Category: 4-H & Youth

Looking Back on LIFE: A Successful Year for Sarasota County’s Award Winning Youth Education Program

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes
July 1, 2024

Malala Yousafzai, youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient and youth advocate for the power of education and equal opportunity for girls, famously said, "The world is shaped by the dreams and ambitions of its young minds." As we work to address ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Environment, LIFE Program, Nature, Pgm_EcoNR, Youth Development, Youth Education

4-H Youth Grow Radishes and Create Compost

by Randy Penn
April 5, 2024

From seed to salad and beyond, radishes have been big this year at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. It started with our 4-H youth development program. Each year, our 4-H program partners with the school gardens program, the Sarasota County ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation
Tags: 4-H, Compost, Composting, Pgm_Waste, Radish

Extension, County Volunteers Honored at Ceremony

by kgeis
April 5, 2024

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County honored a suite of high-performing volunteers at a March 19 ceremony, ahead of global volunteer month in April. At the event, held in the Sarasota County Commission chambers and including volunteers with ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H Volunteers, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pgm_Admin, Service, Volunteer

My 2022 Internship Experience: Jacob Wilson

by Jacob Ream Wilson and Katherine Clements

January 3, 2024

2024 Sarasota County Summer Internship applications are available! Are you interested in getting hands-on experience in your chosen field? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Intern Sarasota County is dedicated to providing ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Conservation, Ecology, Intern, InternSarasotaLife, Internship, Pgm_EcoNR, Sarasota County, Wildlife

Treasure Quest

by Jackie Lebouitz
November 29, 2023

Hi there! My name is Ozzy the Otter, and I have some exciting news for you. Treasure Quest locations have popped up all across Sarasota County! Come play with me and learn all about what nature has to offer at your favorite park or library. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Adventure, Education, Fun, Game, Libraries, Parks, Pgm_Water, Quest, Treasure, TreasureQuest, Youth

Sarasota 4-H County Council and Club Updates

by Emma Bittar
October 10, 2023

November 2023 Updates 4-H County Council met on November 9th. Here is what was discussed: CAPE Tree Planting at the MGV Plant Sale was successful. Four pollinator trees have been planted around the office. Parent’s Night Out was ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth

Volunteering In Nature: An Opportunity to Continue Changing Children’s Lives

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes
August 31, 2023

Welcome back to Volunteering in Nature, a blog series that explores the wonderful world of volunteering for UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County’s ecology and natural resources program. If you’ve been following along so far, you’ve last read ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Pgm_EcoNR, Volunteer, Volunteering_in_nature

Volunteering in Nature: A Legacy of Love for The Outdoors

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes
August 23, 2023

Welcome back to Volunteering In Nature, a blog series that explores the wonderful world of volunteering for UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County’s ecology and natural resources program. So far, we have shared all about the ecology and natural ... READ MORE

Category: Camp, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Fmnp-in-srq, Pgm_EcoNR, Volunteer, Volunteering_in_nature

Sarasota County honors Extension, other volunteers

by kgeis
April 17, 2023

In celebrating National Volunteer Week (April 16-22), UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County thanks it’s 255 volunteers. Throughout the 2022 fiscal year, Extension volunteers gave 13,042 hours of service worth $390,615 in labor to the residents ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Landscapes
Tags: 4-H, Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, Pgm_Admin, Sustainabiility, Volunteer

Youth learn about water quality, biodiversity

by Michael D'Imperio
March 23, 2023

In today's world, it is more important than ever to provide opportunities for youth to experience the natural world. Each year, local 4th and 5th grade students participate in Learning in Florida's Environment (L.I.F.E.) to explore topics ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: LIFE, Pgm_Water, Water Quality, Youth Development, Youth Education

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