UF/IFAS
News

Home » News » Tag: Okaloosa County

Tag: Okaloosa County

Citizen scientists help researchers protect keystone species

by Megan Winslow
April 16, 2025

Range maps for diamondback terrapins – a type of vulnerable turtle species – highlight the entire United States East Coast and Gulf Coast. Until a few years ago, however, the shading hiccupped between Port St. Joe, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Apalachicola County, Baldwin County, Bay County, Bycatch Device, CITES, Citizen Science, Conservation, Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora, Crab Trap, Environment, Escambia County, Florida Sea Grant, Gulf Coast, Habitat, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Keystone Species, Marsh, Mathilda Ravine, Megan Winslow, Mollusks, Okaloosa County, Orientation, Panhandle, Panhandle Terrapin Project, Pensacola And Perdido Bays Estuary Program, Rick O'Connor, Santa Rosa County, Survey, Threatened, U.S. Geological Survey, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, USGS, Volunteer, Wakulla County, Walton County

Spread the word: Peanut Butter Challenge kicks off Oct. 1

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 22, 2021

The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual jar collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. Unopened jars of peanut butter can be donated to local ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Calhoun County, CALS, Citrus County, Clay County, Escambia County, FAMU, Food Insecurity, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Leon County, Libbie Johnson, Liberty County, Madison County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County, UF/IFAS Extension Glades County, UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Indian River County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Union County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County

A Healthy Table virtual workshop returns with holiday meal prep

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 1, 2021

It’s hard to believe, but the holiday season is just around the corner again, and many people will look forward to cooking festive meals. “A Healthy Table, Festive Feasts” is a special holiday-themed virtual cook-along workshop with ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bay County, Calhoun County, Escambia, Gulf County, Jackson County, Liberty County, Manatee County, News, Northwest Extension District, Okaloosa County, Walton County

Get answers to your landscape disease questions in next ‘Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!’

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 7, 2021

The next “Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!” will discuss ornamental and turf diseases, live on June 10 at 1 p.m. Eastern, noon Central. Recordings are posted afterward at tinyurl.com/GardeningLive. Zoom requires pre-registration, ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Horticulture, Larry Williams, Matt Orwat, Okaloosa County, Phil Harmon, Plant Pathology, Santa Rosa County, Stephen Greer, Turfgrass, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District, Washington County

Up your lawn game with tips from UF/IFAS experts

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
April 7, 2021

“Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!” returns in 2021, and the next episode covers lawns. The next event is live on April 8 at 1 p.m. Eastern, noon Central. Recordings are posted afterward at tinyurl.com/GardeningLive. Zoom requires ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bryan Unruh, Gardening In The Panhandle, Julie McConnell, Larry Williams, Lawn Care, Lawns, Leon County, Mark Tancig, Okaloosa County, Pat Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District, Virtual Learning, Wakulla County, West Florida Research And Education Center

Peanut Butter Challenge Back on Track After Hurricane Michael Recovery

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 19, 2019

Last year’s UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Butter Challenge was just getting started when Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle. As the communities dealt with the aftermath and UF/IFAS Extension offices became collection points for all varieties ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Hurricane Michael, Indian River County, Jefferson County, Julianne Dinkel, Libbie Johnson, Okaloosa County, Panhandle, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Peanuts, Santa Rosa County, UF/IFAS Extension

Join beach cleanups this Saturday during International Coastal Cleanup

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 19, 2019

By Rhett Register GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- This weekend is the 34th annual International Coastal Cleanup, an effort by coastal communities to remove trash from their beaches and coastal areas. Created and run by The Ocean Conservancy, a national ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Ana Zangroniz, Brittany Scharf, Broward County, Cedar Key, Florida Sea Grant, Hernando County, International Coastal Cleanup, Laura Tiu, Miami-Dade County, Nature Coast Biological Station, Okaloosa County, Plastic, Pollution, Savanna Barry

Subscribe For More Great Content

IFAS Blogs Categories