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Master Gardener Volunteer Spring Festival Annual Plant Sale

by Lisa Strange
April 17, 2026

The UF/IFAS Taylor County Master Gardener Volunteers will hold their Annual 2026 Spring Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at the Taylor County Extension office located at 203 Forest Park Dr., Perry. (Forest Capital ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: #TaylorCounty, Conservation, Florida, Florida Friendly Landscape, Gardening, Master Gardener, Plant Sale, UF/IFAS Extension
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Media Alert: Join UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County for a Beginning Backyard Poultry Workshop

by Jamie Groh
April 17, 2026

What: UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County is hosting a Beginning Backyard Poultry Workshop for new and aspiring poultry farmers.  Where: UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County, 84 Cedar Ave, Crawfordville, FL 32327.  When: Thursday, April 30, 5:30 – 8 p.m. ET. Cost: A $15 pre-registration fee ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Wakulla County
Festival goers learning from UF and external scientists about marine pollution (2023). Photo credit: Emily Colson, UF/IFAS NCBS.

Media Alert: Join UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station for Community Science Night

by Jamie Groh
April 14, 2026

What: UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station (NCBS) is hosting a free and open to the public Community Science Night.  Where: UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station, 552 1st St, Cedar Key, FL, United States, Florida 32625.  When: ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community Engagement, Community Events, Featured, Nature Coast Biological Station, NCBS, UF IFAS News, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Lauren Goldsby, UF/IFAS Extension Agent, leads a hands-on blueberry workshop for community members in Bay County.

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Goldsby’s Path to Extension

by Eva Sailly
April 13, 2026

Lauren Goldsby’s path to becoming a UF/IFAS Extension Agent in Bay County, Florida's panhandle, wasn’t linear. During her undergraduate years at UF, she worked in the Forage Breeding and Genomics Lab and the Blueberry Breeding Lab, gaining ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni-feature, Bay County, Blueberry, Extension, Gerardo Nunez, Goldsby, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Plant Science, Student, Teaching, UF/IFAS CALS, UF/IFAS Extension

Bogged down by non-native plant guides

by Natural Areas Training Academy
April 13, 2026

One of the Natural Area Training Academy’s (NATA’s) core courses, “Managing for Diversity Across Florida’s Unique Landscapes,” just concluded. We discussed non-native and invasive plants, which brought up several questions regarding ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Events, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Managing For Diversity Across Florida's Unique Landscapes, NATA, NATA Core Courses, Natural Areas Training Academy, Shelly Johnson, UF/IFAS Extension
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UF/IFAS Extension Natural Resources Leadership Institute Names Permanent Director

by Jamie Groh
April 10, 2026

Just as this year’s Class 25 Fellows graduate, the UF/IFAS Extension Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) has more to celebrate as Joy Hazell is named permanent director after spending more than a year as interim.   “I’m ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Director, Featured, Leadership, Natural Resources Leadership Institute, UF/IFAS Extension
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Digital Preparedness: Protect Your Information Before, During, and After a Disaster

by Alicia Betancourt
April 7, 2026

Website tracking collects your online behavior using cookies, pixels, and device fingerprinting. After disasters, scammers can use this data to send targeted phishing messages, fake FEMA alerts, and fraudulent contractor offers. Protecting your ... READ MORE

Category: , Disaster Preparation, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Consumer Protection, Digital Privacy, Disaster Preparedness, Financial Resilience, Florida Keys, Fraud Prevention, Hurricane Safety, Identity Theft, Monroe County Florida, Online Safety, UF/IFAS Extension
A large group of people at a banquet sitting in white chairs at white round tables with a woman standing at the speaker's podium at the front of the room.

Media Alert: Join as UF/IFAS Extension Natural Resources Leadership Institute Recognizes Graduates of Class 25

by Jamie Groh
April 6, 2026

What: UF/IFAS Extension Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI) Class 25 Graduation Banquet  Where: Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention, 811 S Main St, Gainesville, Fl When: Saturday, April 18, 5:30 – 9 p.m.   Media ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured, Natural Resources Leadership Institute, NRLI, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida
Blue Bird feeding on a bird feeder UF/IFAS Photo by Cristina Carrizosa.

Want to attract birds to your outdoor spaces? Ask IFAS bilingual resources offer guidance on the right approach

by Lourdes Mederos
April 2, 2026

More than 50 million Americans feed birds, putting out an estimated billion pounds of bird food each year, based on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data summarized by bird-feeding researchers. Backyard bird feeding is popular across Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Backyard Birds, Bird Feeders, Bird Food, Bird-friendly, Birds, Birdwatching, Food, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, Outdoor Spaces, Prey, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation

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