Category: Coasts & Marine

Congratulations Graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course

by Ken Gioeli
October 18, 2024

Congratulations to the newest graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration course in St Lucie County. On Friday October 11, 2024, nineteen students successfully completed the Florida Master Natural Program (FMNP) ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Florida Master Naturalist, Inaturalist

2024 Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course Bioblitzes

by Ken Gioeli
September 27, 2024

Florida Master Naturalist students participating in the 2024 Coastal Shoreline Restoration course taught by Extension Agents Ken Gioeli, Dr. Vincent Encomio, and Carrie Stevenson are bioblitzing. This list is a living document and will be updated ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: Bioblitz, Master Naturalist

Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course

by Ken Gioeli
March 29, 2024

The UF/ IFAS St Lucie, Martin, and Escambia County Extension offices are pleased to announce the upcoming Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) Coastal Shoreline Restoration course. This FMNP course is a 24-hour educational program designed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Florida Master Naturalist, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Jensen Beach, Marine, Master Naturalist

2024 Master Naturalist Conservation Science Bioblitzes

by Ken Gioeli
January 23, 2024

Florida Master Naturalist students participating in the 2024 Conservation Science course taught by Extension Agents Ken Gioeli and Andrea Lazzari are bioblitzing. This list is a living document and will be updated throughout January and February ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Wildlife

We went on a lobster hunt and saw invasive lionfish instead

by Ken Gioeli
August 29, 2023

The first day of Spiny Lobster Season was August 6, 2023. I was prepared for a glorious lobster hunt that day with my FWC saltwater fishing and lobster permit in-hand but instead found invasive lionfish. Luck was not going my way as I either ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Hunt, Invasive, Lionfish, Lobster, Scuba

Spotlight on Florida Master Naturalist Stephanie Santiago

by Ken Gioeli
August 3, 2023

The mission of the Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) is to promote awareness, understanding, and respect of Florida's natural world among Florida's citizens and visitors. We’re highlighting graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Fort Pierce, Gioeli, Master Naturalist, Port St Lucie, Saint Lucie, Sea Turtle, St. Lucie

Congratulations 2023 Florida Master Naturalist Graduates

by Ken Gioeli
August 2, 2023

Congratulations to the graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Programs conducted in 2023 through UF/IFAS Extension offices on the Treasure Coast. The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) is an adult education program developed ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Environmental Interpretation, Habitat Evaluation, Master Naturalist

Florida Master Naturalist Habitat Evaluation Course June 2023

by Ken Gioeli
May 22, 2023

About this Habitat Evaluation Course The UF/ IFAS Extension offices in Indian River and St. Lucie Counties are pleased to announce the upcoming Florida Master Naturalist Program Habitat Evaluation hybrid steward course which starts June 14, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water, Wildlife
Tags: #wildlife, Egret Marsh, Iguana, Sea Turtles

Florida Master Naturalist Habitat Evaluation Course June 2023

by Ken Gioeli
May 17, 2023

Category: Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Egret Marsh, Florida Master Naturalist, Habitat Evaluation, Jensen Beach, Sea Turtle, Steward, Vero Beach

Summer Internship Shadowing Scientists Through the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

by Ken Gioeli
June 30, 2022

My Background I am blogging about the great opportunity I had during my summer internship shadowing scientists and blogging about the experiences. My name is Sean M. and I was born and raised in coastal SE Florida. I am currently a senior ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Agama, Earleaf Acacia, Harbor Branch, Internship, Invasive Species, Sea Turtle, Sea Vegetable

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