UF/IFAS Extension
Baker County
UF/IFAS Extension Baker County is a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the University of Florida's Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), and the Baker County Board of County Commissioners.
Contact
baker@ifas.ufl.edu
(904) 259-3520
1025 West Macclenny Avenue
Macclenny, FL 32063
Florida’s Native Flora & Fauna: Eastern Redbud & Leafcutting Bees
Featuring some of Florida’s native flora (plant life) and fauna (animal life) so you can learn to recognize, appreciate, and protect native species.
02/24/2022
Wild Blue Phlox – Wild Weeds
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month
Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Wild blue phlox is a perennial wildflower that blooms from spring into early summer. You'll find this delicate flower in slope forest, bluffs and calcareous hammocks
07/01/2022
What's Going on in Florida
Baker County Master Gardener Volunteer Training
UF/IFAS Extension Baker County is now accepting applications for the 2022 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Course.
WHO ARE THE MASTER GARDENERS?
Master Gardeners are volunteer educators of the horticultural arts and sciences
05/23/2022
4-H Leg: 50 Years of Giving Youth a Voice in Government
There’s a famous quote, often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, that we must “be the change we wish to see in the world.” Few of us take the opportunity to meet that challenge
06/20/2022
Rain Lily – Wild Weeds
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month
Rain Lily
Zephyranthes atamasca
Rain Lily is a short-lived perennial wildflower that occurs in moist flatwoods, river swamps, floodplains, and can often be found in ditches and roadsides. As the name suggests, this plant typically blooms after a rain shower
06/01/2022
Florida’s Native Flora & Fauna: Red Buckeye and Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Featuring some of Florida’s native flora (plant life) and fauna (animal life) so you can learn to recognize, appreciate, and protect native.
05/13/2022
Scarlet Hibiscus – Wild Weeds
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month
Scarlet Hibiscus
Hibiscus coccienues
Scarlet Hibiscus, also called scarlet rosemallow, is an herbaceous to semi-woody perennial wildflower in Florida. You can often find this flower growing in home landscapes as well as in natural areas like along wetland and stream edges, swamps, and other wet, open sites
05/01/2022
Feay’s Prairieclover – Wild Weeds
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month
Feay's Prairieclover
Dalea feayi
Feay's prairieclover is a low-growing shrub with a distinct rounded growth habit. You'll find this wild weed in sandhills and other scrubby habitats
04/01/2022
