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2024 Community Water Wise Awards


June 3, 2024

By: Doris Heitzmann   Is your yard a winner? Enter your landscape today to find out. The Community Water Wise Awards Program is sponsored by Tampa Bay Water and was created to recognize individuals and businesses committed to conserving ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape, Pinellas, Save Water, Water, Water Conservation, Water Wise

New Episode from Naturally Florida Podcast: “Mosquito Season is Coming!”

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April 15, 2024

Are you itching for answers to the pesky mosquitoes starting to make their presence known? In this two-part episode, we explore the mosquitoes of Florida, covering everything from mosquito biology, types of mosquitoes, mosquito surveillance ... READ MORE

Category: , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Lmilligan, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Naturally Florida Podcast

Master Gardeners Present Programs in St. Petersburg


November 29, 2023

Written by Master Gardener Volunteer Rebekah Heppner Master Gardener Volunteers are now serving the southern part of Pinellas County with educational classes and one-on-one assistance. Boyd Hill Nature Preserve requested us, and we were happy ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Boyd_Hill, Ethnobotany, Master Gardener, Plants, Pollinators, Vegetable Gardening

After the Storm: Flooded Landscapes


August 31, 2023

Was your landscape swamped by the recent hurricane? Many plants in the landscape are not tolerant of standing water, especially salty or brackish water. Under these conditions the roots cannot get oxygen and essentially the root system suffocates. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Flood, Hurricane, Landscape, Salt Water, Storm, Tropical Storm

Ticks and Tickborne Illness in Florida, a new episode from Naturally Florida

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August 4, 2023

In this episode we explore the creepiest, crawliest, grossest of arachnids, ticks. And no, we don't feel bad calling them gross! Tick-borne illnesses can wreak havoc on people's lives and there is still so much we don't know about them. On ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation
Tags: Lara Milligan, Naturally Florida Podcast, Shannon Carnevale, Ticks

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