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UF/IFAS Facilities Rebuild from Hurricane Idalia with Help from Volunteers, Emergency Response Crews

by Meredith Bauer
September 25, 2023

When Hurricane Idalia barreled through the Big Bend region of Florida, Mike Allen was stuck in Gainesville, watching a beloved facility get slammed by storm surge while The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore reported from the facility’s second-story ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Gulf Fritillary butterfly on flower

South Florida joins citizen scientists across the globe to compete in city nature challenge April 28-May 1

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
April 21, 2023

The race is on to support biodiversity in a big way. Cities in ​Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties have partnered as the South Florida team in the City Nature Challenge (CNC). Now in its eighth year, the City Nature ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: City Nature Challenge, Corey Callahan, Frost Science MUVE, Phillip And Patricia Frost Museum Of Science, SoFLo City Nature Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

Científicos instan a residentes de Florida a reportar lagartijas no nativas para evitar su propagación

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
February 14, 2023

Para accesar a los subtítulos en español, por favor seleccione configuración-subtítulos- español.  El basilisco marrón, una lagartija no nativa, está expandiendo su rango de distribución en el sur y centro de Florida y los científicos ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Basilisco, Conservacion, Corytophanidae, EddMaps, Espanol, Especie No Nativa, Ken Gioeli, Lagartija, Lourdes Pérez Cordero, UF/IFAS, Vida Silvestre

Este 5 de febrero, únase al monitoreo de cangrejos herradura de Florida

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
January 12, 2023

Los cangrejos herradura son una parte vital de la ecología costera de Florida. Los científicos locales están trabajando con miembros de la comunidad, para recopilar información sobre las especies en las playas del condado de Miami Dade. ¿Quiere ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Cangrejo Herradura, Capacitacion, Ciencia Ciudadana, Conservacion, Conteo, Espanol, Florida Sea Grant, Monitoreo, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Voluntarios

UF/IFAS Extension relationships highlight community resilience after Hurricane Ian

by Alyssa VinsonAvatar photo
November 9, 2022

Co-authored by Alyssa Vinson and David Outerbridge Wakeful in early morning, cool air, clear sky, what would the morning sun bring to light and sight? Intensification, quick turns, bundling up loved ones and properties. The day after Hurricane ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community, Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Ian, Master Gardener Volunteers

El Festival de Otoño del Departamento de Extensión de UF/IFAS en St. Lucie: una comunidad en crecimiento

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
October 10, 2022

¿Busca un evento de otoño que supere el tradicional huerto de calabazas? No olvide marcar su calendario el sábado 15 de octubre, de 8 a.m. a 4 p.m. cuando ocurrirá el Festival de Otoño del Departamento de Extensión Social de UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Actividades, Departamento De Extension, Espanol, Fall Festival, Festival, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Programa De Voluntarios, Programas, Spanish, Talleres

Ayude a combatir la inseguridad alimentaria donando frascos de mantequilla de maní a su oficina local de extensión de UF/IFAS

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
October 3, 2022

La mantequilla de maní es un artículo popular en bancos de alimentos gracias a sus nutrientes, proteínas y sabor, además de poseer una larga vida útil. Con el aumento de la inseguridad alimentaria como resultado de la pandemia de COVID-19, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Desafio, Donar, El Desafio De La Mantequilla De Mani, Espanol, Extension Social, FAMU, Mani, Mantequilla De Mani, Peanut, Peanut Butter Challenge, Spanish
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Voices of UF/IFAS: Ray Goldwire

by April Martin
October 7, 2021

Name: Ray Goldwire Position with UF/IFAS: Volunteer, UF/IFAS Master Beekeeper Current city: Gainesville Hometown: Starke     Years with UF/IFAS: I graduated from the University of Florida in 1958 with a BSBA in Economics and a minor ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Honey Bee Research And Extension Lab, Pollinators, Voices Of UF/IFAS

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