Ongoing Well Study The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) are working together to conduct a study on lawn irrigation wells in Sarasota and Polk Counties. To qualify, you must ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Water
Growing a school garden and looking for grant support? Perhaps finding funding is your New Year's resolution. After all- when you live in Florida, school gardens are in-season in January. Fortunately for you there are grants linked below. Some ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life![Pentas, with tiger swallowtail. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, Wilma Holley]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/09/Pentas-with-Tiger-swallowtail_CROP1338x357-1.png)
By Donna Alese Cooke Residential Horticulture Agent UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Over the past 15 years, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Sarasota County have worked tirelessly on an endeavor close to their hearts: their ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
As a Florida native, I've become fascinated by our sole endemic bird: the Florida scrub jay. When offered the opportunity to help survey populations in the Sarasota area, I couldn't resist, and by just 10:30am I had seen my first jays, helped ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
As an Environmental Education and Outreach Intern for the Ecology and Natural Resource Program at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, I was afforded the opportunity to engage with our flora and fauna in ways I never had before. After some late ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife![Master Gardener Volunteer program members work on landscape demonstrations at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/04/2021_Admin_landscapeMGVsAtTLP01_CROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County thanks all its volunteers for National Volunteer Month in April. Sarasota County Extension volunteers are vital to achieving our mission of community outreach and education. Last year alone, 355 Extension volunteers ... READ MORE
Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers
Are you interested in learning how to save energy and water while helping low-income families in Sarasota County? Our goal is to make Sarasota a more equitable and sustainable place, but we need your help! Become a Sarasota County Energy ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Water
In a normal year, this post would be a highlight of the scope and scale of work completed by volunteers during the International Coastal Cleanup, originally scheduled for this past weekend. We'd laud the number of volunteers who turned out locally ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources
UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County honors three Master Gardener Volunteers for their efforts during COVID-19. Normally, Extension Master Gardener Volunteers staff a customer service desk at the Twin Lakes Park office and assist Sarasota County ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes
UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County volunteers are recognized by Sarasota County along with other County volunteers to celebrate National Volunteer Month in April. Of the 49 recognized volunteers selected from County departments including Human ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers