WEBINAR- Care & Maintenance of your Fall Garden
2020-09-16 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Care and Maintenance of your Fall Garden –
You have planned your fall garden, now it is time to start planting and growing. This class covers timing, spacing, and placement of vegetable plants in the garden as well as fertilizing, mulching, watering, and other maintenance tasks.
To Register, click here.

Kids Can Virtual Bingo
2020-09-16 | FL
Kids Can is one of our favorite biannual activities. Since gathering together is more complicated this year, we’re switching it up! We’re excited to announce a reimagined Kids Can Program designed to educate and empower youth (ages elementary to middle school) to make a positive impact on the environment through activities you and your family can do safely near home.
Join us this fall, during National Estuaries Week, for our first game of Kids Can Bingo! Squares include activities such as exploring a local park, turning trash into art, and participating in our #PickUpPinellas cleanup. Once you register, we’ll send you the bingo card and some simple instructions. As you fill out the card, you’ll document your work. Everyone who gets Bingo will receive a prize, and a few Grand Prizes are available for those who want to go above and beyond! Through activities like “Kids Can”, we hope to lay the foundation of environmental sustainability for generations to come.
This program will run for one week only – from September 19th to 26th. Submissions must be sent in ONE EMAIL to education@kpbcares.org by the end of the day on September 26th. Prizes will be mailed.
REGISTER HERE

WEBINAR- Mangrove Considerations
2020-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | FL
Mangrove Considerations –
Mangroves are unique and wonderful trees and as such have rules governing how they are trimmed. This short webinar course will cover their ecological importance, ID of the three common species, and basic trimming guidelines.
To register, click here.

ONLINE: 2020 FALL GROWERS MEETING
2020-09-29 12:00 - 15:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
Don’t miss this free webinar. Registration is required. You’ll receive a confirmation email with information to join the meeting.

About this Event

12:00 – 12:10 PM – Crystal Snodgrass & Lisa Hickey, “UF/IFAS EXTENSION MANATEE COUNTY”, Welcome and Extension Updates, and COVID Impacts.
12:10 – 12:35 PM – Dr. Nathan Boyd, Weed Management Programs for Plasticulture Vegetable Production Systems. The presentation will focus on integrating multiple management options into a season-long program and techniques that can be used to optimize management efforts. The presenter will focus on general techniques that can be adopted for multiple crop types.
12:35 – 1:00 PM – Dr. Johan Desaeger, How to cope with Nematodes in conventional and organic vegetable production in Florida? The presentation will discuss the main nematode problems in Florida vegetables, and which strategies (products, cultural practices, cover crops) can be used to manage them. Both conventional and organic vegetable production will be covered.
1:00 – 1:10 PM – Discussion, Questions, Adjournment
1 CEU: Ag Row Crop, Private, Demo & Research
If you have any questions pertaining to class information or CEUs, please contact Dinora Santiago at 941-722-4524, Ext. 1823 or email d.santiago@ufl.edu
REGISTER HERE

ZOOM: Florida’s Founding Fish: The Mighty Mullet
2020-10-01 16:00 - 17:00 | FL
Florida’s Founding Fish: The Mighty Mullet
– Dr. Angela Collins
Along the Florida Gulf coast, the striped mullet is regarded as an excellent food fish. They are also used as bait for a variety of sport fish and regularly bring a higher price as bait than as food fish. You will learn about the history of this fishery in southwest Florida in this bite-sized science webinar.
Dr. Angela Collins is the UF/IFAS Extension Sea Grant Agent in Manatee, Hillsborough and Sarasota Counties. Her extension programs focus on marine fisheries and reef fish biology and ecology.
REGISTER HERE

ZOOM: Florida’s Aquatic Mammals!
2020-10-06 19:00 - 20:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
If you want to thrive in an aquatic environment, gills are a must, right? Don’t tell that to our fabulous aquatic mammals that not only survive, but thrive in our wettest of habitats. Join Sensing Nature Wildlife Biologist Jeanne Murphy as she discovers the mammals that know a thing or two about the water.
REGISTER HERE
What ages? Topics and discussions are appropriate for adults and youths (7 yoa +)

Free, donations appreciated!

