Category: Camp

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place
March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, EVENTS, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Covid-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Florida’s oldest summer camp welcomes alumni on March 14

by Samantha Murray
March 6, 2020

Editor’s note: The event scheduled for March 14 has been postponed. The information below was posted prior to this announcement. Stay tuned for announcements regarding future 4-H Camp Timpoochee alumni events. Alumni and friends of 4-H ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Camp Timpoochee, News

Groundbreaking for 4-H Camp Cherry Lake renovation set for Jan. 31

by Samantha Murray
January 23, 2020

By Chasity Turner Since 1937 4-H Camp Cherry Lake has hosted thousands of youth. The camp experience helps children mature socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically, impacting campers for the rest of their lives. In 2020, Camp ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Camp Cherry Lake, Special Topic

Preventing Summer Slide Made Easy: How Youth Engaged in UF/IFAS 4-H Marine Science Camp

by Lourdes Mederos
July 23, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- We all look forward to summer vacation. It’s when many families take time to make the most of their adventures without having to worry about school projects, tests and homework. The downside of summer school ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Coasts & Marine, Curriculum, UF/IFAS
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Camps, Extension, Leadership, Life Skills, Marine Camp, Marine Science, Research, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, Youth

UF/IFAS Partners with USDA Forest Service to get Kids in the Woods

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 10, 2019

By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Are you worried about your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Camp
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Camp, Children, Nature, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, USDA Forest Service, Youth

Summer Camp Can Prepare Kids for Tomorrow’s Jobs

by Samantha Murray
February 25, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Will my child be able to get a job one day? It’s a question many parents of school-aged kids ask at some point. After all, the job market will only continue to demand a more skilled, more educated workforce. That’s ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Camp Cherry Lake, Camp Cloverleaf, Camp Timpoochee, Heather Kent, News, View Feature, Workforce Preparation

Florida’s Oldest Summer Camp Invites Alumni Down Memory Lane

by Samantha Murray
February 25, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida 4-H alumni will have a chance to relive the summers of their youth at the first annual 4-H Camp Timpoochee Alumni Day, set for March 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Niceville, Florida. Camp Timpoochee will celebrate ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Camp Timpoochee, News

Endowment Honors UF/IFAS Extension Dean, Supports 4-H

by Samantha Murray
January 16, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences receives a donation in someone’s honor, it’s often in memory of someone who has passed away. But that’s not how Larry and Debbie Swindle like ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Advancement, Larry And Debbie Swindle, Nick Place

UF/IFAS Partners with USDA Forest Service to Get Kids In The Woods

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 3, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Is your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Camp, EVENTS, Forests, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Camp, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS

Florida 4-H Is There During the Teenage Years

by Samantha Murray
June 7, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When Deb Jordan dropped off her daughter Maggie at 4-H’s Intermediate State camp last June, she reminded Maggie that if she wanted to go home at any time, mom was just a phone call away. “I was a wreck,” Jordan ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: Camp Cherry Lake, News

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