Register for a Leon Ready Neighborhood Readiness Training

Prepare for the Atlantic Hurricane Season with a Leon Ready Neighborhood Readiness Training to help you, your family, and your neighborhood prepare for disasters. Find disaster preparedness tips for the whole family and sign up for a training at LeonReady.com.

Summer Backyard Bucket List

Support local businesses and explore your community with the Summer Backyard Bucket List Challenge. Now through August, visit a “bucket list” of local businesses and attractions and check in through the Visit Tallahassee mobile app. Each check-in earns participants one entry to the contest, while 20 entries earn each participant a t-shirt. At the end of the campaign, one grand prize winner will be awarded a two-night staycation that includes hotel accommodations, meals, and activities. A web-based option for entry is also available.

Learn more at VisitTallahassee.com/BackyardBucketList.

Learn Before You Burn

In Florida, escaped yard waste from burn piles is the leading cause of wildfires. Smoke particulates from burning yard waste can also cause serious health problems including asthma and lung disease. When exposed to high levels of particle pollution, healthy people and people with existing lung disease may not be able to breathe as deeply or vigorously as they normally would.

Help keep the air clean by using these alternative solutions to dispose of yard waste:

✓ Unincorporated County residents may bring yard and household waste to the nearest Rural and Solid Waste Center.
✓ Mulch leaves into garden beds, which will build soil health.
✓ Compost yard waste in your backyard or at a community compost site.
✓ Limbs cut to less than six feet can be picked up by Waste Pro’s curbside service.

Learn more about the dangers and health impacts of open burning at LeonReady.com.

Summer Fun Continues for All Ages

Summer programs for all ages continue in July! Join the Leon County Public Library for “All Together Now” summer programs featuring exciting performances, games, crafts, scavenger hunts, animal visits, reading challenges, and more.

Learn more at LeonCountyLibrary.org/SummerPrograms.

Summer BreakSpot Offers Meals for Kids and Teens

Leon County Public Library Locations

All summer long, Leon County Government and Second Harvest of the Big Bend are proud to offer free healthy, packaged meals and snacks to kids and teens 18 and under at Leon County Public Library locations. No registration is required.

Check the schedule at LeonCountyLibrary.org/SummerBreakSpot.