UNESCO-IHE Florida Program

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UNESCO-IHE Florida Program

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
 

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