The plants attached to your tree are ball mosses. Despite their common names, Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) and ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata) are not mosses, but members of the Bromeliad family. Ball moss is a small, tufted, gray-green… Read More
This year’s 4-H Day at the Capitol (DATC) will be Thursday, April 4th in Tallahassee. This is a great opportunity for youth to get involved with the legislative process by meeting with elected officials or legislative aides. DATC… Read More
If you’ve applied for a credit card, auto loan, mortgage or some other form of credit, odds are you’ve heard the phrase “FICO score.” When you apply for credit, potential creditors may want to gauge how likely you… Read More
There is a special arborist certification just for risk assessment (Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) and you can find those by looking it up through the International Society of Arboriculture listing. I have given you a link to… Read More
New Year, New You! It’s a phrase being chanted everywhere as people are celebrating the fresh start brought by the new year. Most people have intentions and make great resolutions, however a lot of people won’t keep them… Read More
Fall brings the fair and summer is all about camp, but what is 4-H up to in the spring? Check out some of our upcoming programs! Embryology & Chicken Adoptions Ms. Kelsey and her hard working volunteers will… Read More
Vines: Getting all tied up Most of us have a love-hate relationship with vines. The hate part of the relationship is mostly over the aggressive or invasive vines. The people who love vines are looking at their benefits… Read More
The 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest is an exciting chance for fourth through sixth grade students from all over Nassau County to show off their public speaking skills. This year 11 Nassau County schools participated in the contest, including… Read More
I believe your caterpillar is the Frangipani hornworm, Pseudosphinx tetrio. It is a common moth in the American tropics and subtropics although can occasionally be found in southern parts of Florida. The adult moths are mostly a drab… Read More
