Thursday, October 8, 2015
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Great internship opportunity!
The Alachua County Environmental Protection Department is looking for a paid intern ($9/hour) to assist with education programs. The selected candidate will assist staff with informational tables, educational presentations, and some program management tasks. Some knowledge of water resources is preferred and excellent communication skills and the desire to work with children is required. The hours are flexible, but having large blocks of time (i.e.- no class in the middle of the day) a couple days a week is ideal. Interested candidates should fill out this screening form. Please direct inquiries to Emily Rodriguez at Erodriguez@alachuacounty.us or 352-264-6809.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
UPCOMING SEMINARS: Water Institute Distinguished Seminar Series
Next week, the UF Water Institute will host a talk by their recently named 2014 Faculty Fellows, Dr. James Jawitz and Dr. Jonathan Martin. Here are more details about the event:
Additionally, the Water Institute will be hosting a seminar on Thursday, January 29:
| Speaker: Prof. Marnik Vanclooster, Earth and Life Institute - Environmental Sciences, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium |
| Seminar Title: "L'union fait la force" or how different approaches should be combined to characterize water quality of groundwater bodies |
| Seminar Description: The sustainable management of groundwater implies an in depth knowledge of the status of groundwater and the pressures that are exerted on it. Monitoring and modeling groundwater systems allows generating the required information for such an appropriate management. Yet, the classical monitoring techniques are confronted with small sampling support, and the current modelling techniques suffer from limited validation and accuracy. In this lecture, we show how advanced monitoring, including the monitoring of stable isotopes, in combination with spatially distributed modelling improves considerably the quality of the groundwater assessment. The techniques are illustrated for assessing groundwater contamination by nitrates. |
| Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Location: 2nd Floor Auditorium, J. Wayne Reitz Union |
For more information, visit the UF Water Institute website. Hope to see you on the 14th and the 29th. And stay tuned for information about our first AWRA meeting of the semester!
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Come learn about ALLIGATORS on Tuesday! (December 9, 6PM at Frazier Rogers Hall)
As Gators ourselves, we have all done the "Gator chomp" and become accustomed to the live gators that we frequently walk by in the ponds and waterbodies throughout campus. But how much do you really know about alligators? Want to learn more?
We are excited to host Dr. James Nifong at our meeting on Tuesday, December 9th at 6PM in Frazier Rogers Hall. He is a gator expert and experienced field ecologist, and he has performed field work that is certainly not for the faint of heart. His extensive work with gators and trophic cascades/ecosystem functioning in the southeastern US has resulted in many publications, including a cool paper that put cameras on gators. Check out the National Geographic video and story about his research:
We are excited to host Dr. James Nifong at our meeting on Tuesday, December 9th at 6PM in Frazier Rogers Hall. He is a gator expert and experienced field ecologist, and he has performed field work that is certainly not for the faint of heart. His extensive work with gators and trophic cascades/ecosystem functioning in the southeastern US has resulted in many publications, including a cool paper that put cameras on gators. Check out the National Geographic video and story about his research:
James will present "Research on the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) along the southeastern Atlantic coast, USA" - hope to see you there!!
And as always, there will be pizza :)
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OTHER UPDATES:
A message from the local non-profit "Current Problems" regarding the last cleanup of the 2014 Great Suwannee River Cleanup season...
"This coming Saturday, Dec 6 is the day of the last cleanup of the 2014 Great Suwannee River Cleanup. And fittingly, it happens at the Lower Suwannee Wildlife Refuge. They could use some extra help if you could lend a hand. Starting time is 10:00 am. Meet at the ramp in Fowler’s Bluff. Here’s a map link with directions for you. http://tinyurl.com/mslnd5m
Call Pam Darty to let her know you are coming, or e-mail her. 352-493-0238 x223. pam_darty@fws.gov Or you can reply to Fritzi Olson (Executive Director, Current Problems, Inc - aar@currentproblems.org). It should be a great day to be out on the water. I hope you can come!"
And as always, there will be pizza :)
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OTHER UPDATES:
A message from the local non-profit "Current Problems" regarding the last cleanup of the 2014 Great Suwannee River Cleanup season...
"This coming Saturday, Dec 6 is the day of the last cleanup of the 2014 Great Suwannee River Cleanup. And fittingly, it happens at the Lower Suwannee Wildlife Refuge. They could use some extra help if you could lend a hand. Starting time is 10:00 am. Meet at the ramp in Fowler’s Bluff. Here’s a map link with directions for you. http://tinyurl.com/mslnd5m
Call Pam Darty to let her know you are coming, or e-mail her. 352-493-0238 x223. pam_darty@fws.gov Or you can reply to Fritzi Olson (Executive Director, Current Problems, Inc - aar@currentproblems.org). It should be a great day to be out on the water. I hope you can come!"
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