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Managing Family Finances: When You’re Unemployed

Offers tips for managing finances after losing a job.

Willful Winds: Hurricane Andrew and Louisiana’s Coast

General description of Hurricane Andrew as it affected Louisiana’s barrier islands, coastal and forested wetlands. Also brief discussion of wetland’s values and possibilities for recovery and restora…

Don’t Use More Pressure than Needed on Wet Soils

Instructions for planters on appropriate measures for planting in flooded soils. Describes the adjustments planter operators must make to avoid soil compaction in wet fields.

Plan Today for Tomorrow’s Flood

A Flood Response Plan for Agricultural Retailers publication. Rare planning guide for making a farm flood-resistant.

Homeowner’s Wildfire Mitigation Guide

Resources to help homeowners understand wildfires and strategies for making their homes more fire-safe.

Emergency and Disaster Homeowner’s Manual

Alaska has a limited road system, few urban centers, and many remote communities. Whether large or small, coastal or inland, connected by roads or accessible only by plane or boat, each community nee…

What’s with the Play-Doh and Crayons?!: Chill Zone Guide for Disaster Response Areas

Therapeutic play for people who have experienced a traumatic event can promote emotional processing, regulation, and resilience. Research studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of play-based int…

Children’s Healthy Development in a Changing Climate

Early childhood professionals are uniquely positioned to help shape climate resilience. Awareness of climate change is critical in recognizing young children’s physiologically distinct vulnerability …

Fire Smart Landscapes

Fire Smart Landscapes is a research-based educational resource designed to help homeowners reduce wildfire risk through thoughtful landscape design and proactive property management. Developed as par…

Winter Weather and Safety Resources

INPREPared developed this site for Extension Educators, news media, and other to quickly prepare news releases, PSA’s, and social media outreach when severe winter weather is predicted. In addition t…

Secure Milk Supply Plans: Creating Plans Through a Student-Led, Processor-Organized Model

Secure Milk Supply (SMS) plans for enhanced biosecurity provide a business continuity strategy for dairy producers in the event of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. During the summers of 2022, 2023,…

Lights Out Cooking: A 72-Hour Emergency Preparedness Cookbook

When the power goes out, Lights Out Cooking: A 72-Hour Emergency Preparedness Cookbook helps you make simple, nutritious meals for your family. Use this cookbook to help your family stay safe, fed, a…

Preparedness and Resiliency Cookbook

This resource is your guide for making good food choices that are healthy, tasty, quick, and safe to promote resiliency during hardship or natural disasters. This guide provides 21 meals and 5 snacks…

Preparing Livestock Producers for New World Screwworm Re-emergence in the United States

New World Screwworm (NWS) has the potential to have profound negative economic and animal health consequences throughout the United States elevating the need for livestock producers to be highly vigi…

Postfire follow-up: Using the LEAF assessment template: How to help landowners set goals and connect with resources

Successful wildfire recovery depends on assessing wildfire impacts, determining landscape needs, prioritizing restoration activities and accessing resources. In response to multiple record-setting wi…

Engagement Guidelines/Faith Based Community Fact Sheets – Disaster Preparedness and Response

The Engagement Guidelines/Faith Based Community Fact Sheets Series of fact sheets covering individual faith communities that have been developed to help Extension and disaster professionals engage fa…

Local Approach to Discussion-Based Disaster Exercises and Readiness

You live and work in rural Calamity County, home to an award-winning carrot festival and its unique carrot currency. Calamity County suffers from frequent disasters. Helping animals in your community…

Preparing Farm Operations for Extreme Summer Weather

Preparing Farm Operations for Extreme Weather: General Strategies for Producers

Healthy Interactions with Animals at Fairs and Other Events

Managing Flood Risks on Farms

This fact sheet is online at https://publications.extension.uconn.edu/publication/flood-risks-farms/

Brush Fires in Connecticut: Be Prepared, Be Aware

the fact sheet is available online at https://publications.extension.uconn.edu/publication/brush-fires/

Residential Gardens and Flooding

Extreme Weather Preparedness for Livestock Operations

The digital version is available at https://publications.extension.uconn.edu/publication/extreme-weather-livestock/