License-Free Fishing Saturday in Florida...
Keep Bartow Clean & Beautiful Event...
Posted by Bartow Chamber of Commerce on Apr 3, 2012 in Charity/Volunteer, Environment, Organization | 0 comments
Take part in the largest community cleanup event in the City of Bartow. The Solid Waste Department (SWD) and Keep Polk County Beautiful are partnering to kick-off Bartow’s annual Keep Bartow Clean & Beautiful/Great American Cleanup Event. Last year, more than 300 Bartow citizens and 13 civic clubs volunteered to keep Bartow clean and beautiful.
The Greater Bartow Chamber...
Gopher Tortoises Are On The Move
Nana’s Red-Shouldered Hawk and Eas...
Posted by Nana’s Home and Garden by Glenda Mink on Mar 30, 2012 in Blogging, Environment, Home/Garden | 0 comments
Nana shared one birding excursion out to Circle B with Wonderful Wally very early in March to check on the status of nesting Sandhill Cranes. I didn’t download the photos from my camera until two days ago.
Much to my surprise, I had a fairly decent shot of a Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), a rather common medium-sized bird of prey that lives here in our neck of the woods...
Polk Seeks Vendors for Annual Hurricane ...
Posted by Polk County Board of County Commissioners on Mar 29, 2012 in Education, Environment | 0 comments
BARTOW – Polk County Fire Rescue is seeking vendors for their annual Polk County Hurricane Expo planned for June 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Eva Banquet Hall in Haines City. The expo offers Polk County residents an opportunity to educate and prepare themselves for all potential hazards.
PCFR is seeking vendors to provide relevant disaster preparedness information to...
Polk County Utilities Offers Free Landsc...
If you are a Polk County Utilities customer, you are qualified to receive a free landscape and irrigation evaluation. The evaluation will include:*Irrigation system evaluation with site-specific recommendations*Landscaping evaluation with planting recommendations*Water conservation information*Assistance with your irrigation timer ...Extension Spotlight
Click HERE for the April edition of the UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service Extension Spotlight. Stay up-to-date with everything going on at the county Extension Service!For more information go to...It’s a Bird; It’s a Plane . . . Oh, It R...
Posted by Nana’s Home and Garden by Glenda Mink on Mar 23, 2012 in Blogging, Environment, Home/Garden | 0 comments
In the early morning light, the beautiful colors of the Great Blue are blended into a warm glow of brown. Even so, I love this photo Wonderful Wally took this week at Circle B of this magnificent bird which happens to be the largest heron species in North America. Wading birds standing three and a half to four and a half feet tall, with a wingspan of five and a half to six and a...
An Exciting Week
Posted by Nana’s Home and Garden by Glenda Mink on Mar 16, 2012 in Blogging, Environment, Home/Garden | 0 comments
Nana’s exciting week began on Sunday, most weeks do, you say. I was apprehensive when I got a call from David Price, president of our Green Horizon Land Trust board of directors that afternoon and learned it was pouring down rain in Lake Wales. It’s a good 45-minute drive to Nana’s new office; it wasn’t raining in Lakeland. If it didn’t stop, would we have a poor...
Geanangel Receives 2012 Blazing Star Awa...
Gardening Workshops
Rain Barrel WorkshopThursday, April 5, 10:00 a.m.Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve, 900 Mackay Blvd., Lake AlfredThe Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program will present a free workshop on how toconserve water using a rain barrel. Collecting rain water can be fun and easy,and can save you money on your monthly water bill. No rain barrels will be forsale at this workshop (coupons for...Polk County Fourth Grade Students Learn ...
For two weeks in March, all Polk County fourth grade students visit the UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service in Bartow to learn about the agricultural commodities that are important to the county. They get to taste honey and oranges, pot a plant, learn to conserve water using a water budget, and much more. For many children this is their first introduction to the rich agricultural...Canning and Preserving Class Featured in...
Read the article...Are You Going to Spring Obsession?
Make your plans to attend the 10th annual Spring Obsession on Saturday, March 10th from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in Lakeland's Munn Park. Delight in Florida native plants, hard to find exotics, fruit trees, orchids, herbs, garden art, and much more! Information on Florida-Friendly Landscaping will be available and rain barrels will be for sale! For more information on the event go to...Platform Art: Art in Agriculture
Visit the Master Gardeners at the Art in Agriculture event on April 28th! A new Florida-Friendly garden will be unveiled and information about local agricultural services will be available. Read more about this event...Greek Food and Fun, Ribs and Cow Camp an...
Posted by Marialice Quinn on Feb 24, 2012 in Arts, Entertainment, Environment, From the Publisher | 0 comments
Opa is a Greek word used to describe a jubilant emotion during a celebration, and a lot of folks will be shouting “Opa!” today through Sunday at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival. Food, tours of the church, dancing, attic treasures vendors, local crafters, cooking demonstrations, gold and silver jewelry vendors, travelogue of Greece. Friday and Saturday:...
Extension Spotlight
What to know what's going on at the UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service?Check out this month's issue of Extension Spotlight...Creating a Florida-Friendly Landscape
Designing a landscape is a daunting task. You may not be able to figure out where to put that new plant, much less create a new mulched bed or revamp an existing area. There are many tips that can help make this process much easier.1. Decide why you want to landscape.Aesthetics, environmental protection, improving resale value, noise reduction, climate control and wildlife habitat...Woody and His Cousins
Posted by Nana’s Home and Garden by Glenda Mink on Feb 24, 2012 in Blogging, Environment, Home/Garden | 0 comments
The pileated woodpecker is probably the most readily identifiable of all woodpeckers especially to those of my generation thanks to the cartoon character named Woody, created by artist Ben Hardaway in 1940 and brought to life by the animation of Walter Lantz.
Pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) are the largest of Florida’s woodpecker family, reaching a length of 18 inches. ...
From the Publisher, Marialice Quinn
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