Warning Signs for Severe Weather
Severe weather alerts and actions can help you prepare for natural disasters, such as tornadoes, hurrican...
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Working with community partners is vital to expanding the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's reach in Jefferson County–Alabama’s mos...
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Planting for Wildlife
You can create habitat for wildlife by planting a variety of plants with different sizes and bloom/fruit seasons....
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Porous Is Smart
Walkways, patios, and driveways are typically impervious. Excess water running off-site transports pollutants to local wate...
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The older population increases as people live longer and baby boomers enter their 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond. Baby boomers are those individu...
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Learn to identify Alabama’s red fox and gray fox, their habitat and behavior, identification of damage and safety concerns, damage prevent...
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The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is an animal that can be both a benefit and a nuisance to landowners. It is important to appreci...
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SerPIE: Synergistic Efforts to Reduce Pharmaceutical Impacts on the Environment
What is SerPIE?
SerPIE is the acronym for Synergistic ...
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Learn how to keep this menacing and potentially harmful spider away from you and your family. Monitor favori...
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Whether you are planting in a garden, a meadow, or a woodland, selecting native species is an important component. Alabama’s biodiversity ...
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The bobwhite quail was once the most popular game bird in the south. Learn about its decline and the management practices that...
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Community resource development (CRD) is an Alabama Cooperative Extension System program area. The CRD team at Alabama A&M University pro...
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