Florida Master
 Naturalist Program

Coastal Systems Module

Palm Beach County
January 9-February 27, 2010
Course is full
You may contact the instructor to be placed on a waiting list:

stephenbass@earthlink.net or kitty.philips@lpsvcs.com

(Course Code: cs10-04)

Facility Information (NEW LOCATION)
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park and Nature Center: North Pavilion
10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive, North Palm Beach, FL. 33408

Click here for Map and Directions to facility.

   Instructors Information
Steve Bass - Retired Manager of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Assistant: Kitty Philips - Florida Master Naturalist

Organization: Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service

Phone: 561-613-1621 (Steve) or 561-427-3158 (Kitty)
Fax: 561-333-0697
Email: stephenbass@earthlink.net or kitty.philips@lpsvcs.com


   Course Schedule

   Day 1 (Saturday, January 9, 2010)  

      8:00am-4:00pm      Video: Estuaries
                                   Powerpoints: Ecology, Marine Environments, Invertebrates I
                                   Field Trip: Boynton Beach Mangrove Boardwalk
 

   Day 2 (Saturday, January 16, 2010) 

      8:00am-4:00pm     Video: Coastal Uplands
                                 Powerpoints: Habitats, Invertebrates II, Coastal Waterbirds
                                 Field Trip: JD MacArthur Beach State Park Hammock/Dune Walk
 

   Day 3 (Saturday, January 23, 2010)

      8:00am-4:00pm     Video: Marine Systems
                                  Powerpoints: Fish, Herptiles, General Birds
                                  Field Trip: Loggerhead Park NC, Juno Dunes NA
 

   Day 4 (Saturday, January 30, 2010)

      8:00am-4:00pm     Video: Society and the Coast
                                  Powerpoints: Mammals, Ethics, Interpretation
                                  Field Trip: Boynton Inlet, WPB Spillway
 

   Day 5 (Saturday, February 6, 2010)

     8:00am-4:00pm     Field Trip: Jupiter Inlet and nearby sites
 

   Day 6 (Saturday, February 27, 2010)

      8:00am-4:00pm     Presentation of Final Projects, Luncheon, Graduation

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