ZOOM: Freshwater Fishes of Florida!
2020-10-07 10:00 - 11:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
Take an aquatic journey with Sensing Nature biologist Brian Lane and investigate the freshwater fishes that call Florida home.
REGISTER HERE
What ages? Topics and discussions are appropriate for adults and youths (7 yoa +)

Free, donations appreciated!

ZOOM: Invasives in the Home Landscape Series
2020-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
Please see registration links below for a UF/IFAS Master Gardener webinar series on common invasive plant species in the home landscape.
When: Oct 7, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Introduction to Invasive Plants
Join our Master Gardener Volunteers for a new class series. Invasive plants threaten our natural areas and biodiversity. Find out how and why plants are classified as invasive and what resources are available for determining species that pose risks.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QHuniY9RRY2J8M9ibRRNBA

When: Oct 14, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Invasive Plants in the Home Landscape
Join our Master Gardener Volunteers for the second installment of our invasive plants series. Many commonly available landscape plants are, in fact, invasive. Learn how to spot these before you buy and meet some Florida-Friendly alternatives
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nj47KJZDSz6IFY3rgZ-TSA

When: Oct 21, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Taking Control of Invasive Plants
Join our Master Gardener Volunteers for the conclusion to our invasive plants series. Learn about options for control and eradication, as well as resources including community association funding.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hlOvM24QSTG_POh0CPmo_Q

ZOOM: Seahorses
2020-10-15 19:00 - 20:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
The Marine Discovery Center’s October online lecture will focus on “Exploring Seahorse Research at Bethune-Cookman University.”

Guest speaker for this webinar will be Dr. Sarah Krejci, assistant professor of biology and integrated environmental science at Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach.
Seahorses are a unique group of fish which have captivated generations of people around the world. However, their wild populations are facing threats from habitat loss, collection for the aquarium and curio trades and climate change.
Krejci and her students conduct research on laboratory and field populations of seahorses and their relatives, the pipefish, to illustrate the impacts that humans have on coastal ecosystems.
Krejci will share highlights of their studies, including photos and videos of their recent conjoined seahorse twins that were born in the university’s lab.
This lecture will introduce webinar attendees to the details of seahorse biology and ecology and students’ research projects from Bethune-Cookman University, one of 101 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in America.
Krejci will also discuss the importance of training diverse researchers, as well as the barriers that racism presents for black students in science by sharing their stories and future aspirations.

Interested guests for the October lecture may log in for the Zoom presentation at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_uXB4u12hT_CRUrVTSAon7Q

The program is free, but participants must set up a personal Zoom account to access the webinar. MDC will continue to offer programs online during COVID-19 precautions for the remainder of 2020.

For more information about the lecture, contact the Marine Discovery Center at 386-428-4828.

FACEBOOK: MarineQuest 2020
2020-10-17 08:00 - 14:30 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
MarineQuest 2020
On Saturday, October 17, join us on our Facebook page for a day filled with some of your MarineQuest favorites. Throughout the day, we will be visiting (virtually) with several of our research programs including right whales, sea turtles, corals, freshwater fish, panthers and more. Join us as each group shares footage from the field and insight into their unique research projects on Florida’s many ecosystems, fish and wildlife. Unable to join us on October 17? Not to worry! All of the content from the day will be available in the days after the event on our website, as well as on our Facebook and YouTube accounts.

