Local (Broward County), State (FL) and National Environmental Education Resources Information



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Local (Broward County), State (FL) and National Environmental Education Resources Information
Compiled by the Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division.
For questions – contact Victor Suarez, NatureScape Broward Education Specialist, vsuarez@broward.org. http://www.broward.org/naturescape


Broward County (County government), FL Resources


Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department

www.broward.org/environmentandgrowth


Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division

Water Planning Program

http://www.broward.org/NaturalResources
NatureScape Broward

www.broward.org/naturescape

Victor Suarez, NatureScape Broward

Education Specialist

Phone: (954) 519-1239

Email: vsuarez@broward.org


Know the Flow

www.broward.org/knowtheflow

Twitter@BrowardResource
Energy and Sustainability Program
Carrie Kashar
Phone: 954-519-1265
ckashar@broward.org

Broward County Sea Turtle Program

Courtney Keil, Natural Resource Specialist

Phone: 954-519-1255

Email: ckiel@broward.org
Broward County Pollution Prevention, Remediation & Air Quality Division

Phone: 954-519-1260

Email: airoutreach@broward.org
www.broward.org/pollutionprevention

Facebook: Broward Environment

Environmental Kids Club: www.broward.org/kids/environmentalkidsclub
Broward County Transit

School Presentations and Site Visit to Bus Depot (Youth fares, how to ride, safety tips, benefits of Public Transportation, etc.)


Tarnell Carroll 954-357-8347
Other Local Resources
Broward Farm Bureau
Fred Segal or Bonny Hajducko

Phone: (954) 972-2525

Email: bcfbbonny@yahoo.com

Broward School Board Recycling Services

Thomas.giglio@browardschools.com

754-321-4728 or 4750 office

954-913-3071

emshelpdesk@browardschool.com

or

Progressive Waste



Janin.robinson@browardschools.com

(305)298-0243


Dye*Namic Creations
Art and Science Programs
www.dyenamiccreations.com
(954)680-5360

The Everglades Foundation

Jennifer Diaz, Director of Education

Phone: (305) 249-4430

Email: Jdiaz@evergladesfoundation.org

Free online k-12 standards aligned Everglades lessons, 3 lessons per grade level. All lessons can be found at http://www.evergladesfoundation.org/what-we-do/curriculum/

FDEP Coral Reef Conservation Program Ana Zangroniz

Awareness & Appreciation Coordinator 1277 NE 79th St. Cswy, Miami, FL 33138 305.795.1222 or 305.795.3470 (fax) Ana.Zangroniz@dep.state.fl.us

coral@dep.state.fl.us



Traveling coral reef resource trunk for K-5 or 6-8 teachers(includes books, DVDs, coral replicas, laminated posters to keep & an activity manual with more than 30 lesson plans that are aligned with FL's Next Generation Sunshine Standards)
Florida Public Archaeology Network

Dr. Michelle Williams

(954) 254-9657

mwill167@fau.edu

FLPublicArchaeology.org
Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation

Greg Jacoski –Director of Operations

10408 West State Road 84, Suite 104, Davie, Fla., 33324

Telephone: 954-581-0073

greg@guyharvey.com

Classroom shark and marine mammals posters, marine science films, Skype presentations to classrooms by NSU scientists, access to field trips
International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame and Museum

Provides programs focused on the marine environment

(954)924-4309

reservations@igfa.org

www.igfa.org

Museum of Discovery and Science

Schools and Groups (954) 713-0930

http://www.mods.org/groups/index.htm

Educational program inquiries

Email: sscarlatelli@mods.net


Nature’s Natives

Promoting Children’s Environmental Literacy

Lynne Hudgins

Phone: (786) 383-3221

Email: lynne@naturesnatives.com

www.naturesnatives.comwww.naturesnatives.com
Project Primal -West Broward High School

http://www.projectprimal.org/


Gustavo Junco gustavo.junco@browardschools.com

Help creating edible gardens


South Florida Audubon Society

www.southfloridaaudubon.org


Publix

Media and Community Relations

Nicole Maristany Krauss

Telephone: 305-652-2411

Nicole.krauss@publix.com
South Florida Water Management District

2535 Davie Road

Davie, FL 33317

Phone: (954)452-4814 ext 4989

Lorraine Mayers

www.sfwmd.gov

http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/levelthree/Educational%20Programs
The Broward Education Foundation’s Teacher Grants - Coco Burns, Program Coordinator

