Re-Blogged from the University of Florida. For more Blog Posts, visit http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/global/ January 21st marks Florida’s Arbor Day, and throughout the state, there will be events with tree giveaways and plantings. New trees are an important component of the environment, but they don’t grow in isolation. When planting trees, it’s important to consider what trees to plant, where you plant […]
Join Us on May 14, 2022 for the Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge & Lakeshore Festival On-Site Built Registration 8 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Cardboard Boat Building On-site 8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Pre-Built Registration 9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Race Starts at 10:00 am Purchase Entries Here This event helps raise awareness about our water […]
August 7, 2021, Lakeland, Florida: The City of Lakeland Lakes and Stormwater Division in partnership with the Lakes Education Action Drive are pleased to announce the date for the 18th “no” the 17th “almost” Annual Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakeshore Festival on October 9, 2021, from 8:30 am to Noon at the Lake Hollingsworth […]
The Board of Directors would like to thank Shannon Carnevale, Polk County Natural Resources and Conservation Extension Agent for her 10 years of service to our Board of Directors. Shannon played an instrumental role in guiding our mission with her insights and unique expertise. “We are grateful for her numerous hours given to LE/AD. On […]
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There are often questions about who is responsible when storm-damaged trees end up on a neighbor’s property. UF IFAS Escambia County Extension discusses a few common situations using legal interpretations from the UF publication HANDBOOK OF FLORIDA FENCE AND PROPERTY LAW: TREES AND LANDOWNER RESPONSIBILITY. Thank you Beth Bolles and the University of Florida IFAS […]
May, is Water Safety Month. Here is a great article from the University of Florida. Florida leads the nation with many impressive statistics such as having the most IGFA fishing world records (925), being the state with most amount of coastline in the lower 48 (1,350 miles) and having more boats registered here than any other state […]
May 18, 2021, Winter Haven. On Tuesday, the Lakes Education Action Drive (LE/AD) Board of Directors voted to approve new board member Hunter King. “Ms. King becomes the first board member to be added in several years and we welcome her to Polk County and to LE/AD” said, executive director, Danny Kushmer. Hunter King is […]
Re-Blogged from the University of Florida. Join UF/IFAS Extension Polk County experts for an on-demand series of four, 15-minute online educational workshops to help you save water in the landscape and use irrigation more efficiently. Topics include microirrigation, setting your irrigation timer, irrigation repairs and calibration, and smart irrigation technology. (Click the topic to register […]
The Lakes Education Action Drive is happy to announce, the LEAD’r (our podcast) is now on Podbean. After seven episodes on our free site on SoundCloud it was time to upgrade to a professional presence. Please follow us on Podbean and/or Apple today.
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