Favorite Books Related to Upland Ecosystem Topics

This is a place to list your favorite books. Please bring them to class labeled with your name in them so others can get some ideas.  Just type the title author and a brief description in the comment box so others can get your ideas.

Class Monday, November 28, 2011 at UF/IFAS Osceola County Extension Office

Directions to UF/IFAS Osceola County Extension Office

1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744

Office phone is 321-697-3000 if you get lost.

8:30 am to 4:30 pm

http://directory.ifas.ufl.edu/Dir/searchdir?pageID=2&uid=A59&B1=Search

Class begins at 8:30 am.   Bring favorite environmental books (with your name on them) for show and tell with classmates.  I'll have coffee set up.

Tentative Agenda:

Morning

Presentations:             Invertebrates I and II                               Eleanor                               

Herptofauna (Amphibians and Reptiles)              Eleanor

Interpretive Speaking Practical Experience

Afternoon:

             Presentations:             Hardwood Forests and Urban Green Spaces  Eleanor

                                    Environmental Ethics                                     Eleanor

            Field Trip-                    Lake Runnymede, St. Cloud

Mapping, GPS units, topos, compass, walking tour, issues

               

Interpretive Speaking / Final Project Work Session

4:30 pm Dismiss

My Cell phone number is 407-908-4379.  Feel free to call me at night or weekends if you have questions.

Because we are inside much of the day and the meeting room can be cold, bring a jacket or sweater.  I have  planned a field trip to St. Cloud to Lake Runnymead later in the afternoon.

·         Wear closed toed shoes as we will be out in the woods for part of the afternoon.

·         Remember your reusable water bottle and/ or coffee mug,

·         Lunch and a drink (allows you to spend more time visiting with classmates and less time traveling) 

Go to http://osceolauplands.blogspot.com/ if you have not got your group project posted yet.

Welcome Uplands Master Naturalist Students

I am so happy to have you enrolled in our program.    It will be exciting and fun learning new things, going ne places and meeting people with similar interests.

Please comment to this post with information about yourself. Please answer these questions in your post:

1. Where are you from?

2. What do you want to learn more about?

3. Why do you want to be an Uplands Master Naturalist?

4. How did you learn about this class?

About Eleanor Foerste-

1. I am a native Floridian, born in Fort Myers, graduated from UF in 1977 and 1979, working in Extension in Osceola County since 1980!
2. I want to learn more about many different plants and animals that live in Florida
3. I want to teach others about the wonderful natural systems we live in. Hoping that when people learn more about them, they will love nature like I do, respect it and help others learn, too.
4. I helped develop this statewide program with Dr. Marty Main from University of Florida.

Now it is your turn to comment and tell us about you!   If you post as anonymous, you will tell us your name in the comment.

Mini-Talk Topic ( 5 minute) due by November 14, 2011

One of my goals is to give you a chance to share what you learn.  Together, we can help each other improve our skills in interpretation, public speaking and teaching.

Mini-talks are about 5 minutes on a topic of your choice.  Review your manuals after the first class and let me know before the second class what is the subject of your chosen topic.  You could do something simple like pick a slide on a plant or animal and talk about it.  Feel free to do additional research to build on your discussion.

Include  your topic/ section and slide number (if there is a related slide) in a comment to this "post".  Your classroom or field discussion should be about 5 minutes, a mini talk.

Example
Name    Mini-talk topic   slide number    divider tab  Do you prefer inside discussion on fieldtrip outside?

Where are some interesting places to visit in Florida?

Where are some special natural parks or upland areas you have been to visit?
Why did you enjoy the experience?

Ideas for Group Projects due November 21, week 3

This is a place to connect for ideas for topics. I would like them selected by Novmeber 21 so that gives you time to meet next week and discuss some ideas. No need to panic. 

I cannot get the embedded link to work either, so try to cut and past it into your browser for some ideas for projects.  http://www.masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/students/final_projects/default.aspx


Feel free to comment here to recruit some folks to work on your idea!