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UF/IFAS Extension
Duval County
Welcome to the Duval County Extension Website. Please scroll down for timely content and our event calendar. To navigate our website click on the menu symbol in the upper right (three horizontal lines).
Contact
duval@ifas.ufl.edu
(904)255-7450
1010 N. McDuff Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32254
Duval County Extension Reopens with Guidelines for Safety
Our UF/IFAS Extension Duval County Extension office opens to visitors by appointment only today, Monday, June 8th, upon direction of the City of Jacksonville, in partnership with guidelines of the University of Florida. Appointments can be made by calling our office at (904) 255-7450 or emailing the extension agent you would like to reach
06/09/2020
Arbor Day, a day for trees
While the National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in January. In 2022 that date is Friday, January 21st
12/02/2021
What's Going on in Florida
COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension
Updated 03/16/20
As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps.
Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office or view the local update page for the most up to date information on your
03/15/2020
The View from Two Months In
Hello all, and welcome to a brand new year!
I’ve been Dean of UF/IFAS Extension now for a little over two months. When I first started, I received a piece of advice from SVP Scott Angle: “Above all, just have fun!” he told me
01/04/2022
Proper pruning
As a rule, trees in North Florida can be pruned any time of year. However, the winter months seem to bring out the pruning bug in many folks
12/01/2021
Doing our part for the St. Johns River
The Fourteenth State of the River Report (http://www.sjrreport
12/01/2021
Healthy soil is alive
We get a lot of questions from folks dealing with plant and pest issues in their landscape about “what to spray”, or “how to fertilize”. Often times we want the quick fix
12/01/2021
Roots, out of sight, out of mind
We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality”
11/30/2021
