UF/IFAS Extension
Monroe County
The Monroe County Extension Office is dedicated toward serving Monroe County by providing objective information to individuals, businesses, and agencies for better decision making and by creating programs and services that provide learning opportunities that empower people to improve their lives.
Contact
monroe@ifas.ufl.edu
(305) 292-4501
1100 Simonton St.
Ste. 2-260
Key West, FL 33040
Online Shopping Scams
Online shopping scams involve scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers, either with a fake website or a fake ad on a genuine retailer site.
How this scam works
While many online sellers are legitimate, unfortunately scammers can use the anonymous nature of the internet to rip off unsuspecting shoppers
08/05/2021
What is a Crypto Scam?
Almost 6,800 consumers reported more than $80 million in cryptocurrency-investment scam losses during the six months ending March 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned. The median loss was $1,900
08/05/2021
What's Going on in Florida
It’s Census Time, Do it Online!
Census 2020 – Complete the Count!
It’s finally here and UF/IFAS Extension has an important role to support a complete count in this year’s census. Census funds are important to Monroe County to support infrastructure (roads, bridges, schools), SNAP, Head Start, grants for mental health services, and so much more!
Did you know that Extension is funded by the USDA and we help communities in every state and almost every county
04/15/2020
What is a Crypto Scam?
Almost 6,800 consumers reported more than $80 million in cryptocurrency-investment scam losses during the six months ending March 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned. The median loss was $1,900
08/05/2021
Improve your Credit Score
Improving your credit score take time but it is not hard to do. Here are the steps you can take to get a better score
08/05/2021
Seahorses!
Seahorses are in the Animal Kingdom and in the phylum Chordata, which means they have backbones. They are teleosts – which means they are in fact fish! Seahorses and all of their related cousins are in the family Syngnathidae, named because they have fused jaws and no teeth
07/07/2021
Thunder Moon
The Native Americans had a tradition of naming all of the full moons according to the time of year and the seasons. My birthday is in July, and that is the time of the Thunder Moon
06/21/2021
The Ways Insects Benefit Our Yards
When we think about insects in our yards and gardens, our first thought is probably not about all the many good things they do. But make no mistake, there are far more good bugs than bad bugs which benefit our yards in numerous ways; just that simple understanding can make our lives easier as gardeners
06/04/2021
