Franklin, Gulf and Liberty Counties
October 23-December 12, 2009
Registration closes October 15, 2009
(Course Code: uh9-15)

Facilities Information
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Education and Training Center: Nature Center Auditorium
Address: 261 Dr. Frederick S. Humphries Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320
 AND
St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve Center
3915 HWY C-30A, Port St. Joe, FL 32456

Instructor Information
Rosalyn Kilcollins, Alan Knothe, Erik Lovestrand, and Billy Boothe
       Organization: Apalachicola NERR
Phone: 850-653-8063
Fax: 850-653-2297
Email: Rosalyn.kilcollins@dep.state.fl.us
Web Site: http://floridacoastalstrategies.org/

   Course Schedule (Times EST)

   Day 1 (Friday, October 23, 2009)  Apalachicola NERR

      1:00pm-4:30pm      Welcome, Intros, Course Overview, Pre-Test, Ecology Presentation
                                   Video: Florida’s Scrub, Dry Prairie and Rangeland Habitats
 

   Day 2 (Saturday, October 24, 2009)  Apalachicola NERR

      9:00am-4:00pm      Birds I Presentation; Scrub, Prairie, Rangelands Presentation
                                  Scrub Field Trip: Reserve/FWC Property in Eastpoint and
                                  Tates Hell State Forest – Coastal Bluff Trail
 

   Day 3 (Saturday, October 31, 2009)  Apalachicola NERR

      9:00am-4:00pm      Project planning, Interpretation Presentation, Video- Florida’s Pine Habitats,
                                  Pineland Communities Presentation, Pine Habitats and
                                 “Prairie” Field Trip – Apalachicola Nat’l Forest
 

   Day 4 (Saturday, November 21, 2009)  Location TBA

      9:00am-4:00pm     Upland Hardwood Forest Presentation, Hardwoods and Pinelands Field Trip,
                               GROUP PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE
 

   Day 5 (Friday, December 4, 2009)  Apalachicola NERR

      1:00pm-4:30pm      Invertebrates I & II, Reptiles & Amphibians Presentation,
                                  Environmental Ethics Presentation
 

   Day 6 (Saturday, December 5, 2009)  St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve

      9:00am-4:00pm      Presentation - Fire Management & Buffer Upland Habitats, Birds II Presentation,
                                   Video- Florida’s Hardwood Forests, Buffer Preserve Upland Habitats and
                                   Fire Ecology Field Trip
 

   Day 7 (Friday, December 11, 2009)  Apalachicola NERR

      1:00pm-4:30pm      Mammals Presentation, planning for projects,
                                   Video – Upland Habitats and Modern Society
 

   Day 8 (Saturday, December 12, 2009)  St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve

      9:00am-2:30pm     Project Presentations, Luncheon, Evaluations and Post Tests, Graduation

   NOTE:
   Fri Oct 30 and Fri Dec 18 will be a Class/field trip rain dates if needed
**Sat Dec 19 will be a Final Class rain date if needed