County Faculty Annual 2008 ROA and 2009...

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County Faculty Annual 2009 ROA and 2010 POW

2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES -

Plan, develop and evaluate educational information in the area of environmental landscape management and distribute to target audience including homeowners, school children, Master Gardeners, garden center employees, pest control operators, homeowner associations, and builders and developers. Mentor the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program and the Polk County Master Gardener volunteer program. Train new Master Gardener volunteers each year to assist in Extension educational programs. Also, provide continuous educational programs to current Polk County Master Gardeners including quarterly field trips, guest speakers at monthly Master Gardener Meetings, including myself, and Regional and State Master Gardener Training programs. Attract grant money to help fund local horticultural programs. Assist target audience with urban wildlife problems, with insect, disease, and fertility problems associated with turf, fruit trees, flowers, citrus, vegetables, shrubs, and trees. Maintain a Web Site to address local horticultural issues. Due to illness and staff resignations in 2008 I have become more involved in pesticide training, BMP training, small farm client issues, biomass issues and commercial horticulture.

Specific duties by percentage I. Environmental Landscape Management 91% II. Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program 4%III. 4-H and (if non-4-H faculty) Other Extension Activities 5%

Total 100%

3. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION - Self-explanatory (1 to 2 lines).

Identification and management of insects and diseases.

4. ASSIGNED ACTIVITY SINCE LAST PROMOTION (NOT TO EXCEED TEN YEARS), OR SINCE UF EMPLOYMENT, whichever is more recent -

2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05Teaching 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%Research 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%Service 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%Extension 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

5. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND - Educational Background

University Program Area Degree YearUniversity of Maine Biology/Education B.S. 1964University of Maine Entomology M.S. 1966Rutgers University Entomology Ph.D. 1969

6. EMPLOYMENT Employment ListingUniversity/

Organization TitlePermanent

Status* YearUF/IFAS/PolkCounty Extension

Extension Agent III Yes 2000-present

Florida Institute ofPhosphate Research

Research Assistant 1998- 2000

Polk County School Board

Teacher – Vo. Ag. 1997-1997

Self Employed Ag. Consultant 1995-1997Polk County Mined Lands Research Demonstration Project

Project Manager 1986-1995

*permanent status accruing

7. YEAR TENURE/PERMANENT STATUS WAS AWARDED BY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA – 2006

8. UF TENURE AND PROMOTION CRITERIA

9. TEACHING, ADVISING, AND/OR OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

10. TEACHING EVALUATIONS – NA

11. GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS – NA

12. GRADUATE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES – NA (list if applicable)

13. RESEARCH NARRATIVE – NA

14. CREATIVE WORKS OR ACTIVITIES Instructional Multi-media Presentations (Total 9)

Shibles D.B. 2009. “Florida Invasive Insects”. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 102 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “The Economic Importance of Agriculture to Polk County.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 35 slides - revised 15 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Identification and Control of Insects and Diseases in Vegetable Gardens”. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 198 slides.

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*Cassidy, Barbara and D.B. Shibles 2009. “Palms of Central Florida” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 75 slides.

*Cassidy, Barbara and D.B. Shibles 2009. “Natural Pesticides” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 75 slides.

*Cherundolo, Patricia and D.B. Shibles 2009. “Summer Salads”. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 44 slides.

*Farris, Patricia and D.B Shibles 2009. Gardening in Paradise” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 44 slides.

*Howell, Debra and D.B. Shibles 2009. “Florida Friendly Parks”. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 86 slides.

*Lucas, Gil and D. B. Shibles 2009 “Growing Orchids in Florida”. ”. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 45 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Organic Vegetable Gardening.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 65 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “The Economic Importance of Agriculture to Polk County.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 35 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Selecting and Planting Landscape Trees.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 25 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “General Vegetable Gardening.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 164 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 67 slides.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Pesticide License Training.” UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida. 58 slides.

* All Power Point presentations written by Polk County Master Gardeners were edited and approved by D. B. Shibles, the Polk County Master Gardener Coordinator.

Exhibits (Total 7)

Shibles D.B. 2009. Seven poster were created during 2009 on various subject matter including gardening for wildlife, summer salads, Florida wild flowers, melaleuca mulch, water sheds, palms diseases and composting. These were used as educational tools for the Backyard Gardener Festival and Plant Sale and as displays in the lobby of the Extension Office. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida.


Shibles D. B. 2009.Eleven posters were created during 2008 on various subject matter including good and bad bugs, plant propagation, flower arranging, cycad scale, bonsai gardening, container gardening, bromeliads, the Master Gardener program, water gardening, herbs and spices, the FYN program and crape myrtles. These were used as educational tools for the Backyard Gardener Festival and Plant Sale and as displays in the lobby of the Extension Office. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida.

Plays and games (Total 4)

Shibles, D.B. 2009. Four games were created – turf bingo, insect bingo, tree identification and weed identification. These were all used as educational tools during Master Gardener Training to reinforce lessons. UF/IFAS/Polk County Extension, Bartow, Florida.

Web Sites (Total 3)

We have three web sites – http://polkhort.ifas.ufl.edu (Environmental Landscape Management), http://polkmastergardeners, and one for the FYN program http://polkfyn.ifas.ufl.edu. Average monthly web page views – 80,000.

15. PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS – none

16. PUBLICATIONS a. Books, Sole Author - noneb. Books, Co-authored - nonec. Books, Edited - noned. Books, Contributor of Chapter(s) - nonee. Monographs - nonef. Refereed Publications

Shibles D.B . and A.E. Yasalonis. 2005. Building a pergola in a demonstration garden. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 118:328-329. 2005.

g. Non-refereed Publications

*Hice, Lynn and D.B. Shibles 2010. Newsletters - “The Ragweed” Twelve monthly editions will be written for 2010. This newsletter is usually about eight pages long and will be distributed to 120 Master Gardeners.

*Hice, Lynn and D.B. Shibles 2009. Newsletters - “The Ragweed” Twelve monthly editions were written in 2009. This newsletter is usually about eight pages long and is distributed to 97 Master Gardeners.

*Hice, Lynn and D.B. Shibles 2009. Newsletters - “The Ragweed” Twelve monthly editions were written in 2009. This newsletter is usually about eight pages long and is distributed to 97 Master Gardeners.


http://polkfyn.ifas.ufl.edu/

http://polkmastergardeners/

http://polkhort.ifas.ufl.edu/

* All Newsletters written by Polk County Master Gardeners were edited and approved by D. B. Shibles, the Polk County Master Gardener Coordinator.

Newspaper Articles (Total 17)

Twenty newspaper articles will be written for 2010.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Christmas Cactus”.” The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. November 30th 2008 – circulation 200,000.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Control of Chinch Bugs in St. Augustinegrass Lawns”. The Polk Voice Newspaper. August 12th, 2009 circulation 135,000.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Cicada Killer Wasps”. The Polk Voice Newspaper. August 12th, 2009 – 135,000.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Poinsettias as a Christmas Gift”. The Polk Voice Newspaper, November, 2009 – circulation 135,000.

*Falton, Debra 2009. “Home Grown Tomatoes Are Worth the Effort”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. November 14th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Falton, Debra, 2009. “Exotic, Beautiful Orchids Easy To Grow and Enjoy” The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. October 3rd, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Falton, Debra, 2009. “Butterflies Will Flock to Your Yard to Feed on Nectar”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. August 25th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Falton, Debra, 2009. “Herbs for Your Kitchen”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. July 25th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Farris, Patricia, 2009. “Sago Palm Scale”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. July 12th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Farris, Patricia, 2009. “Here’s the Skinny on Mulch”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. June 27th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Hice, Lynn, 2009. “Jacaranda Plays the Color Purple”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. September 19th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Hice, Lynn 2009. “Yellow Jasmine and Bees”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. June 24th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe M. 2009. “Bringing Color to Your Winter”. The Lakeland Ledger


Newspaper. November 30th 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe, M. 2009. “Growing Good Things to Eat”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. October 31st, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe, M. 2009. “Fertilizing Takes a Little Math – But Not Much”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. October 17, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe M. 2009. “Stave Off Starvation with Slow-release Fertilizers”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. September 26th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe M. 2009. “Why pH Matters?”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. August 8th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe M. 2009. “Identifying Your Plants”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. June 24th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe M. 2009. “What Is a Master Gardener”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. June 24th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

*Wolf, Joe M. 2009. “Florida Friendly Landscaping – Right Plant Right Place”. The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. June 13th, 2009 – circulation 200,000.

