Santa Rosa County
March 13-May 15, 2008
Registration closes March 3, 2008
Coastal Systems Module 
(Course Code: cs8-07)

Organizations: UF/IFAS Santa Rosa & Okaloosa County Cooperative Extension
Facilities: Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center and Florida's Gulfarium
Naval Live Oaks Address: 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
Gulfarium Address: 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Phone: 850-623-3868 (Chris Verlinde)
Fax: 850-623-6151 (Chris Verlinde)
Email: chrismv@ufl.edu

   Instructors:
   1. Chris Verlinde, UF/IFAS Santa Rosa Sea Grant Extension
   2. Sheila Dunning, UF/IFAS Okaloosa County Horticulture

   Assistant Instructors:
   1. Andrew Diller, Escambia County Sea Grant Extension
   2. Carrie Stevenson, Escambia County FYN Extension
   3. Dave Barker, Blue Dolphin Eco-tour Operator
   4. Nonie Maines, Nonie's Ark Animal Encounters

   Course Schedule

   Day 1 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)  Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center

      8:30am-12:00pm    Classroom, video, PPP
 

   Day 2 (Thursday, March 20, 2008)  Florida's Gulfarium

      8:30am-12:00pm    Classroom, video, PPP
 

   Day 3 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)  Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center 

      8:30am-12:00pm    Classroom, video, PPP
 

   Day 4 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)   Florida's Gulfarium 

      10:00am-3:00pm    Field Trip: Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier
 

   Day 5 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)   Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center

      8:30am-2:30pm     Classroom, video, field work
 

   Day 6 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)   Florida's Gulfarium

      8:30am-12:00pm   Classroom, video, PPP
 

   Day 7 (Friday, April 25, 2008)

      10:00am-3:00pm    Field Trip: Navarre Beach & Eco-Beach

   Day 8 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)

      8:30am-3:30pm     Field Trip: TBA
 

   Day 9 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)  Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center

      8:30am-12:00pm   Final Project Presentations, Award ceremony, Class Wrap-Up

Volunteer Opportunities!
March 24-27, 2008
Fishing w/ Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Shoreline Park, Gulf Breeze
8:30 am – 12:30 pm each day

March 29, 2008
SEAGRASS AWARENESS FESTIVAL
Shoreline Park South
Gulf Breeze, FL
10 am until 3:00 pm

May 1-2, 2008
Escambia County Bay Days, Admiral Mason Park, downtown Pensacola
 

May 9, 2008
Santa Rosa Bay Day, location to be announced. These are environmental education days for 5th grade I LOVE Science students. Volunteers and those who would like to put up a display are welcome!