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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