Category: Community Volunteers

Florida LAKEWATCH: A Regional Coordinator’s Perspective

by Christine Krebs

July 17, 2023

This blog post was written by Marina Schwartz, regional coordinator for Florida LAKEWATCH. Hi, I’m Marina! I’m one of the regional coordinators of the LAKEWATCH Program, and I’m here to explain what our role is and how we help ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Volunteer/Training, Water
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Citizen Science, Community Volunteers, Florida LAKEWATCH, Lakes, LAKEWATCH, UF/IFAS CAIP, Volunteers

Florida Project Learning Tree 2022 Award Recipients

by Josh Baker

November 17, 2022

Story written by Elise Cassie. Each year, Florida Project Learning Tree (FL PLT) recognizes a partner, facilitator, and educator who have made exceptional contributions to the program. This year, awardees include Friends of MacArthur Beach ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers
Tags: Awards, Project Learning Tree

CALS Alumna Highlight: Cecilia Lepa

by Olivia Doyle

March 31, 2021

Cecilia Lepa graduated with both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in forest resources and conservation. She is currently an AmeriCorps VISTA serving with Southern Oregon's ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS Alumni, Cals Careers, Career Services, Forest Resources And Conservation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences

Positive Feedback

by Kim Scotto

January 20, 2021

Image in header and all images used in story were taken in 2019. You may have seen cliché pop culture depictions of a science fair: a student sets off a dramatic exploding volcano and is awarded the first-place blue ribbon for their efforts. ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: NRC, Positive Feedback, Student Highlight, Students, Undergraduates

Florida’s Birds, Lakes, and Volunteers

by Rachel Kyle

December 17, 2020

Florida LAKEWATCH is a citizen volunteer lake monitoring program that facilitates "hands-on" citizen participation in the management of Florida waters. Collectively, volunteers have gathered accurate water quality data on over 2,700 aquatic ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Aquatic Birds, EDIS, Lakes, UF/IFAS, Volunteer, Wildlife

SFRC Serves: Nicole Jennings

by Rachel Kyle

August 4, 2020

Welcome to our Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. We are proud to share the stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name Nicole Jennings Program Master of Science in Geomatics In 2017, Nicole Jennings ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Marine Science, Sfrc, SFRCServes, Students, Volunteer

SFRC Serves: Thomas Allain

by Rachel Kyle

July 30, 2020

Welcome to our Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. We are proud to share the stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name Thomas Allain Program Bachelor of Marine Sciences Thomas Allain is a Marine ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers
Tags: Alpha Zeta, Marine Science, Sfrc, SFRCServes, Students, Volunteer

SFRC Serves: Felicia Nudo

by Rachel Kyle

July 28, 2020

Welcome to our new Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are sharing stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name Felicia Nudo Program Graduate Certificate in Forest Health & ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Environmental Education, Sfrc, SFRCServes, Students, Volunteer

SFRC Serves: William Yarley

by Rachel Kyle

July 16, 2020

Welcome to our new Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are sharing stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name: William Yarley Program: Bachelor in Forest Resources and Conservation William ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Recreation, Work & Life
Tags: Natural Resource Conservation, Sfrc, SFRCServes, Students, Volunteer

SFRC Serves: Allie Marshbanks

by Rachel Kyle

July 14, 2020

Welcome to our new Summer Blog Series, SFRC Serves. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are sharing stories of how our students and alumni give back to their communities. Name: Allie Marshbanks Program: Bachelor in Marine Sciences Allie ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Coast, Marine Science, Marsh, Sfrc, SFRCServes, Students, Volunteer

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