FRESHWATER SYSTEMS JOURNAL ELEVEN BY LIS G. CONTOLI 11/30/2018 MIRAMAR SNAKE WARRIOR ISLAND WEATHER Temperature: 82° F Light Rain Showers. Precipitation: 15% Humidity: 83% Wind: 6 mph REFLECTION It was pouring on my way there and I was hoping it would stop by the time I arrived, but it didn’t. I was the first one to…
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EVERGLADES FLORIDA PRESERVE AND PROTECT PRESERVE AND PROTECT BY RESTORING THE EVERGLADES FOR MORE INFO: https://www.nps.gov https://www.evergladesrestoration.gov/ PRINTS, STICKERS, APPAREL: AWAKENART.NET
FRESHWATER SYSTEMS WEEKEND FIELD JOURNAL THREE BY LIS G. CONTOLI 11/3/2018 EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK WEATHER Temperature: 79° – 69° F Cloudy and rainy REFLECTION I think I was about nine years old when I first went to the Everglades and haven’t been there again until this time with NSU. I arrived about forty…
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FRESHWATER SYSTEMS JOURNAL TEN BY LIS G. CONTOLI 11/6/2018 DAVIE LONG KEY NATURE CENTER AND NATURAL AREA WEATHER Temperature: 85°-87° F Sunny, humid, and hot. REFLECTION I was not expecting the beauty found on this hidden gem so close to NSU. It was a short forty-five minute walk around Long Key Nature Center and Natural…
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UPLAND SYSTEMS JOURNAL EIGHT BY LIS G. CONTOLI 10/23/2018 COCONUT CREEK FERN FOREST NATURE CENTER WEATHER Temperature: 81° F Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain: 20% High: 84° Low: 72° REFLECTION Fern Forest Nature Center is such a beautiful place! …
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UPLAND SYSTEMS JOURNAL SEVEN BY LIS G. CONTOLI 10/16/2018 POMPANO BEACH CRYSTAL LAKE NATURAL AREA WEATHER Temperature: 88° F Partly Cloudy. Precipitation: 20% Humidity: 69% Wind: 13 mph REFLECTION
Prescribed Fires and Fire Fest at Jonathan Dickinson State Park Watch Lis Contoli interview Park Services Specialist, Libby Reinert, and learn about how important prescribed fires are. Fire Fest 2018 Those who attend Fire Fest 2018 (and send an email to [email protected] with proof of attendance) or watch the video and comment on three things they…
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UPLAND SYSTEMS WEEKEND FIELD JOURNAL TWO BY LIS G. CONTOLI 10/6/2018 HOBE SOUND JONATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK WEATHER Temperature: Precipitation: Dew Point: Wind: Visibility: REFLECTION I am so surprised with gladness to know that we have these kind of beauties in Florida. I love Jonathan Dickinson State Park. It is such a beautiful place where I…
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UPLAND SYSTEMS JOURNAL SIX BY LIS G. CONTOLI 10/2/2018 DEERFIELD BEACH MILITARY TRAIL NATURAL AREA WEATHER Temperature: 83° F Partly Cloudy. Chance of rain: 20% High 89° Low 80° REFLECTION Military Trail Natural Area is a very dry, xeric, scrub habitat. These kind of habitats do not have much issues of invasive species due to…
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UPLAND SYSTEMS JOURNAL FIVE BY LIS G. CONTOLI 9/25/2018 DAVIE TREE TOPS PARK and PINE ISLAND RIDGE WEATHER Temperature: 85° F Partly Cloudy. Chance of Rain: 20% High: 90° Low: 79° REFLECTION These two parks are full of huge, tall, oak trees that make them seem like you are in fairytale forests, and the spanish…
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