UNESCO-IHE Florida Program
Published on by Stan Bronson, President & CEO at The Institute for Climate Innovation in Academic
Tuesday, May 21, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
See lecture schedule in that event
Wednesday, May 22, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
See lecture Schedule in that event
Thursday, May 23, Flight to Florida
Friday, May 24, Patel College of International Sustainability, University of South Florida, Tampa
Saturday, May 25
9 AM - 5 PM Activity to be determined
6:30 PM Arrive at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida
Sunday, May 26, On your own
Monday, May 27, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida
8:00 - 10:00 AM Drive to Homestead
10:00 - 11:00 AM Introduction to Everglades National Park, Dr. Carol Mitchell, Deputy Director, South Florida Ecosystem Science Center
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Tour of Anhinga Trail, Larry Perez, ENP
12:30 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 PM - Tour of the "Hole in the Donut"
2:00 - 3: PM Drive to Tamiami Bridge Project
3:00 - 4:30 PM Airboat tour of Shark River Slough
4:30 - 6:30 PM Drive to West Palm Beach
Tuesday, May 28, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach
Wednesday, May 29, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach
Thursday, May 30, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach
6:00 - 8:00 PM West Palm Beach Festival for UNESCO-IHE
Friday, May 31, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach
Saturday, June 1, Optional Field Trip, To Be Announced
Sunday, June 2, On your own
Monday, June 3, Lake Okeechobee and Kissimmee River
8:00 - 9:45 AM Drive to Riverwoods Laboratory, Micco
9:45 - 10:30 AM Introduction to Kissimmee River Restoration Project, Loisa Kerwin
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Boat tour of Kissimmee River Restoration
12:30 - 1:30 PM Drive to Canal Point
1:30 - 3:00 PM Tour of Herbert Hoover Dike Rejuvenation Project, Ingrid Bon, USACE
3:00 - 3:45 PM Drive to Okeelanta
4:00 - 5:30 PM Tour of Florida Crystals Operations, Marianne Martinez
5:30 - 7:00 PM Feast at the Hacienda
7:00 - 8:30 PM Drive to West Palm Beach
Tuesday, June 4, US Department of Interior Lectures, Fort Lauderdale
Wednesday, June 5, US Department of Interior Lectures, Fort Lauderdale
Thursday, June 6, Flight to Amsterdam
Information
- Website: http://floridaearth.org/unesco-ihe2013
- Location: West Palm Beach, United States
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Taxonomy
- Integrated Water Management
- Natural Resource Management