Yasalonis, A. E. Program Assistant for the Polk County Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program wrote 18 newspaper articles during 2009.

* All publications written by Polk County Master Gardeners were edited and approved by D. B. Shibles, the Polk County Master Gardener Coordinator. In addition all articles were published on the Master Gardener Polk Voice blog.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Poinsettias as a Christmas Gift.” The Lakeland Ledger Newspaper. November 30th 2008.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Perennial Peanut as an Ornamental Ground Cover.” The Polk Voice Newspaper. June 19, 2008.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Pruning Palms.” The Polk Voice Newspaper. May 6th, 2008.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Dealing with Freeze Damaged Plants.” The Polk Voice Newspaper. January 11, 2008.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Protecting Plants from Freezing Temperatures.” The Polk Voice Newspaper. January 9, 2008.er

Newsletter Articles (Total 16)


Sixteen newsletter articles will be written for 2010.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Freezes and Citrus Trees”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 1.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Pruning After a Freeze”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 1.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Transplants for the Spring Vegetable Garden”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 1.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Miscellaneous February Gardening”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 9 Number 1.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Mulch”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 9 Number 2.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Miscellaneous April Gardening”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 02.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Turfgrass”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 03.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Cicada Killers”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 03.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Nuisance Wildlife”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 03.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Miscellaneous July Gardening”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 03.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Turfgrass Update”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 04.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Turfgrass Update”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 04.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Fall Vegetable Gardening”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 04.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Fall Annuals”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 04.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Preparing For Cold Weather”. The Urban Horticulturer


Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 04.

Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Miscellaneous November Gardening”. The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 09 Number 04.

Yasalonis, A. E. Program Assistant for the Polk County Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program wrote five newsletter articles in 2009.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Miscellaneous December Gardening.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 4.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Annual Ryegrass.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 4.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Cold Protection of Sensitive Plants.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 4.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Christmas Poinsettias.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 4.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Miscellaneous September Gardening.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 3.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Fall Vegetable Gardening.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 3.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Miscellaneous June Gardening.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 2.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Perennials to Ponder.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 2.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Bromeliads.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 2.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Turf Management.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 6 Number 2.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Miscellaneous March Gardening.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 1.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Pruning of Landscape Plants.” The Urban Horticulturer Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 1.

Shibles, D.B. 2008. “Fertilization of Landscape Plants.” The Urban Horticulturer


Newsletter. Volume 08 Number 01

g. Bibliographies/Catalogs - noneh. Abstracts - nonei. Reviews - nonej. Miscellaneous

Demonstration Gardens

A demonstration garden was created which featured a gazebo surrounded by numerous native plants, picnic tables sitting on rubber mulch. Forty-seven hundred and eighty-five dollars in grant funding was received to add native plants, a rain garden, a pervious walkway and signage to the gardens.

On-line magazine articles

Yasalonis, A. E. Program Assistant for the Polk County Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program wrote 31 on-line magazine articles.

17. LECTURES, SPEECHES OR POSTERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES/MEETINGS InternationalNational Regional State:Shibles, D.B. 2009. “Research Update – The Effect of Pruning and Fertilization on Cabbage Palms”. Presented at the State Master Gardener Conference – November 2nd – 4th, 2009, Ocala, FL Local

18. CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

a. Funded Externally – 2009

Date Grantor Grant Title Role AmountReceived

2009 Southwest Florida Water Management

District

Cooperative Funding Grant

Polk County Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

Program

PI $51,208

2009 Polk County Board of County Commissioners


Match

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program

PI $68,390


District

Community Education Grant

Florida-Friendly Demonstration Garden

PI $4,785

2009 Southwest Youth Education Youth Rain Barrel Project PI $3,100


Florida Water Management

District

Grant

2009 Charlotte Harbor National

Estuary Program

Micro Grant Florida Native Plant Garden

PI $250

External Contracts and Grants - 2008

Date Grantor Grant Title Role AmountReceived

2007 Charlotte Harbor National Estuary

Program

Public Outreach Grant

Rain barrel program for Polk County

schools

PI $1,395


District


Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

Program

PI $51,208

2008 Polk County Board of County Commissioners


Match

Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

Program

PI $68,390


District

Community Education Grant

Water Conservation Workshops in Polk

County

PI $3,000


District

Youth Education Grant

Spring Obsession (youth and rain

barrels)

