Science Eye

Join us for an exciting week of Science Camp! Hands-on, inquiry-based activities in life, physical and earth sciences. 7-12 year old inquisitive kids welcomed! Sign up now for Spring Camp!!!

Looking for part time staff to do in school and field trips for PreK3-high school students in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties! Please share!

Like science? Understand the importance of sharing your passion for science and environmental conservation that benefits everyone? In-class and in-the-field programs are conducted mostly in Broward County, but also throughout the tri-county area during the school day, after school and occasional weekends. Looking for both part-time and full-time employment.
Learn more and apply at https://www.scienceeye.com/about-us/employment-opportunity

What are you doing this summer?
Want to be paid for professional development? Middle School Teachers we have something for you!

This SWAMP2GULF project will equip Florida Middle School teachers to integrate local ecosystem monitoring within a problem-based learning context to increase students’ understanding of the impact of local watersheds on larger water bodies (like the Gulf of Mexico).

Upon completion of the summer PD (lodging, food, and excursions/field trips paid during the Immersive 6-day field experience in the Okefenokee Swamp and Lower Suwannee Wildlife Refuges), each participant will be eligible to receive:
Classroom Supplies (value of $1000)
Stipend of $2000
Conference registration, per diem, and/or lodging to attend the Florida Association of Science Teachers or the Florida Marine Science Educators Association (up to $1000 reimbursed)
School Funding for a Community Watershed Event (up to $1000) upon proposal submission.

June 9-15, 2024.
Apply by April 5 at https://swamp2gulf.weebly.com/

Plant load- in is underway here at Tree Tops Park! We have in 200 palms, 600 trees and shrubs, 800 fruit trees, and 450 pollinators support plants waiting for you! Come participate in our at Water Matters Day tomorrow!!

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season! Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO)

Great news: applications for FMSEA Scholarships, Awards, and the Mini-Grant are live!!

Awards:
JEDI Award: https://forms.gle/ibvghcuxudRDG9ak8

FMSEA Service Award: https://forms.gle/LySAfaG5bHiPpERP9

Educator of the Year Award: https://forms.gle/r8HVqyS7t4AnEVmP9

Community Partner Award: https://forms.gle/VTL1o4gB3gw3jFWj9

Teacher Scholarship:
https://forms.gle/QDRvCbK7cuKW3w4k8

DEI Mini-Grant:
https://forms.gle/Gipgu5x56QHbtd1d8

2024 FMSEA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mini-Grant Application Following in the footsteps of our parent organization, National Marine Educators Association, the Florida Marine Science Educators Association is committed to increasing diversity in the field of marine science education by providing educators with tools to offer opportunities for everyone intereste...

Dawn Miller-Walker

BREAKING NEWS: The first reported sea turtle nest has been discovered on Hollywood beach and it’s a Leatherback! These magnificent creatures are less common on our nesting beaches than Loggerhead turtles and Green Turtles, and we're thrilled to welcome them to our shores! Broward County, NSU, FWC, and other staff and volunteers are all working hard to document and protect the nests and ensure the safety of these precious turtles. Let's all do our part to keep our beaches clean and safe for these and other incredible creatures.

Check out our website for more info! http://ow.ly/J3t250IiQot

Photo Courtesy: National Park Service

Marine Environmental Education Center at the Carpenter House City of Deerfield Beach, Florida - Government City of Pompano Beach Discover Lauderdale By The Sea City of Fort Lauderdale Florida State Parks City of Hollywood, Florida Government City of Hallandale Beach Government MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife Nova Southeastern University

Dawn Miller-Walker

Happy Birthday Marjory Stoneman Douglas!

Born on April 7, 1890, she is affectionately known as the “Mother of the Everglades.” Douglas lived to be 108 years old and dedicated her life to preserving and restoring this special place.

Today, 1.3 million acres of Everglades National Park are set aside as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness to recognize her importance and monumental work!

To learn more about the Marjory Stoneman Wilderness, visit our website: https://www.nps.gov/ever/wilderness.htm

Photo courtesy of Jim Kerlin/AP

ALT TEXT: Marjory Stoneman Douglas holds up her book "The Everglades: River of Grass". She is sitting outdoors on a white chair and there are plants all around her.

Amazing! I'll definitely have ro look for this next time I'm there!

You may have never seen it, but hidden in the trees at Royal Palm is the last remaining structure built by the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs (FFWC).

Established in 1895, the FFWC worked for local and statewide reforms in a number of areas such as education, prohibition, and conservation. Seeing the increasing real estate development in south Florida as a threat to the Everglades, they purchased Paradise Key, which would later become Royal Palm with the intention of protecting this unique environment for future generations.

After years of changes and the establishment of a national park, the deer feeding station is the only remaining structure from the original Royal Palm State Park and is a testament to the work of women in establishing and preserving this special place.

Next time you’re in the park, stop and think of what other stories may be hidden from view.

Photo by NPS

ALT TEXT: A brick structure, identified as an old deer feeding station and pen.