Tag: Wakulla County

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director With Wakulla County’s warm weather a few months away, there are plenty of dormant, but not inactive plants in the environment. Seed distribution is ongoing in wild and… Read More

Category: Natural Resources

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Free Personal Finance Apps

Posted: February 1, 2016

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Would you like to track your spending? Review your choices to see which best meets your needs. Click Here For More…..

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life

Tags: Community, credit, education, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, finance, Finances, free personal finance apps, General Information, Shelley Swenson, wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension

Live Oaks

Posted: January 29, 2016

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director While Wakulla County’s residents are among the fortunate who did not suffer the recent blizzard’s ill effects and brutal results, there still has been some cold weather. The… Read More

Category: Natural Resources

Tags: Community, Environment, Extension, General Information, Les Harrison, Live Oaks, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, trees, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Live Oaks

Posted: January 29, 2016

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director While Wakulla County’s residents are among the fortunate who did not suffer the recent… Read More

Category: Natural Resources

Tags: Environment, Landscape, Les Harrison, Live Oaks, Native Plants, Natural Resource, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, trees, wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Winter Snakes

Posted: January 25, 2016

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director On the still days after a cold front has passed through Wakulla County, the chilly silence can be thunderous. Only the occasional puff of wind in the pine… Read More

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife

Tags: Eastern Diamondback, Environment, Les Harrison, moccasins, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, non-venomous, North Florida, pygmy rattlesnakes, snakes, venomous, wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, wintertime

January is Family Fit Lifestyle Month

Posted: January 20, 2016

Photo Credit: University of Missouri Extension By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Research has found that inactive children are much more likely to be inactive… Read More

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life

Tags: children, education, Exercise, Extension, Families & Consumers, family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Florida, My Activity Pyramid, physical, Shelley Swenson, teens, wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Thistles Are A Host For Leaffooted Bugs

Posted: January 19, 2016

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director With the turn of the year and the noticeably lower temperature readings, most of Wakulla County’s residents turn their attention to activities that do not require exposure to… Read More

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease

Tags: agriculture, bugs, education, Environment, Extension, Garden, General Information, in the garden now, Insects, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, wakulla, Wakulla agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Wildlife Turn to Wax Myrtle Berries in Winter

Posted: January 4, 2016

By Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director Winter is here in Wakulla County. While it is not as severe as upstate New York or Montana, there is a noticeable difference from six months ago. The… Read More

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife

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Greens Love the Cool Temperatures of Fall

Posted: December 21, 2015