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2013 4-H Summer Day Camps

Cheryl Haney — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:09:14 +0000

Do you have kids? Are you wondering how to keep them entertained for the summer? Well let Walton County 4-H help you out!!! Check out our flyer to see what we have offered for the months of June and July in Walton County. We will provide a fun, educational, learning experience for your child while helping them build skills for life! Call us today to reserve a spot for your child. Contact Amy Meisner at 850-892-8172 for more information.

Container Herbs & Herbs in the Kitchen

Cheryl Haney — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:28:44 +0000

Learn how to start growing herbs in a window-seal container. Learn & share uses for herbs in the kitchen.

Cost is $10.00 per person and will include sample foods / herb clipping / materials.

Two times & locations available:

10 am – 12 pm Coastal Branch Office in Grayton Beach

3pm – 5pm Extension Office in DFS

Contact Ricki McWilliams to register 892-8172 or email rickim@ufl.edu

Healthy Meals in a $NAP

Cheryl Haney — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:23:06 +0000

Learn how to make quick and healthy meals without breaking your budget.

This is a FREE Workshop.

Call or email Ricki McWilliams at 892-8172 / rickim@ufl.edu

Coastal Master Naturalist Class: Registration Now Open

Brooke Saari — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:41:36 +0000

Walton, Bay & Okaloosa Extension, the University of Florida‐Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF‐IFAS) and participating organizations throughout the panhandle are offering a Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) module. Class will run on Thursdays, March 14‐May 9th, 9:00am‐3:00pm. The coastal system program module includes classroom instruction, field trips and practical interpretive experience related to the general ecology, habitats, vegetation types, wildlife, and conservation issues of coastal systems in Florida. Field trips will include: the NOAA Fisheries Lab, coastal dune lakes, and seining in a local state park. Classroom sessions will be held in Santa Rosa Beach and Panama City Beach. This program is designed as an environmental education extension program to inform and prepare individuals to share information about Florida’s natural world and environmental history. Anyone who has an enthusiastic interest in learning more about Florida’s environment is encouraged to participate. Classes are appropriate for both novice and highly skilled environmental professionals. Cost of the program is $225.00, which includes 40 contact hours of instruction, a comprehensive student reference workbook and upon completion, registration in the UF FMNP database as a Coastal Systems Naturalist. A UF‐IFAS certificate of achievement, embroidered FMNP patch, and FMNP Coastal lapel pin also will be provided at completion of the course.To register visit: http://www.masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/ and click on current course offerings, coastal systems courses, Walton/Bay/Okaloosa. Registration will close March 8, 2013. For more information contact Brooke Saari, bsaari@ufl.edu, via email or by phone at 850‐689‐5850.