ZOOM: Itching for Answers
2020-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
Itching for Answers:
The Good, the Bad, and the Biology of Mosquitoes
Did you know that mosquitoes can breed in only a bottle cap of water? Or that some mosquitoes only bite leeches? Join us for a talk with Pinellas County Environmental Specialist Alissa Berro where we’ll go over the good, the bad and the biology of Florida’s least favorite insect! Learn more about what attracts mosquitoes, the most effective ways to prevent them, and answers to the questions you’ve been itching to ask.
This webinar will take place over Zoom. Recommended for adults.
Registration is required to participate in this program.
Please register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rP-0xdSSQeqrGhjOjg-fbg
Questions? Email us at weedonisland@pinellascounty.org

Tree Care Webinar Series
2020-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | UF/IFAS Manatee County Extension, 1303 17th Street West, Palmetto, FL, 34221, United States
Tree Care Webinar Series
Join Manatee County’s Residential Horticulture Extension Agent for a series of webinars focused on community tree care. Trees are incredibly important for our personal and environmental health. This series will cover; selection and planting, establishment and maintenance and pruning.
October 30 @ 12PM – To register: Selection and Planting
November 6 @ 12PM – To register: Establishment and Maintenance
November 13 @ 12PM – To register: Pruning

Florida’s Big Reds—Reddish Egrets and Roseate Spoonbills
2020-11-05 18:00 - 21:00 | ZOOM, United States
JOIN HERE

Recycle Your Yard & Recycled Yard Art
2020-11-18 09:00 - 10:00 | ZOOM, United States
This fun and educational workshop will showcase what and how you can reduce, reuse, recycle and repeat!
If you are not familiar with ZOOM, no additional software is required and only basic computer skills are necessary.
This fun and educational workshop will showcase what and how you can reduce, reuse, recycle and repeat! This includes plants and other items in your landscape and home.
If you have a good sense of humor, love to reuse items in your home and landscape, want to become more creative, and enjoy seeing artistic yard treasures, this workshop is for you!
There will be a recycled item giveaway (per household) and drawings for additional pieces of recycled yard art following this event.
Contact: Lynn Barber, 813-744-5519 ext. 54105
REGISTER HERE

Florida Birds through the Seasons
2020-11-18 14:00 - 15:00 | IN YOUR HOME, YOUR FAVORITE PLACE, ANYWHERE
Florida is one of the most biodiverse states in the country, with over 500 species of birds! But you can’t see all of those birds in a given month – so where do they all go? And how do they know which direction to fly? This webinar will cover what birds to expect in Florida in different seasons, as well as bird migration and navigation.
Suitable for adults and youth over 12.
REGISTER HERE

The Skies of Weedon
2020-11-21 09:00 - 10:00 | ZOOM, United States
The Skies of Weedon:
From Avian Identification to Conservation
From wetland herons and ospreys to upland towhees and swallow-tailed kites, join Sensing Nature’s Senior Wildlife Biologist Jeanne Murphy and investigate some of Weedon Island Preserve’s avian treasures. Discover quick and easy ways to tell one feathered friend from another, find out where they will often flock, what tools to use for starting the fun identification process, and some interesting snippets about each species varying from their unique behaviors to conservation.

This program is great for seasoned Florida residents wanting to learn more, first time Florida visitors, and any kids 7 years of age and older aiming to investigate some of Weedon Island’s avian species.

Questions? Email us at weedonisland@pinellascounty.org

Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gRjz32v4RnaLv1fbE4mS2Q?fbclid=IwAR14-fKw6cKzPaPjuN3iocDIXVB_fLz-xYZg3IcLd1aTS9AChFChClrJXLc

Mistaken Identities
2020-11-24 10:00 - 11:00 | ZOOM, United States
Learn about common insects and plants – helpful, harmful or harmless?
A webinar from the Hillsborough County Master Gardener Volunteer Program.
If you are not familiar with ZOOM, no additional software is required and only basic computer skills are necessary.
Learn about common insects and plants and if they are helpful, harmful or harmless. Participants will be asked to guess what scenarios are actually problems that need to be addressed. You may be stumped on a few of these “mistaken identities”!
NOTE: Registrants will receive an emailed Zoom link to access the Webinar the day before the program. *If you do not receive the Zoom link, please check your SPAM folder for an email from Starling Morris (MorrisSA@hillsboroughcounty.org). If no link is received, please contact Starling at 813-744-5519 Ext. 54127 for assistance.
Contact: Nicole Pinson, 813-744-5519
REGISTER HERE