PI $1,500


Program

Micro Grant Printing Handouts PI $324


Program

Public Outreach Grant

Native Plant Demonstration

Garden at the Polk County Utilities

Building

PI $2185

Summary of External Grant Funding Received (current)

Role Total Direct Costs Indirect CostsPrincipal Investigator $127,733 $127,733 $0Co-Principal Investigator $ $ $0Investigator $ $ $0Sponsor of Junior Faculty $ $ $0

TOTALS $127,733 $127,733 $0

b. Submitted, Pending decision


Years of Contract or

GrantContractor or Grantor Project Title

PI, Co-PI, or

Investigator

If Co-PISpecific

Responsibilities1 SWFWMD Florida Yards and

Neighborhoods ProgramPI

1 SWFWMD Cooperative Funding Grant

PI

1 Polk County BoCC

Cooperative Funding Grant Match

PI

c. In-kind Contributions

The Polk County Master Gardeners will contribute 10,000 volunteers in 2010.

Polk County Master Gardeners donated 9225 volunteers hours valued at $17.78 per hour totaling $164,020 for 2009.

The Boy Scouts of America donated 235 hours in the building of a gazebo at the Polk County Extension Office valued 17.78 per hour totaling $4,178 in 2009.

The Polk County Master Gardeners donated 808 hours of

volunteer service to the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program in 2009 at 17.78 per hour totaling $14,366.

Polk County Master Gardeners donated 5650 volunteers hours valued at $17.78 per hour totaling $100,457 for 2008.

19. UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE

Years 2010 Name of Activity, Committee, etc. Your Role, e.g., member, chair, etc.

3 ESP District Director - Southeast

Years 2009 Name of Activity, Committee, etc. Your Role, e.g., member, chair, etc.

2 ESP District Director - Southeast


20. CONSULTATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY

21. EDITOR OF A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, SERVICE ON AN EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD OR REVIEWER FOR A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL –

22. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

23. EXTENSION PROGRAM

My Extension program is broken down into three groups – Environmental Landscape Maintenance, the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program and my 4-H contributions.

The Environmental Landscape Maintenance program provides educational outreach programs in the area of horticulture for the general public through garden clubs, community programs, plant clinics, telephone calls, Extension office visits, newsletters, newspaper articles and web site visits.

The Master Gardener program is also part of the ELM program. We have approximately 85 Master Gardener volunteers. Each year approximately 25 new Master Gardeners are trained in selected horticultural and entomological areas. The members of the Master Gardener Association use their skills in outreach programs to the general public and to schools.

I perform a mostly supervisory role in my second Extension program – the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program. Anne Yasalonis, a program assistant, coordinates the SWFWMD funded program for Polk County.

My advisory committee is composed of Master Gardeners and also the FYN Coordinator. We meet monthly to discuss past, on-going and future programs. Our last two meetings were on October 15th and November 19th 2009.

I also spend time teaching pesticide classes. This year, due to illness and resignations within the department, I have played a much larger role than usual in our pesticide training program as well as commercial horticultural.

Summary of Programs Table - 2010

Program title Days Planned* Days Expended**I. Environmental Landscape

Management180

II. Florida Yards and NeighborhoodsAgent 4

III. 4-H and Other Extension Activities 3


Summary of Programs Table - 2009

Program title Days Planned* Days Expended**I. Environmental Landscape

Management180 211

II. Florida Yards and NeighborhoodsAgent 4 4

III. 4-H and Other Extension Activities 3 3

full time agents plan for 120 – 160 days** range for full time employment is 210 – 240 days

I. Environmental Landscape Management

Situation:

Many Florida residents have misconceptions about proper landscape management. Faced with Florida's diverse and often unfamiliar environmental conditions, well meaning individual’s often waste high energy inputs into the environment: irrigation water, fertilizers, pesticides, and plant materials. This occurs mainly through inappropriate landscape designs, plant selection, and improper maintenance of landscapes. Unfortunately, continuation of these practices can have adverse effects on the environment by contaminating ground and surface waters due to leaching and runoff, and by wasting our valuable water and other energy consuming resources.

