Keeping Waste Out of Our Water

Adults fear it and kids love it…it’s poop! Stool, waste, feces, dung, there are many ways to say it, but nobody ever really wants to talk about it. Everything that eats, poops, right? And all… Read More
Posted: June 6, 2016
Adults fear it and kids love it…it’s poop! Stool, waste, feces, dung, there are many ways to say it, but nobody ever really wants to talk about it. Everything that eats, poops, right? And all… Read More
Category: Lawn, Recreation, Water, Work & Life
Tags: animal services, bacteria, dog, EPA, fecal coliform, impaired, pet waste, pets, pinellas, poop, Rain, scoop the poop, waste, water, watershed
by Gator Jane
Posted: May 26, 2016
Do you long to see more birds and butterflies flying about your garden? Do you want to help Florida’s wild critters survive? Are you tired of spending money and time watering, fertilizing, pruning and mowing… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: coastal strand, ecosystem, endangered, exotic, flatwoods, habitat, invasive, Morse, Native, pinellas, salt marsh, sandhill
by bniemann
Posted: May 16, 2016
Water-Wise Awards Program is Now Accepting Applications Applications are now being accepted for the Tampa Bay Water Community Water-Wise Awards program. In Pinellas County, the awards program is sponsored by Tampa Bay Water, Pinellas County Utilities,… Read More
Posted: April 25, 2016
Guest post by Extension Specialist, James Stevenson. What a colorful spring we are enjoying! Perhaps due to this year’s mild and wet winter, spring came early and with great wildflower flourish. It is certainly worth… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: blueberry, butterfly, edible, flowers, grasses, habitats, lmilligan, parks, pink flower, plants, preserves, purple flower, spring, summer, sunflower, upland, wetland, white flower, Wildflower, winter, yellow flower
by tbadurek
Posted: April 11, 2016
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Children find gardening almost magical… and you can too, through their eyes. Remember the first time you planted a seed and watched it stretch fresh green stems and leaves… Read More
by njensen
Posted: April 5, 2016
Nan Jensen, Extension Agent Family and Consumer Sciences Spring cleaning is a tradition that allows us to freshen up our homes and get a head start on the hectic months ahead. Most times we think… Read More
Category: Money Matters
by tbadurek
Posted: March 14, 2016
Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Spring is a beautiful time of year here in Florida. The birds are singing, the weather is warm (but not yet hot), and the flowers and trees are blooming…. Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: allergen, allergies, allergy, garden, gardening, landscape, Landscaping, oak, pine, pollen, spring, tree pollen, trees
Posted: March 7, 2016
Spring break fever is heating up and many of you may be preparing to head out of town to visit family and friends or just get away from it all. From commute choices to cleaning… Read More
Category: Work & Life
Tags: conservation, energy, recycling, rmadhosinghhector, spring, sustainability, water
by Gator Jane
Posted: March 1, 2016
Did you know that our economy and natural environment are under siege by plant and animal invaders? Invasions of exotic (non-native) species cost Floridians over $500 million each year! Our public lands, parks and preserves… Read More
by bniemann
Posted: February 22, 2016
As my colleague Lara pointed out on February 15th, this week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. We’ll be teaching many classes (schedule at link above) around Pinellas County to help you learn about invasive plants…. Read More
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