1. Franklin/UF – IFAS Extension Program 28 Airport Road Apalachicola, FL
Franklin County Extension Looking Towards the Future Northwest Extension District
Franklin/UF – IFAS Extension Program
28 Airport Road
Apalachicola, FL

2. Office Faculty & Staff Bill Mahan, CED/Sea Grant
Gene Shaner, Multi-County FYN
(Bay, Franklin & Gulf)
Christy Duncan, Office Manager
Cherry Rankin, FNP Program Assistant

3. Office Budget & Grants County Budget 2003 - $49,927
Proposed $54,544
Family Nutrition Program $32,755
Three USDA CSREES Grants
CLAMMERS - $75,383
Oyster PHT - $374,501
Regional Oyster Safety Issues - $417,923

4. County Demographics Total Population (2000) - 11,057
56.5% ♂, 43.5% ♀
81% White, 16.6% Black, 0.5% Native Am.
18% less than 18 years old
15.7% 65 years old or older
23.3% population change 1990 – 2000
Number of Households – 4,096
# of families 2,725
Median Household Income - $25,799
4th lowest in state, 74% of FL avg. $34,757
State area of Critical Economic Concern

5. Demographics, continued
18.4% of population lives below poverty level – state avg. 13.6%
13.9% of seniors living below poverty level
23.2% of children living below poverty level
66.3% of young children (< 5) in female-headed households live below poverty level
80% of school children, free/reduced meals
41% functional illiteracy rate in county (27% lowest level) - 10% FL avg.

6. County Demographics
There are approximately 100 births/year to Franklin County residents (all out of county)
35.1% of births to unwed mothers
21% of total born to “teen” moms (one yrs.)
201 Grandparents live with grandchildren, 72% are raising their grandchildren
50 – 70% of the workforce is employed by the seafood industry
1000 licensed oystermen, 991 commercial boats & $11.2 million dockside value (6.1% FL)

7. Demographics, continued
School Enrollment – 1,501 (K – 12)
31.7% of population 25+ years old with no H.S. diploma - (20.1% FL)
68.3% of population 25+ years old with H.S. diploma (+) - (79.9% FL)
16.2% some college or Associate (3.3%)
12.4% of population with Bachelor’s or higher – (22.3% FL)

8. Visioning Sessions Report
Board of County Commissioners
Continue assistance with technical issues related to management of natural resources and the bay
Continue work with the Interstate Shellfish
Sanitation Conference & FDACS
Continue work with the seafood industry
Continue to work with developing clam industry
Water access issues (i.e. boat ramps)
Assistance with fishing piers and artificial reefs

9. Visioning Sessions Report
State & Local Agencies
Programs for seniors, e.g. budgeting, diet, health management
Teen parenting, parenting, child development, expand nutrition program, household budgeting programs, home buyer education
Work with Health Department on “preventive” health & nutrition education i.e. obesity, juvenile diabetes
Community development & planning assistance
Continue nutrition education programming

10. Visioning Sessions Report
Seafood Industry
Continue work on Vv illness reduction & ISSC
Continue work as liaison between industry, County Commissioners, & regulators
Continue assistance with regulatory compliance issues
Continue to assist developing clam aquaculture industry
Boater access & recreational boater education in Alligator Harbor

11. Visioning Sessions Report
Schools
Continue 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Program
Expand public speaking to other grades
Continue Butterfly Development Program
Continue nutrition education program
Look for new educational opportunities for teachers & students
Explore additional 4-H opportunities for school & after school activities

12. Visioning Sessions Report
General Public/Homeowners
Continue newspaper column
Offer more homeowner education “classes”
Provide homeowner budgeting and parenting classes
Expand programming for senior citizens
Expand public speaking program to include older students
Work more with city governments

13. Visioning Sessions Report
Florida Sea Grant
Fish Extension (Commercial & Recreational)
Coastal Hazards Education
SEACOOS – SE Atlantic Coastal Observation System
COSEE – Center for Ocean Science Educational Excellence
Aquatic Nuisance Species

14. County Major Program Areas
CMP 300 – Marine Industries of Franklin County
CMP 301 – Youth & 4-H Development in Franklin County
CMP 302 – Adult Environmental Education in Franklin County
CMP 999 – Extension Program Administration in Franklin County
CMP FYN – BFG 1 & BFG 2 - FYN in Franklin County

15. Marine Industries of Franklin County
Major Priority Areas
Vibrio vulnificus education & oyster PHT development & education
Development of clam aquaculture industry
Government/Regulatory/Industry liaison
Long Range Goals
Reduced Vv illness rate & viable PHT options for oyster processors
Establishment of the local clam aquaculture industry
The “smooth” implementation of new regulations

16. 4H & Youth Development in Franklin County
Major Priority Areas
4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Program
Butterfly Development Program
Family Nutrition Program
4-H Camp
Long Range Goals
Continue & expand school enrichment programs
Look for new programming opportunities

17. Adult Environmental Education
Major Priority Areas
Continue writing “weekly” newspaper column
Increase the # of “homeowner” programs
Continue one-on-one consultations
Long Range Goals
Increase “public’s” environmental protection knowledge
Continue newspaper column, expand into “The Chronicle”
Increase the # of programs offered for homeowners

18. Extension Program Administration
Major Priority Areas
Maintain excellent working relationship with local officials
Continue marketing the total “UF/IFAS Package”
Seek & obtain outside funding & partnerships to maintain/expand programming efforts
Long Range Goals
Secure FCS Agent for County
Increase funding & program offerings
Maintain & expand “reach” of programming effort

19. Multi-State Programming Efforts
Major Priority Areas
Vv education, PHT development & technical assistance for the Gulf oyster industry (ISSC, LA SG)
Shrimp Industry Workshops (with TX Sea Grant)
Tri-State Natural Resource Program Implementation Team (with AL & GA Extension)
Long Range Goals
Reduction in Vv illness rate, maintain oyster industry
Survival of the commercial shrimp fishing
Increased coordination of NR Extension Programs

20. Integrated Programming Efforts
Major Priority Areas
Advancing PHT capacity for FL oysters
Complying with federal mandates for oyster safety
Clam lease assessment, management & modeling
Long Range Goals
Development of economically viable PHT options for the FL oyster industry
Complying with federal regulatory mandates
Establishment of Northwest FL clam aquaculture industry

21. Needs to Accomplish Plans
County
Continued budget & special travel support for programming efforts & special initiatives
Support for County’s share of FCS Agent Position
Increased office space

22. Needs to Accomplish Plans
Northwest District
Travel support for special initiatives
Support of FCS Agent position
Community Development, Water Quality/Management “Issues,” & Coastal Zone Management Specialist assistance

23. Needs to Accomplish Plans
State
Continued travel support for special initiatives
Support for State’s share of FCS Agent position
FAMU Extension involvement?
Community Development, Water Quality & Management “Issues,” & Coastal Zone Management Specialist assistance

24. Program Summary
The Franklin/UF-IFAS Extension Program is alive and well.
We currently have more work then we can handle and have requests for new and expanded programs.
We are in desperate need of an FCS Agent to handle a broad range of educational programming needs.
We will need lots of help to deal with variety of water and coastal development issues

25. Bill Mahan, CED/Sea Grant Agent 30 June 2003
Thank you! Franklin/UF-IFAS Extension Program Northwest Extension District
Bill Mahan,
CED/Sea Grant Agent
30 June 2003