ECISMA Outreach 2016 – 2017

Rebecca Harvey & Frank MazzottiUniversity of Florida

Outreach Achievements

• Public Events• Displays & Presentations• Products & Publications• Targeted Outreach

Public Events

2nd Annual Invasive Exotic Species Awareness Event

September 24, 2016Pet Supermarket, Coconut Creek

3rd AnnualOctober 22, 2016

Naples Zoo, Nov. 5, 2016• 26 animals surrendered

Zoo Miami, March 18, 2017• 58 animals surrendered

Pet Amnesty Day Events

Spring Fish Slam in Big CypressMarch 22–23, 2017

• 56 anglers• 4 weigh-in locations• 1,564 pounds of fish caught

Displays & Presentations

Event Displays (ECISMA/UF)• Nov. 20, Redland Fish Fry• Jan. 14-15, Redland Heritage Festival• Feb. 11, Homestead Eco Fair• Feb. 11, Everglades Day at Loxahatchee NWR• Feb. 18, Festival of Trees in Lake Worth• Feb. 20, Invasive Species Awareness Day in Juno Beach• Feb. 25, Nike Missile Base Fundraiser in Homestead• Mar. 18, Pet Amnesty Day at Zoo Miami• Mar. 25, Native Plant Day in North Miami• Apr. 1, Native Plant Day on Key Largo• Apr. 8, Broward College STEM Expo in Davie

UF Presentations (Nonnative Reptiles)

• Aug. 9, Miami-Dade County Farm Bureau• Sep. 7, Miami-Dade County Agricultural Practices

Board• Feb. 13, Garden Club of Stuart• Feb. 20, Loggerhead Marine Life Center, Juno Beach• May 10, Avocado Administrative Committee• May 15, Biscayne National Park (employee briefing)• Jun. 19, South Florida Water Management District

(employee briefing)

FWC Displays & Presentations• Conserving Florida, Museum of Science and Discovery, Ft.

Lauderdale• Fishing Club, Valencia Cove, Boynton Beach• Pet Amnesty Day, Brevard Zoo, Melbourne• MarineQuest, FWRI, St. Petersburg• Everyday Green Expo, Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach• Delicate Balance of Nature Lecture Series, John Pennekamp Coral

Reef State Park, Key Largo• Bring your child to work, Florida Department of Transportation,

Davie• Outdoor Fest, Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo• Water Matters Day, Tree Tops Park, Davie• Earth Day, Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach• Earth Day, Daggerwing Nature Center, Boca Raton• Bring your child to work, FWC Bryant Building, Tallahassee• Pet Amnesty Day, Central Florida Zoo, Sanford

McMillan Middle SchoolInvasive Species Lecture Series

• Dec. 8, 2016: Carrie Beeler (DOI), overview of the invasive species problem

• Jan.: Tylan Dean (NPS), invasives in Everglades National Park

• Feb. 1, 2017: Michelle Collier (USGS), research and invasive species

• Feb. 24, 2017: Rebecca Harvey (UF), ECISMA coordinating group

Products & Publications

UF IFAS Fact Sheet

Pest Alerts

Wanted Posters

Targeted Outreach

Thank you! ECISMA Outreach Volunteers and Collaborators