Tag: Natural Wakulla

Tent Caterpillars are Setting Up Camp

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Summer is a popular time of year for camping. As school ends, parents are busy signing their kids up for day and overnight camps. Tent moths have a similar plan in mind for their ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bugs, Caterpillars, Community, Environment, Florida, Garden, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Moths, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Pest Management, Plants, Tent, Tent Moths, Trees, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Sweetgum Trees

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Most Wakulla natives will have no problem identifying the sweetgum tree, due to its unique--and painful--burrs, yet few know of the superstition behind them. Besides being sold ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Ball, Burr, Community, Environment, Florida, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Landscape, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Painful, Plant, Spikes, Sweet Gum, Sweetgum, Tree, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In the Garden Now — Tomatoes

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide The hot days and humid nights of August 2015 are not prime for vegetable gardening. This ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Bill Osbourne, Clara Foran, Community, Environment, Extension, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Free, Fun, Gardener, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, Shelley Swenson, Tomatoes, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

Free Mushroom Class!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

All sorts of mushrooms are growing during this wet, warm summer. Learn about the varieties growing in local landscapes, and which ones to avoid. The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office will be holding a basic mushroom program on Thursday, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community, Edible, Environment, Extension, Florida, Food, Free, Fun, Fungi, Fungus, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, Identification, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Mushroom, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Plants, Poisonous, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Rat Snakes

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Invasive species are encroaching on Florida's natural plant and animal inhabitants. From the Tropical Soda Apple, to Burmese pythons and Cuban treefrogs, the indigenous population ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animals, Beneficial, Corn Snake, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Florida Snake, General Information, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Oak Snake, Pest Management, Rat Snake, Reptile, Snakes, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Rabbits

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Bugs Bunny has amused and entertained millions, if not billions, of viewers since his introduction in 1938. His cavalier approach to challenges and signature Brooklyn/Bronx accent ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Bunnies, Bunny, Critters, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Farming, Florida, Garden, General Information, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Pest, Pest Management, Plants, Rabbits, Rodent, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wabbits, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wildlife

FREE Handbook, Disasters : Preparation & Recovery

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Come by the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office, 84 Cedar Avenue Crawfordville, FL 32327 and pick up your Free copy of the Disasters: Preparation & Recovery handbook. Hurricane season begins today! We would like to see your family ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Florida, Food Safety, General Information, Health, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, UF-IFAS, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Free Web Conference for Women Farmers!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

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Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Education, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farm, Farmer, Farming, Financial, Florida, Free, Fun, General Information, Grow, Growing, Help, Horticulture, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Ranch, Rural, Shelley Swenson, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

Scorpions!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Florida is host to many unique animal species, some of which are less than pleasant. The latter variety are mostly insects: fire ants, mosquitoes, love bugs and gnats, all of which ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug, Environment, Florida, General Information, Identification, Insect, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Poisonous, Scorpions, Sting, Stinger, UF-IFAS, Venemous, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Carinata – an alternative fuel source?

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Les Harrison is UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran is UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide Renewable resources are the key to sustainability, especially when it comes to energy. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Alternative, Biofuel, Carinata, Clean, Eco-friendly, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Fuel, General Information, Green, Growing, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Renewable, Resource, Sustainable, Sustainable Living, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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