Citizen Science Discussion Panel: How Volunteer Programs Help the Florida Keys Environment

REEF is hosting this community panel discussion to raise awareness about how volunteers contribute to scientific understanding of the environment. Rick Bonney of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York will lead the discussion. Florida Keys-based citizen science practitioners will present on local projects and ways for volunteers to get involved. Topics include fish and bird surveying, native plants and coral restoration.

This is the second in a series.  The first was held in February in Key Largo, FL. 

Citizen Science Discussion Panel: How Volunteer Programs Help the Florida Keys Environment

6:30-7:00 - Reception with food, 7:30-9:30 - Presentations 
 
REEF is hosting this community panel discussion to raise awareness about how volunteers contribute to scientific understanding of the environment. Rick Bonney of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York will lead the discussion. Florida Keys-based citizen science practitioners will present on local projects and ways for volunteers to get involved. Topics include fish and bird surveying, native plants and coral restoration.

Panel Speakers include: Leda Cunningham, REEF

Lionfish Research Project -- Aquacat

This week aboard the sailing vessel Cat Ppalu will focus on data gathering and observational behavior in and around Eleuthra (weather permitting).  The trip will be led by REEF Director of Special Projects Lad Akins and will have a maximum of 12 participants.  During the week of diving, we'll tag and track lionfish as well as collect specimens for researchers in the Bahamas and in the US.  We'll also conduct new activity observations to determine when and how lionfish are most active.

REEF Fish identification course

Give back to the coral reef...  become a REEF fish counter!

Two evening program, March 4th & 5th, from 7 to 9pm.

If you wish to complete the home study, join us on March 5th only for a review and quiz.

For the Love of the Sea benefit dinner and auction

Please join The Reef Environmental Education Foundation
for an evening of food, friends and fun as we celebrate our shared love of the sea
and concern for its conservation. 

REEF PNW AAT Survey Dive

By invitation only. REEF PNW AAT survey to gather data in South Puget Sound.

REEF Pacific NW Invertebrate ID Class

Sponsored by REEF through a grant from the Russell Family Foundation, these fun, informative classes will be offered FREE to the public. Learn how to identify 40+ Pacific NW invertebrates. This class will change the way you dive! Instructor Janna Nichols.

REEF Pacific NW Fish ID Class

Sponsored by REEF through a grant from the Russell Family Foundation, these fun, informative classes will be offered free to the public. Learn how to identify 40+ basic Pacific NW fish. This class will change the way you dive!
Instructor Janna Nichols.

DEMA Show

Catch up with REEF at the annual Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) trade show! The biggest annual dive and travel trade show is in Orlando again this year. REEF is at booth 1133 and is running 2 seminars on the new home-study DVD for Florida, the Caribbean and Bahamas: Reef Fish Identification-A Beginning Course. We hope to see you there!To find out more, visit the DEMA Webpage.

REEF Fish ID Training

The class is open to snorkelers and divers of all levels and ages. By the end of the training session you will be able to identify local marine fish, collect information on populations, and report it to REEF for species and abundance tracking. The information will then be used by the National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, and The Nature Conservancy, along with others.

For every 6 surveys completed, participants will earn a FREE dive trip on the Lois Ann (maximum of 5).

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