Tag: Nature and Health

Person dressed in tree costume outdoors with an adult and two children looking at them

Agents of Discovery: Special Agents Play Mission — Venice Area Audubon Rookery

by Evelyn Spencer
June 30, 2025

First Missions are Live! This month, Venice Area Audubon Rookery was transformed into Sarasota County’s first Agents of Discovery mission location! Agents of Discovery is an interactive, location-based mobile app featuring games and challenges ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife
Tags: AgentsOfDiscovery, Ecology, Exploration, Families, Family, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Youth
Person dressed in tree costume outdoors with an adult and two children looking at them

Agents of Discovery: Now Live! Play and Learn Outdoors

by Evelyn Spencer
June 26, 2025

Calling all Special Agents! UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County in partnership with Sarasota County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources is excited to launch our new interactive learning experience, Agents of Discovery! Agents of Discovery ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family
Tags: AgentsOfDiscovery, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR

Finding peace in difficult times

by Katherine Clements
October 26, 2021

Co-authors: Dr. Katherine Clements and Bonnie Silvestri On September 29, 2021 in recognition of the 31st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and as part of "Take A Child Outside Week", we participated in ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family
Tags: ADA31, Health, Mentalhealth, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Shinrin-yoku, Takeachildoutsideweek
A family has a picnic lunch by Lake Alice on the UF campus. Image used in the 2014 Extension calendar.

31 activities in Sarasota County to “Take Your Child Outside”

by Katherine Clements
October 2, 2021

Did You Get Outside During Take A Child Outside Week! September 24-30 was "Take A Child Outside Week". UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County partnered with multiple agencies to offer opportunities for families to participate in nature-based experiences. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Children, Health, Hike, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Takeachildoutsideweek, Wildlife

Celebrate a keystone species: make your yard gopher tortoise-friendly!

by Katherine Clements
April 9, 2021

April 10th is Gopher Tortoise Day! On any given day in Florida, gopher tortoises may be seen out and about in pine flatwoods or scrub habitats, looking for lunch or basking in the sun... perhaps even in your own backyard! Gopher tortoises ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home With Nature, Conservation, Critter Corner, Gopher Tortoise, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Science, Wild Sarasota, Wildlife
Paynes Prairie wildlife.

Explore the world of birding, with the Explore Your World binoculars

by Katherine Clements
December 28, 2020

What is the Explore Your World backpack? The weather is getting cool! Its the perfect time to go out in your neighborhood or nature and look for birds... they are everywhere! The Explore Your World backpack kit is one of three backpacks ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: Activitykit, Bird, Environment, Explore Your World, Explore Your World Backpack, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Recreation, Science

Be-at-Home with Nature: What’s in your backyard challenge?

by Katherine Clements
April 21, 2020

Nature is Everywhere   Yesterday was an unusually cool day here in Sarasota. Low in humidity, high in cloud cover, with thunder in the distance, I decided to take a break on my backyard deck. As I took a moment to slow down and ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Be-at-home With Nature, BioBlitz, Challenge, Environment, Garden, Health, Home, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Science, Wildlife

Be-at-home with Nature series: Happy Gopher Tortoise Day!

by Katherine Clements
April 10, 2020

April 10th is Gopher Tortoise Day! On any given day in the scrub, gopher tortoises may be seen out and about, looking for lunch or basking in the sun. The scrub ecosystem is a rare component of our Florida environment and is home to many ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home With Nature, Conservation, Gopher Tortoise, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Science, Wild Sarasota, Wildlife
Photo credit: K. Clements

Be-at-home with Nature series: Great horned owls

by Katherine Clements
April 3, 2020

Be-at-home with nature, while staying-at-home! Today, April 3rd, starts our stay-at-home order in Florida. While we are connecting through technology, don't forget the joy, health benefits, and stress relief that being out in nature provides ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Be-at-home With Nature, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Nocturnal, Owls, Pgm_EcoNR, Science, Wild Sarasota, Wildlife

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