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Members of the FLMS Board teamed up today at the 20th Carboard Boat Challenge in Lakeland. Our team, the Data Buoys, came in second place in the community onsite build category! Not bad for our first attempt. Thanks Team Members Rob Burnes, Lance Lumbard, Eesa Ali, Emily Keenan, Ernesto Lasso de la Vega & Maryann Krisovitch! Eesa amd Ernesto were our designated paddlers & did an excellent job! See you next year and watch out first place, we’re coming for you!

SPRINGS ACADEMY: SPRINGS BIOLOGY WITH DR. STEVE WALSH

Date: Tuesday, September 9th
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Walsh, retired U.S. Geological Survey
Admission: Free! Drop-ins are welcome. No need to register in advance.
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Florida Springs Welcome Center
18645 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, Fl 32643


Springs Academy is a free lecture series on Florida’s freshwater resources and springs. Each class is tailored to make learning quick and easy so you’re ready to hit the ground running as a springs expert.

The classes will be held on the second Tuesday of every month, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Participants who attend all 6 classes will receive a certificate of completion upon request. Discussion will go as deep as our time and audience allows.

If you are unable to attend in-person, you can watch the lecture live on Facebook, via Facebook live:
https://www.facebook.com/floridaspringsinstitute/live_videos


September 9th
Springs Biology – Dr. Steve Walsh, retired U.S. Geological Survey

October 14th
Springs Chemistry– Greg Owen, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department

November 11th
Springs Stresses – Dr. George Hochmuth, University of Florida

December 9th
Springs Advocacy – Ryan Smart, Florida Springs Council

Dr. Steve Walsh’s Biography:
Stephen J. Walsh is retired from the U.S. Geological Survey, where he was a research scientist for over 30 years. His interests are in the area of conservation biology, biodiversity, and ecology of aquatic organisms, primarily fishes. He has worked in freshwater and marine ecosystems in the southeastern and central U.S., Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Neotropics, southeast Asia, western Pacific, and Africa. He has a B.A. degree (magnum cm laude) in Biology from St. Louis University, a M.Sc. degree in Zoology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a Ph.D. in Zoology (now Biology) from the University of Florida, where he currently has courtesy faculty appointments in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, and the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH). In addition to his current board service on the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute and the Ichetucknee Alliance, he has served in numerous other professional capacities including with the American Fisheries Society, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and the Southeastern Fishes Council. In his retirement, Steve enjoys traveling, tennis, swimming, kayaking, reading, photography, gardening, and curating the megadiverse Neotropical brush-footed butterflies of the genus Adelpha at the FLMNH McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.
Questions? Send an e-mail to: [email protected]

SEE YOU THERE!

Be Part of a FLMS Tradition!

Every time FLMS docks at Hawks Cay, we fire up the Conch Crawl Bus and head down the Overseas Highway to Key West for a night of fun in the Conch Republic.

🎉 What’s Included:
Maryann’s Famous Mile Marker Trivia
Adult Beverages & Music on board
An evening of sunsets, dining & bar hopping in Key West
Option to stick with the group or explore on your own

🕔 Departure: Thursday, August 28 at 5:00 PM from Hawks Cay
🕦 Return: Around 11:30 PM
💰 Cost: $35 per person
🚨 Space Limited to 50 people!
📋 Sign-Up: On-site only – first come, first served & your guest can join too!
📝 A waitlist will be available if needed.
⚠️ Don’t be late for the return – it’s a long walk back to Duck Key!

—The FLMS Team
Please crawl responsibly.

Now doesn't that make you want to register for the symposium? Sure it does! Click here to register! https://flms.net/annual-symposium/registration/

🎸 Cue the Smoke Machine... It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN! 🎤

Only 30 days to book your room at Hawks Cay and 33 days to save big with early bird registration

🔥 Grab your Aqua Net, turn up the volume, and get ready to rock FLMS-style at the 2025 Symposium!

🎶 Watch the iconic "Final Countdown" video (trust us — those opening shots might show up in trivia 😉):
👉 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw

Coming at you like a glam rock power chord:
🎤 Science & stormwater in paradise
🐬 Dolphins, field trips & CEUs
🚌 The epic Conch Crawl (trivia + party bus = yes please)
🎉 Fun, friends, and Florida Keys vibes all week long

🕶 Don’t miss this year’s hottest tour stop in lake management!

👇 Hit the links before the fog clears:

💲 [Register & Save] https://flms.net/annual-symposium/registration/
🏨 [Book Your Room] https://flms.net/annual-symposium/flms-symposium-hotel/

The FLMS Road Crew

FLMS 2025! www.flms.net Final Call for Abstracts!

Ever wonder how the scientific method really works at a lake management conference? FLMS 2025 is the experiment you won’t want to miss! August 26-29, 2025. Hawks Cay Resort, Duck Key, Florida. www.flms.net

Help FLMS recognize our colleagues by submitting a nomination for our annual Awards of Excellence! View past recipients and award categories at https://flms.net/the-society/awards/. Deadline for nominations is June 1st!

After learning about water restoration projects in the area, our winter workshop attendees had the opportunity to join a guided tour of the Winter Park Chain of Lakes with City staff and Scenic Boats Tours. FLMS appreciates both entities for their generous support!

The second half of our winter workshop was filled with more of FLMS great partners sharing their projects and research. How do you get a legislative appropriation or identity the Asian swamp eel or handle your freshwater system after two hurricanes? Now we know! And all this before lunch!