Courtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension FCS/EFNEP Agent Steps to Follow During and After A Weather Emergency: Never taste a food to determine its safety! Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & LifeQuick information links to keep in mind during hurricane season Official local news and information will always come through your County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). For Bay County visit http://www.co.bay.fl.us/emergency/management.php The ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & LifeIn video family disaster plan visit http://www.floridadisaster.org Resources for business too - short and easy to do! See our Bay Family Cafe Menu for information on future programs. READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you’re an older person living on your own or if an older adult relies on you for help, the next few weeks are a perfect time to spend creating a disaster plan, a University of Florida researcher says. Hurricane season ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeCaption at end of story. Click here for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It might be easy for the casual beachgoer to write off sea oats as mere weeds. However, the lanky grass holds the soil of beach dunes, making it a keystone of the natural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Invasive Species, UF/IFASBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Source: James Kimbrough - jamesk@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2158 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- You can't tell a storm's spit by its punch, the old maxim goes. Florida is used to stronger weather systems than August's tropical ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster PreparationSource: Mark Brennan - brennanm@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Southern states most often wracked by hurricanes are ahead of the nation when it comes to preparing citizens to help in a disaster, but there are still plenty of volunteer gaps ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster PreparationBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Sources: Jonathan Day - jfda@ufl.edu, (561) 778-7200 x132 Roxanne Rutledge Connelly - crr@ufl.edu, (772) 778-7200 x172 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Calling it a silver lining may be a stretch, but the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Pests & Disease, Work & LifeView Photo Stand Alone Photo (No Story Available) READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS, Work & Life