Events

The Apalachicola NERR welcomes Franklin County to attend Virtual National Estuaries Day this September! As a measure of public safety, National Estuaries Day at the Reserve – which usually draws 800 people – has moved online this year. The mission of National Estuaries Day is to connect people with the estuarine community that supports the…

This free one-and-a-half-hour, interactive course introduces participants to an effective approach for coastal management projects to influence the way people interact with their environment. Community-based social marketing uses a five-step approach and a set of tools to elicit behavior change in specific audiences in order to address environmental and social problems. Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/127196290529 You Will…

Taking your meetings virtual adds additional planning, preparation, and facilitation in order to ensure smooth sailing and effective engagement. Attend this hour-long training to learn from each other and our virtual facilitation experts to practice several engagement tools and get ideas and answers to your virtual meeting questions. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tools-and-techniques-for-facilitating-virtual-meetings-tickets-127169133301 You Will Learn How…

The social sciences are a valuable but often overlooked element of coastal zone management. Issues from marsh restoration to flood mitigation all involve critical human elements— knowledge, values, and attitudes—of the people that live, work, and play in areas we manage. Dr. Chris Ellis and Brenna Sweetman with NOAA’s Office of Coastal Management will lead…

Carrie Jones, Environmental Supervisor II with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture, will talk about the new water-column aquaculture leases in the western section of Apalachicola Bay. To take part in this talk, please register for Sci-Café Virtual Series: Aquaculture Update by Jan 28, 2021 3:00 PM EST on GoToWebinar. After…

Apalachicola NERR's virtual research symposium, highlighting recent research conducted within the Reserve and adjacent areas. The two-day virtual symposium will feature sessions on fisheries management, restoration science, climate change and sea level rise impacts, as well as updates on oyster restoration projects and other large initiatives. Register for each day at the following links: Day…

Help collect live urchins from St. Joseph Bay in a roundup beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The collected urchins – which destroy seagrasses by overgrazing – will be relocated to deeper water by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Event Information Register at…