Category: Disaster Preparation

UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Hurricane House

by Ken Gioeli

August 14, 2023

What is the Hurricane House? The UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County Regional Windstorm Damage Mitigation Training and Demonstration Center (a.k.a. The Hurricane House) is one of several across Florida. The St. Lucie County Hurricane House was ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Construction, Hurricane, Hurricane House, Resiliency, Weather

Congratulations 2023 Florida Master Naturalist Graduates

by Ken Gioeli

August 2, 2023

Congratulations to the graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Programs conducted in 2023 through UF/IFAS Extension offices on the Treasure Coast. The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) is an adult education program developed ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Environmental Interpretation, Habitat Evaluation, Master Naturalist

2022 Updated UF/IFAS Hurricane and Disaster Information

by Ken Gioeli

June 2, 2022

The UF/IFAS Disaster Preparation & Recovery website offers resources to help Floridians prepare for and deal with natural disasters. From hurricanes to floods, tornados to thunderstorms, natural disasters can impact our lives with little ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #landscape, Disaster, Hurricane, Stress, Weather

2020 Updated UF/IFAS Hurricane and Disaster Information

by Ken Gioeli

August 21, 2020

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #landscape, Disaster, Hurricane, Stress, Weather

Bromeliads and Mosquitoes

by Ken Gioeli

July 25, 2020

What can you do to prevent mosquitoes from inhabiting your bromeliad plants? The information below is courtesy of Dr. Roxanne Connelly formerly with the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab and currently with CDC. There are several options: ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Dengue, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, FMEL, Gioeli, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Virus, West Nile

UF/IFAS Extension Partners with Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie on COVID-19 Outreach to Ag Communities

by Ken Gioeli

June 16, 2020

The April 17, 2020 COVID-19 advisory produced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security identifies food and agricultural production systems as critical infrastructure in the U.S. Locally, the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County is partnering ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: COVID-19

From Distancing to Sheltering – an Easy Transition

by Carol Roberts

May 29, 2020

It struck me as conveniently ironic that as we go from distancing to possibly sheltering from a hurricane, many of us may already be somewhat prepared. Stockpiling supplies has been a theme of sorts for the first part of this year - we might ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Disaster Preparedness., Extension, Hurricane, Prepare, Sales Tax Holiday

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place

March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Proper hand washing hygiene resources (corona virus COVID-19)

by Ken Gioeli

March 13, 2020

UF/IFAS Extension has hand washing posters available for download: Proper Hand Washing for School Children (1.38MB PDF) Proper Hand Washing for Elders (1.22MB PDF) Proper Hand Washing for Caregivers (1.38MB PDF) Proper ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, Work & Life
Tags: Corona Virus, Covid19, Handwash, Hygiene

Storm Prep 2019: Gathering your supplies

by Maria Portelos-Rometo

August 28, 2019

We are now in the active hurricane season, with Tropical Storm Dorian heading towards Puerto Rico, and possibly powering up to threaten the Southeastern United States as a major hurricane. Whether you stockpiled early – which is the best approach ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
Tags: Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Preparation, Readiness, Storm, Supplies

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