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Learn More and Apply for an Internship with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County!

by Samantha Sliger and Katherine ClementsAvatar photo
December 8, 2023

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: Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Communications, Ecology, Intern, InternSarasotaLife, Internship, Natural Resources, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_Sustain
Sarasota is LEED Gold Certified

LEED for Cities Certification: A Roadmap for Success

by Alia Garrett
September 27, 2023

Sarasota County is proud to announce that it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “Gold” certification and national accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council, an honor recognizing an array of efforts ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Efficiency, Energy, LEED, Nature, Pgm_Sustain, Regional, Resources, Sustainability, Transportation, USGBC, Waste, Water

Beating the Heat in Sarasota

by Samantha Sliger
August 8, 2023

Cities often feel significantly hotter than surrounding rural areas due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Urban heat islands are caused by the concentration of surfaces that retain and absorb heat, such as buildings, roads, and pavement. ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Climate, Cooling Centers, Energy Efficiency, Extreme Heat, Florida Heat, Heat, Heat Awareness, Heat Safety, Nature, Pgm_Sustain, Seasonal Sustainability, Sustainability
Eco Summit + Expo: Quality of Life in the Balance: Recharging Our Environment and Reducing Our Footprint

EcoSummit & Green Living Expo: Recharging our Environment and Reducing Our Footprint

by Alia Garrett
July 28, 2023

Sarasota County Sustainability is teaming with the Science and Environment Council of Southwest Florida to bring you an expanded version of our highly popular Sustainable Communities Workshop. The two-day "EcoSummit" and two-day “Green Living ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Conference, Energy, Event, Food, Green Living, Nature, Pgm_Sustain, Sustainability, Trade Show, Waste, Water
Featured image of volunteers and sustainability staff performing energy upgrade installations

Energy Upgrade Installations: Helping Diamond Oaks to shine

by Devin Beede
June 20, 2023

As the summer heat returns, residents of another Sarasota Housing Authority property will receive some relief from high utility bills, thanks to a team of dedicated specialists and volunteers. Sarasota County Sustainability staff and a team ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Money Matters
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Upgrade, Pgm_Sustain, Saving, Sustain, Sustainability, Utility, Water, WaysToSave
Two young African American girls in a black and white historic photo hold a chicken as they stand in front of a 4-H sign.

Remember, Reflect, and Act: Commemorating Juneteenth

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes, Alia Garrett and ahiltonZahir Ringgold Cordes, Environmental Education and Outreach Program Assistant for UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County's Ecology and Natural Resources Program
June 19, 2023

What is Juneteenth? 158 years ago today, June 19th, over 250,000 African American people were brought the news of their legal freedom from chattel slavery by Union soldiers who rode into Galveston Bay, Texas (NMAAHC, n.d.). Despite the Emancipation ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Civil Rights, Equality, Equity, History, Juneteenth, Pgm_4H, Pgm_Admin, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_Sustain, Social Justice

World Environment Day 2023: #BeatPlasticPollution

by Samantha Sliger
June 1, 2023

An Introduction to World Environment Day On June 5th ,1972, the first-ever global conference that put international environmental issues at the forefront, took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The “Conference on the Human Environment” gathered ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Work & Life
Tags: Events, Microplastics, Pgm_Sustain, Plastic, Plastic Cleanup, Plastic Policy, Plastic Pollution, World Environment Day