If you are allergic to oak trees or pine trees, you’re about ready to cry, or perhaps you already are because your eyes are so watery you can’t see. I wrote about pollen in a previous blog, and can’t seem to stay away from the topic. Pollen ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Note: This blog is was inspired by an article in the Homes section of Tampa Bay Times, so while the focus is on homeowners, the information is relevant to everyone! As a homeowner (which I cannot relate), trees can be your best friend or ... READ MORE
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Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee How many trees are there in the City of St. Petersburg? No, this isn’t a trick question or a game like how many marbles in the jar. The St. Petersburg Urban Forestry Committee, a part of ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
The heat is a very real challenge for Florida gardeners. But it’s not just the heat that we’re up against. We also have torrential rains and windy tropical storms. Here are some summer survival tips for Florida gardeners: Make sure to ... READ MORE
Category: , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
You’ve heard of lichen, right? You know what it is, right? It’s a fungus that grows on trees? It is slimy algae? It kills plants? You need to pay someone to remove it? Well, not exactly. Lichen is (or lichen ARE) complex organisms—not ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
I'm hosting a virtual tree art contest for youth in Pinellas County. This isn't your traditional art contest though; we want you to learn about the value and importance of trees in the process! Check out all the details and more on our contest ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources
Okay, here’s the deal…I love trees. I think they are really cool, and overlooked way too often. So, during this time of quarantine, I wanted to create an activity you can do at home to help you learn about why trees are awesome. Check it ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources
Have you ever heard someone say that a dead tree supports more life than live wood? Well, it’s true! In fact, Jogeir N. Stokland, Juha Siitonen and Bengt Gunnar Jonsson wrote a whole book about it called “Biodiversity in Dead Wood”. My ... READ MORE
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In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been blogging about commonly confused tree species (and, well...commonly confuses species in general). Today’s comparison focuses on how to tell apart red maple (Acer rubrum) from sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
We are probably all familiar with cherries, the fruit we get to enjoy this time of year. But today I want to talk about the cherry trees we have here in Florida, which unfortunately aren’t the same ones that produce the yummy cherries we eat. ... READ MORE
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