ECISMA Outreach 2016 – 2017

Rebecca Harvey & Frank Mazzotti University of Outreach Achievements

• Public Events • Displays & Presentations • Products & Publications • Targeted Outreach Public Events 2nd Annual Invasive Exotic Species Awareness Event September 24, 2016 Pet Supermarket, Coconut Creek 3rd Annual October 22, 2016 Pet Amnesty Day Events Naples , Nov. 5, 2016 • 26 animals surrendered , March 18, 2017 • 58 animals surrendered Spring Fish Slam in Big Cypress March 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, , 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 School Invasive 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