Water quality is affected by storm water runoff from residential areas. Storm water runoff, in combination with inefficient and wasteful irrigation practices, carries other toxic substances, including pesticides and fertilizers into the watershed. Residents of Polk County usually do not connect landscape and garden maintenance practices with environmental impacts on Polk County's surface and ground water. Water conservation is a major concern due to high amount of development and associated use of landscape irrigation systems. Most Polk County residents are now on a once per week irrigation schedule that is established by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. However, overuse and inappropriate use of irrigation water continues and is commonly reflected in the development of weeds, diseases and insect problems in turf, vegetable gardens, dooryard citrus and landscape plants. This results in the application of additional pesticides or the need to replace damaged turf and other plants.

Loss of wildlife is also a major concern. With the rapid increase in housing there is a tremendous loss of natural habitat. Many homeowner landscapes are void of wildlife habitat and the use of native plants is also lacking. Many of the native plants in their correct habitat are basically maintenance free and would also provide much needed habitat areas. Homeowner yard waste being taken to the Polk County landfill, before the hurricanes of 2004, was running about 55 thousand tons per year. Much of this could have been used in the landscape as mulch or compost

Target Audience: All residents of Polk County, adult volunteers, school age youth, youth volunteers, administrators of environmental quality, county government and county faculty and staff.


Program Objectives: 2010

1. One hundred thousand Polk County residents will be presented with information on environmental landscape management during 2010. Seventy-five percent of those reached will adopt one or more Florida friendly landscape management principles. This will be determined with general surveys throughout the year.

2. Another Master Gardener training session will be conducted in the fall of 2010. Our goal is to have 25 trainees graduate from the training program. Knowledge gained by attendees during the training program will increase an average of 45 percent in all subject areas. This will be determined with pre and post surveys.

3. Six thousand 4th graders in Polk County will attend an Agrifest program in 2010 in which they will be taught the value of ornamental horticulture in Polk County. They will also be taught how to create new plants and the meaning of Florida Friendly plants. Fifty percent of the students will learn at least one way to create a new plant and the meaning of Florida Friendly. This will be determined with a “raise your hand survey” before and at the end of each session.

Program Objectives: 2009 1. Fifty thousand Polk County residents will be presented with information on environmental landscape management during 2009. Seventy-five percent of those reached will adopt one or more Florida friendly landscape management principles. This will be determined with general surveys throughout the year.

2. Another Master Gardener training session will be conducted in the fall of 2009. Our goal is to have 25 trainees graduate from the training program. Knowledge gained by attendees during the training program will increase an average of 45 percent in all subject areas. This will be determined with pre and post surveys.

3. Six thousand 4th graders in Polk County will attend an Agrifest program in 2009 in which they will be taught the value of ornamental horticulture in Polk County. They will also be taught how to create new plants and the meaning of Florida Friendly plants. Fifty percent of the students will learn at least one way to create a new plant and the meaning of Florida Friendly. This will be determined with a “raise your hand survey” before and at the end of each session.

Educational Methods and Activities

Table 1a. Group Teaching Events - Agent – 2010

Type of Event/TopicNumber of

EventsNumber of

ParticipantsPrograms for Youth 40


Community Plant Clinics 7Pesticide License Training 4

Community Talk and Events 29Master Gardener Training 25

Polycom Training 2BMP 2



EventsNumber of

ParticipantsPrograms for Youth 35 4136

Community Plant Clinics 5 1796Pesticide License Training 6 141

Community Talk and Events 28 2489Master Gardener Training 23 576

Polycom Training 2 39BMP 1 40



EventsNumber of


Community Plant Clinics 7 198

Pesticide License Training 7 329

Community Talk and Events 23 954

Master Gardener Training 24 660

Polycom Training 2 90

BMP Training 1 35

Table 1b. Group Learning Events - PAS - 2010


EventsNumber of

ParticipantsMaster Gardener Training 3




EventsNumber of

ParticipantsMaster Gardener Training 2 44



EventsNumber of

ParticipantsMaster Gardener Training 3 75

Table 1c. Group Learning Events -Volunteers - 2010


EventsNumber of

ParticipantsPrograms for Youth 100

Community Plant Clinics 5Community Talk and Events 160



EventsNumber of

ParticipantsPrograms for Youth 100 10,000

Community Plant Clinics 5 1725Community Talk and Events 160 5421



EventsNumber of


Community Plant Clinics 4 177Community Talks and Events 85 3485


Table 2. Workload Data - 2009

total number of educational materials prepared this Year 36

Number of Clientele contactsfield consultations 116

office consultations 704telephone consultations 1669

group learning participants 26363e-mail consultations 2160

web page visits 665,945

Table 3: Race and Ethnicity Data

Race and Ethnicity

Projected Target Audience

(from 2008 POW)Audience Reached

in 2009

Parity (± 4%)

ReachedNumber % Number %

Hispanic 48195 10 1734 6 yesMulti-racial 163 0.05

Pacific Islander 0 0American Indian 2029 0 20 0

Asian 4566 1 120 0.04Black 68487 14 1623 6 noWhite 378962 75 27,352 88 yes

Unknown 665,945 unk unkTotal 502,239 100% 696,957 100

GenderMale 255,640 44 12,094 39 yes

Female 246,599 56 18,918 61 yesUnknown 665,945

Total 502,239 100% 696,957 100

Objectives and Outcomes for 2009:

1. Fifty thousand Polk County residents will be presented with information on environmental landscape management during 2009. Seventy-five percent of those reached will adopt one or more Florida friendly landscape management principles. This will be determined with general surveys throughout the year.

Outcome a. A survey was sent out to 800 Polk Horticulturer Newsletter readers which was read by ca.1500 Polk County residents. An average of 87% of respondents indicated they had adopted at least one Florida Friendly landscape maintenance principle based on information


they had read in the newsletter – use of mulch to conserve water, calibration of irrigation system to save water, use of Florida Friendly techniques to control pests, putting the right plant in the right place and proper use of fertilizer. These data were extrapolated to other Extension programs.

Outcome b. The Polk County Urban Horticulture web site and the Master Gardener web site received approximately 610,000 page views and 350,000 downloads for 2009. The on-line survey indicated that 95% of respondents were pleased with information they retrieved from the web sites and are using more than one FFL landscape management principle.

Impact – The page visits for the Polk County Urban Horticulture web site (http://polkhort.ifas.ufl.edu) site has increased from 50 page visits a month in 2003 to 50,000 page visits a month in 2009. 2. Another Master Gardener training session will be conducted in the fall of 2009. Our goal is to have 25 trainees graduate from the training program. Knowledge gained by attendees during the training program will increase an average of 45 percent in all subject areas. This will be determined with pre and post surveys.

Outcome Twenty three Master Gardener trainees graduated from the program in 2009 bringing the total Master Gardeners in Polk County to123. Before and after training surveys indicated that there was a 50 percent knowledge gain in the general subject areas. The overall rating for the program on a 1-5 basis was 4.8 out of the five.

Impact – Polk County Master Gardeners donated 9225 volunteer hours conducting outreach Extension educational programs valued at $17.00 per hour totaling $156,825 for 2009. The number of volunteer hours for 2009 was a 61% increase over 2008.

3. Six thousand 4th graders in Polk County will attend an Agrifest program in 2009 in which they will be taught the value of ornamental horticulture in Polk County. They will also be taught how to create new plants and the meaning of Florida Friendly plants. At least fifty percent of the students will learn at least one way to create a new plant and the meaning of Florida Friendly. This will be determined with a “raise your hand survey” before and at the end of selected sessions.

Outcome Another very successful Agrifest program was conducted in the spring of 2009. Approximately 6000 Polk County 4th graders were exposed to various agricultural businesses in Polk County including horticulture. The horticultural program included information on creating new plants and also the meaning of Florida Friendly. Pre and post oral surveys indicated that at least 40% of the students leaned the meaning of Florida Friendly as well as a procedure for creating a new plant. Eighty-two percent of attending teachers rated the program as outstanding.


Success Stories

The Polk County Master Gardeners have a number of excellent educational outreach programs. In 2009, Master Gardeners decided to make a concerted effort to win a State Master Gardener Award with one of their many programs. First a committee of eight was formed to work on this project. The first job of the committee was to select a Master Gardener project which they felt was worthy of a state award. The Agrifest program, which commits to the agricultural education of all 4th graders in Polk County, was chosen to be submitted for an award in the 4-H and Youth category. The committee met several times and decided on what finally would be included in the application. A member of the committee who had extensive writing experience was chosen to write the proposal. To everyone’s delight the Polk County Master Gardeners won this award. The winning of this award which was the first for the Polk County Master Gardeners has had a profound effect on everyone’s morale.

II. Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program

Situation:

Polk County is in the watershed of six rivers (Kissimmee, Hillsborough, Withlacoochee, Peace, Alafia, and Palatlakaha) and has approximately 550 lakes. Polk County has approximately 540,000 residents and is growing rapidly. Faced with Polk County's diverse and often unfamiliar environmental conditions, well-meaning individual’s often waste water, fertilizer, pesticides and energy through inappropriate landscape designs and improper landscape practices. These practices can contribute to the degradation of the environment through runoff, leaching and misuse of resources. Surveys show that homeowners are not using many recommended landscape management practices.

Target Audiences: All residents of Polk County, adult volunteers and school age youth.


1. Twenty thousand Polk County residents will attend Florida Yards and Neighborhoods programs in 2010. 75% of all workshop participants will adapt at least two of the suggested tips to integrate Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ into their yards. The tips include: Right Plant, Right Place, Watering Efficiently, Using Fertilizer Appropriately, Providing Habitat for Wildlife, Preventing Stormwater Runoff, Protecting the Waterfront, Managing Pests Responsibly, Mulching and Recycling. These changes will be determined by surveys of all workshop participants. 2. At least 75% of all Florida Yards and Neighborhoods workshop participants will reduce the amount of water they use in their landscape by making Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ changes. These changes will be determined by surveys of all program participants.


1. Fifteen thousand Polk County residents will attend Florida Yards and Neighborhoods workshops in 2009. 75% of all workshop participants will adapt at least two of the suggested


tips to integrate Florida-friendly landscaping into their yards. The tips include: Right Plant, Right Place, Watering Efficiently, Using Fertilizer Appropriately, Providing Habitat for Wildlife, Preventing Stormwater Runoff, Protecting the Waterfront, Managing Pests Responsibly, Mulching and Recycling. These changes will be determined by surveys of all workshop participants.

2. At least 65% of all Florida Yards and Neighborhoods workshop participants will reduce the amount of water they use in their landscape through sprinkler calibration, maintenance and/or environmentally-friendly landscape changes. These changes will be determined by surveys of all workshop participants.

Table 1a. Group Teaching Events - Agent - 2010


EventsNumber of

ParticipantsFlorida Friendly Plants 2



EventsNumber of

ParticipantsFlorida Friendly 2 40



EventsNumber of

ParticipantsNone

Table 1b - Group Learning Events – PAS - 2010

Type of Event/Topic Number of Events

Number of Participants

Adult Programs 46Youth Programs 18

Community Events 15

Table 1b - Group Learning Events – PAS - 2009



Adult Programs 46 1684Youth Programs 18 10,266

Community Events 15 6,720


Table 1b - Group Learning Events - PAS - 2008



Workshops 45 893Agrifest 60 5850

Community Events 7 1025Bok Tower Earth Day 2 1350

Table 2 Workload Data PAS – 2009

Your total number of Educational Materials prepared this Year 114

Your Number of Clientele contacts:field consultations 39

office consultations 38telephone consultations 282

group learning participants 18,670e-mail consultations 4,980

Web page visits 356,043

Table 3: Race and Ethnicity Data – PAS

Race and Ethnicity

Projected Target Audience Audience Reached

in 2009

Parity (± 4%)

ReachedNumber % Number %

Hispanic 48195 10 1,746 5% yesMulti-racial 163 4%

Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian 2029 0 16 .04%

Asian 4566 1 106 03%Black 68487 14 1,671 5% noWhite 378962 75 4,391 2%

Unknown 367,096 98% unkTotal 502,239 100% 375,189

GenderMale 255,640 47 587 0.16% Yes

Female 246,599 53 874 0.22% yesUnknown 373,728 99.6%

Total 502,239 100% 375,189


Objectives and Outcomes for 2009

1. Fifteen thousand Polk County residents will attend Florida Yards and Neighborhoods workshops in 2009. 75% of all workshop participants will adapt at least two of the suggested tips to integrate Florida-friendly landscaping into their yards. The tips include: Right Plant, Right Place, Watering Efficiently, Using Fertilizer Appropriately, Providing Habitat for Wildlife, Preventing Stormwater Runoff, Protecting the Waterfront, Managing Pests Responsibly, Mulching and Recycling. These changes will be determined by surveys of all workshop participants.

Outcome a. Ninety percent of Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program participants surveyed in 2009 used Florida-friendly landscaping information when making any landscaping decisions after they had received FYN training.

Outcome b. Eighty-five percent of program participants surveyed after FYN training in 2009 stated that implementing Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles into their yards was easy.

2. At least 65% of all Florida Yards and Neighborhoods workshop participants will reduce the amount of water they use in their landscape through sprinkler calibration, maintenance and/or environmentally-friendly landscape changes. These changes will be determined by surveys of all workshop participants. Outcome a. Sixty percent of Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program participants surveyed after FYN training in 2009 reduced the amount of water they used for irrigation by making Florida friendly landscaping changes in their yards. Outcome b. Forty-eight percent of Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program participants surveyed after FYN training in 2009 used a rain barrel or cistern for irrigation.

Impact - Forty-one percent of program participants surveyed after FYN training in 2009 have documented a reduction in their water bill.

Success Stories

Three hundred seven rain barrels were distributed to the public in 2009 reducing the amount of potable water used in the landscape by an estimated 165,166 gallons (the amount that it would take to fill 12, 24-foot round swimming pools).

III. 4-H and Other Extension Activities

Date2010



Youth Fair Judge 1County Events Day 1

Tropicana 1


Date2009



January 27 Youth Fair Judge 1 214April 3 County Events Day 1 8

24. CLINICAL SERVICE OR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES – NA

25. SERVICE TO SCHOOLS

Date2010

Description Number of Events


Polk County Science Fair Judge

1

Agrifest 10Agrifest 10

Bok Tower Earth Day 2Tenoroc Nature Festival 2

Date2009

Description Number of Events


February 20 Polk County Science Fair Judge

1 18

April 13-18 Agrifest 10 3000April 27-May1 Agrifest 10 3000

April 16-17 Bok Tower Earth Day 2 1350May 9/November 7 Tenoroc Nature Festival 2 1100

26. MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PROFESSION

Association2010

Role(e.g., member, committee chair, elected office, etc.) Years

South Central Green Team Member 10FACAA

Member and O and T Focus Team

10

NACAAMember 10


American Horticultural Society Member 5Florida State Horticultural Society Member 10Polk County Farm Bureau Member 24Florida Blueberry Growers Association Member 5Polk County Agricultural Tour Committee

Member 6

Polk County Overall Advisory Committee Member 9Epsilon Sigma Phi Society District Director 5

Association2009

Role(e.g., member, committee chair, elected office, etc.) Years

South Central Green Team Member 9FACAA

Member and O and T Focus Team

9

NACAAMember 9

American Horticultural Society Member 4Florida State Horticultural Society Member 9Polk County Farm Bureau Member 23Florida Blueberry Growers Association Member 4Polk County Agricultural Tour Committee

Member 5

Polk County Overall Advisory Committee Member 8Epsilon Sigma Phi Society District Director 4

26. HONORS

State Master Gardener Award in the 4-H and Service to Youth Category - 2009


33. THE FURTHER INFORMATION SECTION

34. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT In-service and Self Proposed - 2010

Title DaysState of Florida Master Gardener Conference 3South Central District Faculty Meeting 2FNATS Landscape Show 2EPAF 3Southeast Pest Management Conference 3

In-service and Self Proposed - 2009

Title DaysState of Florida Master Gardener Conference 3South Central District Faculty Meeting 2FNATS Landscape Show 2Scotts Training Program 1


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