and all the sudden the button comes loose putting you behind in leaving or having to completely change clothes. Even though sewing a button back ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Home Management,Tags: 4-H, Buttons, Life Skills, Quick, Sewing, Sewing By Hand, Youth Development
Coastal Invaders: Mother of Millions
May 6, 2020
Among the sandy dunes of northeast Florida, there’s a plant quietly replicating itself. It outcompetes our native beach species slowly altering the ecology. Mother of Millions (Kalanchoe x houghtonii) or sometimes called Chandelier plant, ... READ MORE
Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Coastal Invasives, Invasive Species, Invasive Species Removal, Mother Of Millions, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Nassau Extension, Volunteer
Virtual training for Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch now live!
May 6, 2020
Living fossils, online! It's clear that people love horseshoe crabs all over the state! The Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch citizen science program is strong and growing rapidly statewide. Unfortunately, we had to cancel or postpone many training ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Citizen Science, Coastal Systems, Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, Horseshoe Crabs, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers, Research
Assess and Build Resiliency in your Community Programs.
May 4, 2020
Community programs of all sorts are consumed today by planning and implementing programs in a rapidly shifting environment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But we also need to keep an eye on the future and start planning for the long-range impact ... READ MORE
Category: , Community Volunteers, Professional Development, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Community Program, Covid-19, Education, Non-profit
COVID Cane Toad Removal
April 24, 2020
With many Floridians following the Governor’s safer at home order, homeowners have gotten to know their yard and neighborhood landscaping extremely well! One activity you can participate in while on your walks is the removal of invasive ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife, Work & LifeTags: Amphibian, Bufo Toad, Cane Toad, Collier County, Invasive, Invasive Species, Pest, Poison, SWFL, Toad
Celebrating Florida Master Gardener Volunteers during National Volunteer Week
April 22, 2020
It's #NationalVolunteerWeek and we're celebrating our Master Gardener Volunteers. These men and women serve their communities wholeheartedly, everyday. Many have even found ways to continue to serve remotely throughout this difficult season. ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Home LandscapesTags: Florida Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteers, National Volunteer Week
“Can Anyone Out There Help Me?”
April 17, 2020
UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Extension Master Gardeners provide University of Florida research based horticulture options, multiply outreach of UF/IFAS Extension offices, saving taxpayer dollars and fill a gap in ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & DiseaseTags: Citizen Scientists, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Master Gardener, Research, UF/IFAS Extension