2017 Natural Systems Module
Published on by Stan Bronson, Director of Partnerships at the Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth (ACRE) in Technology
2017 Natural Systems Module
March 29-30, 2017
Wednesday, March 29, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL
7:30 AM Leave SFWMD Headquarters, 3301 Gun Club Road, WPB and travel to South Florida Natural Resources Center, Homestead
9:30 AM Introduction to Research at Everglades National Park - Robert Johnson, Director, SFNRC
10:15 AM Wading Birds as Indicators for Ecosystem Health - Dale Gawlik, Professor, Florida Atlantic University
11:00 AM Invasive Species in South Florida
12:00 PM Lunch at Taco Toro, Homestead
1:30 PM Tour of Anhinga Trail - Carol Mitchell, Deputy Director, SFNRC
3:30 PM Leave Everglades National Park
5:15 PM Arrive SFWMD Headquarters
Thursday, March 30, ARM Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, FL
8:30 AM Welcome and orientation - Stan Bronson, Executive Director, Florida Earth Foundation
8:45 AM Description of the Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades System - TBA
9:30 AM - Soil and Water Chemistry - Samira Daroub, Research Scientist, UF Everglades Research & Education Center
10:15 AM - Break
10:30 AM - Alligators as an Indicator Species - Laura Brandt, Senior Scientist, US Fish & Wildlife Service
11:45 AM - Management Challenges of Loxahatchee NWR - Rolf Olson, Refuge Manager, Loxhatchee ARM NWR
12:30 PM - Lunch on the Boardwalk
1:00 PM - Tour of the Boardwalk
1:30 PM - Orientation for LILA - Eric
2:00 PM - Visit LILA
3:00 PM - Travel to Loxahatchee Airboat Tours
3:30 PM - Tour of Water Conservation Area II - Lyle Thomas, Loxhatchee Airboat Tours
Information
- Website: http://floridaearth.org/nsm2017
- Location: Homestead, United States
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