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Wakulla Extension Offers Fun, Free Events

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 6, 2012

Join us for fun events4-H Summer Camps - (each camp has a fee) click here for more information (note: Survival 101 is full and Bachelor/Bachelorette is canceled) Do you need help with your finances? Call for a Master Money Mentor 850-926-3931. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Farming, Finances, Free, Fun, General Information, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Sustainable Living, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County

Hurricane Preparedness Tips

by John Wells
June 6, 2012

By Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS TIPS Please consider doing one small thing TODAY that would better prepare you for the threat of ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Educational, Environment, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Financial Planning, Florida, Getting Ready For A Hurricane, Hurricane, Preparedness, Shelley Swenson, Storms, Tips, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension

Keep/Start Recycling

by John Wells
April 25, 2012

Get Your Family Involved With Your Recycling Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/ Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension On my evening walks, I notice the trash and recycling containers curbside. My informal ... READ MORE

Category: WORK & LIFE
Tags: Aluminum, Educational, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Glass, Green Living, Plastics, Recycling, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable, Trash, Wakulla, Wakulla Extension

Green Scene: FDA Continues to Study Bisphenol A

by John Wells
April 3, 2012

By Shelley Swenson Family and Consumer Sciences/Expanded Food and Nutrition Program UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Several months ago I wrote an article about some of the safety concerns expressed by many on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA). ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Bisphenol A, Educational, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, FDA, FDA Concerns, Green Living, Nutrition, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla Extension

Bat Fest 2012 Wakulla Springs State Park

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 22, 2012

By Les Harrison and Sherri Kraeft UF IFAS/Wakulla County Extension Join Les Harrison County Extension Director and Sherrie Kraeft 4-H Agent at the Bat Fest 2012 at Wakulla Springs, May 20th, 2012, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. They will have a booth ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Bats, Environment, General Information, Insect Management, Lawn & Garden, Natural Resources, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla Springs

Cold February Days

by John Wells
February 7, 2012

Recent scientific research by Atmospheric and Environmental Research, a Verisk Analytics company suggests the reason that February is turning cold in Florida relates to snowfall in Siberia last October. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: Agriculture, Citrus, Cold, Crops, Environment, Environmental, Farmers, Farming, February, Florida, Freeze, Garden, General Information, Growers, Growing, Lawn & Garden, Snowfall, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Weather

Is it time to ban the can? What is BPA?

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 3, 2012

By Shelley Swenson Family & Consumer Sciences Agent Is it time to Ban the Can? What is BPA and should I avoid it? Where is the research to support this concern? Has it been suggested to you through your reading or conversations that ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Bisphenol A, BPA, Cans, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, General Information, Linings, Safe Foods, Sustai, Wakulla

SAVE THE DATE FOR “GREEN” EVENTS

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2012

By Shelley Swenson, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, Wakulla County Extension 850-926-3931 Plan to attend two important Green Events: Interested in Green Cleaning products. UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension and Sustainable Big Bend will ... READ MORE

Category: WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cleaning Products, Energy, Energy Saving, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Event, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Green Living, Green Living Expo, Recycle, Sustainable, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, Sustainable Living, Wakulla, Watts

Big Bend Bugs! – Hickory Horned Devil

by John Wells
January 17, 2012

Hickory Horned Devil (larva), Regal Moth or Royal Walnut Moth,Citheronia regalis (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Citheroniinae) The imposing larva, known as the hickory horned devil, is most often observed when it is full grown ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug Identification, Bugs, Caterpillars, Environment, Hickory Horned Devil, Landscape, Les Harrison, Natural Wakulla, Nature, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County Extension

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