This Thanksgiving, we want to show our gratitude by highlighting some amazing programs and organizations in Sarasota County that help our community all year-round. We’ll go over local assistance available for utility bills, financing programs ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Money Matters, Work & LifeFollowing a previous article on the number of ways you can help sea turtles, this week we will look at ways that local residents can help keep our waterways clean. Poor water quality is a concern all over the country, and so it is locally as ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterIt is May and this is the official beginning of the sea turtle nesting season. These ancient creatures have followed this nesting cycle for centuries traveling the open ocean, feeding and resting on reefs, then returning to shore in the spring ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, WildlifeWood ducks are one of the most colorful ducks in North America. Breeding males showcase an unbelievable combination of colors including a red bill and eyes, a metallic purplish-green crested head, black cheeks with thick white stripes, a maroon ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeMap and identify invasives with “IveGot1″ Digital devices have proliferated like kudzu in July, and new user applications for these devices are as common as armadillos. Untold hours and dollars are being spent by couch potatoes to ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesAluminum shutters help protect windows from flying debris during windstorms. Here in the latter half of June, temperatures have heated up and summer thunderstorms have swept through on a regular basis. As we are reminded often, hurricane season ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & LifeIn the early ’70s, Gary Iskowitz was doing graduate work as well as teaching tax law while working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Iskowitz saw a growing problem with questionable tax preparers who were scamming low-income ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeIt is August, we are just off another successful Sea Turtle Baby Shower event in the Pensacola area, and we are in peak season for sea turtle hatching. Those little guys have a tough road to follow trying to emerge from their nest to reach the ... READ MORE
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Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension