EENY-441/IN782 White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae)

EENY-441, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Andrei Sourakov, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this metallic blue Neotropical hairstreak with characteristic M-shaped pattern on its silver-colored underside which flies in clearings and edges of oak growth — its distribution, biology and lifecycle, and hosts. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN782

FCS2289/FY1072 Effective Discipline Techniques for Parents

FCS-2289, a 3-page fact sheet by Cassandra Deas and Eboni J. Baugh, describes what discipline is, its purpose, and summarizes effective techniques parents can use to discipline their children. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1072

AEC396/WC077 Extension Marketing: Building a Successful Local Extension Marketing Campaign

AEC-396, a 2-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on the foundations of marketing communications for local Cooperative Extension programs. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC077

AEC398/WC079 Extension Marketing: Integrated Marketing

AEC-398, a 3-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on integrating communication elements into the marketing of Extension programs. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC079

AEC399/WC080 Extension Marketing: Creative and Media Strategies

AEC399, a 4-page illistrated fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on creative and media strategies for developing marketing campaigns for local Cooperative Extension programs. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC080

AEC397/WC078 Extension Marketing: Campaign Planning and Audience Analysis

AEC-397, a 5-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on the basics of campaign planning and audience analysis development. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC078

AEC400/WC081 Extension Marketing: Budgets and Evaluation

AEC-400, a 3-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, describes ways to stretch marketing budget dollars and then how to determine whether the communications campaign was successful. Includes a sample evaluation form. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC081

AEC-392/WC073 Learning by Doing: Utilizing Service-Learning Projects

AEC-392, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Diane Mashburn, Amy Harder, and Dale Pracht, explains the five steps of the service learning model for group leaders, and how service learning improves youth experiences. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC073

AE435 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Forest and Agricultural Lands: Carbon Sequestration

AE435, an 8-page fact sheet by Solomon G. Haile, Clyde W. Fraisse, Vimala D. Nair, and P.K. Ramachandran Nair, addresses some basic questions regarding the prospects of carbon (C) sequestration in forest and agricultural lands and examines the C sequestration potential of different land management practices that could play a role in GHG mitigation strategies. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE435

FOR-105/FR135 Enhancing Natural Resource Programs with Field Trips

FOR-105, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Julie Athman and Martha C. Monroe, explains how to maximize learning during the field trip to ensure that students gain its cognitive and affective benefits. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR135

FE753 The Relevance and Challenges of an Economic Evaluation of Florida's 4-H Program

FE753, a 4-page fact sheet by Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Troy Timko, describes the 4-H program and the importance of economic evaluation of its impact, provides a primer on economic evaluation of programs, and lays out a research roadmap for accumulating the data necessary for an economic evaluation of the Florida 4-H program. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE753

HB003 Stinging Nettles of Florida: Cnidoscolus

HB003, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Wendy B. Zomlefer, describes this perennial herb with stinging hairs, milky sap, and tuberous roots — its classification, description, similar species, and toxicity. Includes references. Published by the UF Herbarium, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HB003

HB002 Stinging Nettles of Florida: Urtica

HB002, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Wendy B. Zomlefer, describes this annual herb with stinging hairs, its classification, description, similar species, toxicity, and economic uses. Includes references. Published by the UF Herbarium, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HB002

FOR201/FR263 Policies and Programs that Affect Ecosystem Health in the Wildland-Urban Interface

FOR201, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Terri Mashour and Martha C. Monroe, describes some policies, programs, and voluntary practices that influence natural resources or resource management at the federal, state, local, and neighborhood levels. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR263

FCS2119/HE855 Save a Child: Know How to Identify and Report Child Abuse

Revised! FCS2119, a 5-page fact sheet by Andrew E. Toelle and Kate Fogarty, discusses child abuse laws and procedures for reporting abuse. It also contains information about different types of abuse and how to identify abused or neglected children. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HE855

ABE383/AE432 BMP: Ribbon Barriers

ABE-383, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Kati W. Migliaccio, Brian Boman, Jemy Hinton, and Kevin Hancock, addresses a specific set of Best Management Practices that can be described as ribbon barriers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE432

SL270/SS489 Florida?s Total Maximum Daily Load Program After Seven Years of Implementation

SL270, a 3-page fact sheet by Mark W. Clark, and William F. DeBusk, describes what a TMDL is, implementation of the program in Florida, contaminants triggering the process, and possible reclassification of state water body “designated uses.” Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS489

FOR200/FR262 English Creek Native Tree and Plant Tour

FOR200, a 3-page fact sheet by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, and Mary E. Thornhill, Describes the English Creek Preserve Native Tree and Plant Tour, with instructions for downloading and printing out a guidebook designed for use along the raised boardwalk trail, although it can also be used to identify trees and plants outside the preserve. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR262

FOR180/FR245 Mechanical Vegetative Management

FOR180, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Rien M. Visser, Bruce Hull, Sarah F. Ashton, and Martha C. Monroe, discusses the mechanical means to manage vegetation in interface forests and reviews available technologies that may be most useful in small, visible, and sensitive forests that are typical of the interface. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR245

FOR199/FR260 Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth

FOR199, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Lauren McDonell, Martha C. Monroe, Gene Boles and Terri Mashour, outlines the ecological, social, and economic effects of urban sprawl and describes the guiding principles of smart growth and how it can help address these issues. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR260