Category: Community Volunteers
Donor Marsh at Duke Energy
June 11, 2018
The problem Habitat loss is a huge problem along the Gulf on Mexico coast. Many groups are attempting to address habitat loss via restoration. Restored habitats include marshes, oyster and coral reefs, and dunes. However, restoration requires ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural ResourcesTags: Coastal Habitat, FWC, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Marsh, NCBS Volunteers, Restoration, Shoreline Restoration, Water Quality
Food waste diversion at the Florida Sweeps Rowing Championships
May 3, 2018
When more than 800 student-athletes from 35 Florida high schools descended on Sarasota for a late April rowing championship, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County was there to cut food waste by boosting composting. By the end of the April ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural ResourcesTags: Benderson, Composting, Green Sports, Pgm_Waste, Rowing, Volunteer
CREATING & FOSTERING CONFIDENCE OF VOLUNTEER MIDDLE MANAGERS
April 20, 2018
K. G. McCormick, UF/IFAS Extension, Seminole County, Sanford, FL Situation: Master Gardener Volunteers require a substantial amount of time to train. Volunteer retention is a large concern once they are trained. Volunteers leaving the program ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, HorticultureTags: 2018, Central District Symposium, Horticulture, Master Gardeners, McCormick, Volunteers
Earthquake Devastation to Education Revolution
April 15, 2018
After a devastating earthquake affected millions of people in the country of Haiti in 2010, Haitian-American sophomore Bertrhude Albert wanted to find a way to help. An English major with a desire to provide some relief to the people of Haiti, ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Work & LifeTags: Aec, Education, Volunteers
Coastal Water Watch in Cedar Key
March 16, 2018
What is Water Watch? Water Watch is a statewide program that trains citizen scientist volunteers to measure water quality along Florida's coasts. In Cedar Key, the Water Watch program is a partnership with Florida LAKEWATCH. In Florida, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural ResourcesTags: Citizen Science, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, NCBS Volunteers, Water Quality
UF/IFAS Extension Hamilton County Celebrates National Agriculture Day
March 16, 2018
Agriculture is a constantly changing, complex industry, striving to meet the needs and concerns of its consumers and customers. Food and fiber are essential to everyday living and we would like to salute the men and women who provide it not ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Livestock,Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Hamilton County, Hamilton County School District, Youth
Master Gardeners Reach Out to the Community
March 15, 2018
Master Gardeners often act as ambassadors for the UF/IFAS Extension. In this blog article, Master Gardener Cora Broskowitz highlights her involvement in Curriculum night at Sanford Middle School, where she and Master Gardener Bonnie Harrison ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Home LandscapesTags: Community Outreach, Cora Broskowitz, Master Gardener, School Garden, Volunteer, Volunteers
Saving energy for those who need it the most
February 26, 2018
In Sarasota County, 42% of households are paying more than 30% of monthly income on housing costs (which is called “cost-burdened”). Among low-income families, there are over 53,000 households (73%) that are cost burdened locally. Energy ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Energy, Equity, Pgm_Sustain, Volunteer