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Duval County volunteers keep Jacksonville trees trim

by Megan Winslow
April 24, 2024

Jacksonville, the largest city by landmass in the contiguous United States, is also home to the country’s largest urban park system – more than 80,000 acres of land featuring more than 400 parks. For a decade, a cadre of gloved individuals ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 7 Creeks Recreation Area, Duval County, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Parks, Larry Figart, Lauren Chappell, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, Park, Recreation And Community Services, Tree, Tress Stewards, Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Volunteer

Florida celebrates 45 years of Master Gardener Volunteer program

by Megan Winslow
March 14, 2024

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension offices will show appreciation next week for the more than 3,300 residents serving as Master Gardener Volunteers throughout the state. (more…) READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Gardening, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Laynie Yip, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, MGV, UF, University Of Florida, Volunteer, Volunteering, Wendy Wilber

Veterans Gain Stress Reduction Techniques through Gardening

by Dana Edwards
November 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When U.S. Navy veteran Deanne Thompson, 52, signed up for a free group gardening class through the University of Florida’s Wilmot Botanical Gardens, she didn’t realize the stress relief benefits and social outlet she ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS
Tags: Environmental Horticulture, Horticultural Therapy, Leah Diehl, Master Gardener, Therapeutic Horticulture, Veterans, Volunteer, Wilmot Gardens

UF/IFAS CALS students join in hurricane relief efforts

by Dana Edwards
October 26, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This year’s hurricane season has left Florida, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and many other states and countries with severe damage. However, the aftermath of these storms has led students within the University ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, EVENTS, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, WORK & LIFE
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food, Hurricane, IFAS, News, Volunteer

UF students, faculty among hundreds who replanted blueberry bushes damaged by storm

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 18, 2017

DADE CITY, Fla. --- More than 200 volunteers from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and the community gathered on a hot, windy Saturday to replant thousands of blueberry bushes at Pasco County’s Frogmore ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberry, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, News, Volunteer

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