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Your local UF IFAS Extension county office will be celebrating No Mow March with programs and activities close to you.  See our list of talks, plant sales, and other events that will help guide you in making habitat for our pollinators.  

Bay

  • Providing Habitats for Pollinators: No Mow March on March 7 at the Sweetbay Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS).  Plant society meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at in the social hall of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church located at 1608 Baker Street in Panama City.
    Free session assoicated with native plant society meeting. 

  • Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale, March 24 and 25, The Great American Home and Garden Expo, Bay County Fairgrounds. 

Escambia

  • Starting Milkweeds for Monarchs, Tuesday, March 14 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. at the Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32526  Program Announcement for Milkweeds
    Free Session. 

  • Starting Milkweeds for Monarchs, Thursday, March 16 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. at the Tryon Library, 1200 Langley Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504
    Free Session. 

  • Pollinator Plant and Edible Plant Sale, March 18, Escambia Extension Demonstration Garden (3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment, FL 32533. Registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-pollinator-and-edible-plant-sale-tickets-524609650587
    Featured exhibit on attracting pollinators to your landscape. 
    $5.00 registration fee to hold an attendance slot.  

Gadsden

  • Bee-mindful: Types and Importance of Pollinators in Your Home Garden on March 14 and 28th
    Contact Donna Arnold for more information at darnold1@ufl.edu. 

Okaloosa

  • Pollinator Native Plants on March 9 for the Blue Water Bay Garden Club, Crosspoint Church 214 Partin Dr. S. in Niceville, FL.

    No Mow March Event on Monday, March 27 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location is the Okaloosa County Extension office, 3098 Airport Road, Crestview FL. Program Announcement
    $15.00 which includes lunch.  

Leon

  • No Mow March Introduction on March 1 from 6:30 - 7:30 (EST). Learn what the No Mow March campaign is all about, how you can participate, and what wildflowers you might see in the lawn during March. 
    Free session. Register for this program. 

  • Growing Pollinator-Friendly Plants on March 16 from 6:30 - 7:30 (EST). Learn the whys and hows of growing and maintaining pollinator-friendly plants in your home landscape.  Registration for this free Free session. Register for this program.   

  • Maintaining Your Florida-Friendly Lawn on March 30 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EST). Learn best practices for maintaining a lawn that looks good while minimizing inputs and environmental impacts.  Free session. Register for this free program  

Santa Rosa

Wakulla

  • Pollinators in Pots: Pollinator Practices for Unconventional Spaces on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. 
    Virtual class.
    Session is free. Register for this session.  

  • Permaculture for Pollinators on March 22 at 11:00 a.m.  Learn practices to promote polliantors in home landscapes and in homeowners association subdivisions. Location is the UF IFAS Wakulla Extension office, 84 Cedar Ave, Crawfordville, FL 32327
    Free session. Contact Khadejah Scott at khadejahscott@ufl.edu for more information. 

Walton

Washington

Make Your Commitment to No Mow March 

Sign up to let us know you are sharing in our commitment to protect pollinators.  This will also offer you the opportunity to join our online group through Inaturalist to share photos, pollinator sightings, and your practices.  When you upload a photo, it will be entered in our contest to win prizes associated with the No Mow theme.  

Take a picture of pollinators you see, weeds and wildflowers in your landscape, or practices you are using to help pollinators.