Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster Disaster Planning for Senior Adults Hurricane Preparation: A Q&A Guide to Water and Food Safety and Quality Additonal Disaster Preparation Information READ MORE
Category: Disaster PreparationGAINESVILLE, 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 & Life
Hurricane season starts June 1st, now is the time to prepare your landscape to weather the upcoming hurricane season. Now is the time to examine the trees surrounding your home. Look at the whole tree from the crown to the root flare. • ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster PreparationCaption 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 Pam Brown, Emeritus Extension Agent Hurricane season is upon us. Now is a good time to be sure that your landscape is prepared before the weather starts heating up in the tropics.Trees are the largest plants in our landscapes and the most ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Work & LifeBy: 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 PreparationThe University of Florida has a comprehensive "what to do" guide to help you prepare and deal with disasters. With Ike breathing down our necks, this is a good time for sound advice and guidance on what to do to protect yourself, your family, ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & LifeWith T.S. Fay making its way through the state, wanted to make sure everyone is aware that under the new Supplemental Agriculture Disaster Programs included in the 2008 Farm Bill, producers must have crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster ... READ MORE
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Tropical Storm Fay has just passed through the Florida Keys. It was mostly a rain event but in some areas there were lightning strikes, 50 mph winds and standing water. With that happening trees had the potential of being struck by lightning ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster PreparationGet Ready! Here is a quick list for nurseries to get prepared for a hurricane: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP07600.pdf Remember. . .Hurricane season is not over until November 30th and this year is expected to have higher than normal ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life