Telephone: 754-321-2032

Address: 600 SE Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301

Grant dollars for innovative ideas

Email: colette.burns@browardschools.com

Tools for Schools Broward

Hector Javier Store Manager

Free school supplies for Title I teachers

Email: hector.javier@browardschools.com

Telephone: 754-321-9021

Address: 2300 W. Copans Road, Bay #5, Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Wheelabrator South Broward, Inc.

Waste to Energy Plant

4400 South State Rd 7

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

(954) 581-6606

http://www.wtienergy.com/
In Class/Fieldtrip Programs/Resources

Ag in the Classroom

Cynthia Griffin, Resource Specialist

Phone: (754) 321-8453

Email: Cynthia.griffin@browardschools.com
Broward County Parks and Recreation

www.broward.org/parks



Nature Programs / Volunteer Opportunities

http://www.broward.org/Parks/ThingsToDo/Pages/FieldTrips.aspx


Anne Kolb Nature Center http://www.broward.org/Parks/WestLakePark/Pages/Programs.aspx

(954) 357-5174

jhowwes@broward.org
Fern Forest Nature Center

(954) 357-5198

nhochberg@broward.org

http://www.broward.org/Parks/FernForestNatureCenter/Pages/NatureProgramsOffered.aspx


Long Key Natural Area and Nature Center

(954)357-8797

kwhitney@broward.org

http://www.broward.org/Parks/FernForestNatureCenter/Pages/NatureProgramsOffered.aspx


North Broward Natural Areas

(954)357-5100

khendrickson@broward.org

naturalareas@broward.org


Secret Woods Nature Center

(954)357-8884

motaylor@broward.org

http://www.broward.org/Parks/SecretWoodsNatureCenter/Pages/ProgramsandActivities.aspx


Build-A Field Trip

Provides Educational Field Trips

3440 NE 12th Avenue,

Oakland Park, FL 33334

Phone: 954-772-7800

Email: info@buildafieldtrip.com

www.buildafieldtrip.com
Central Broward Water Control District

The district offers educational programming to fourth and fifth grade students within the district’s boundaries.

Phone: 954-432-5110

Email: outreach@centralbrowardwcd.org

www.centralbrowardwcd.org/education.htm
ECO (Environmental Conservation Organization)

Dawn-Miller Walker

www.eco-tan.org/index.html

Phone: 954-809-1326

Email: savetheplanet@eco-tan.org
Everglades National Park

Environmental Education Program

Yvette M. Cano

yvette_cano@nps.gov

(305)242-7753
Holy Cross Hospital

Community Outreach Coordinator

Growing Healthy Kids

Cathy Whitt

(954)771-5808

growinghealthykids@holy-cross.com


Mahogany Youth Corporation

Phone: 305-603-7451

info@mahoganyoutdoors.com

Programs to develop skill and self-esteem through fishing

www.mahoganyyouth.com


Science Eye

Dawn Miller-Walker

Phone: 954-680-7977

Offers unique, educational programs and resources for teachers and students

Email: dwalker@scienceeye.com

www.scienceeye.com



Kids Ecology Corps

Phone: (954) 524-0366

Offers pre-K thru high school programs

www.kidsecologycorps.org
Project Perch: Working to Protect and Nurture the Burrowing Owls in Southeast Florida

Specializing in burrowing and screech owls

Kelly Heffernan, Avian Biologist

Phone: (978) 412-5313

projectperch.ning.com
Sawgrass Nature Center

Phone: (954) 752- WILD

Offers on- or off-site programming / animal education

www.sawgrassnaturecenter.org


Wacky Wild Science

Pre K- 8th Grade Science Programs

Provides in-school field trips, in-camp field trips, after-school enrichment programs,

Phone 954-562-6803

www.wackywild.com
Wheelabrator South Broward

Yarei Rivera

(954) 581-6606

yrivera1@wtienergy.com


Young At Art Outreach Programs

Hands-on learning in classroom (Pre K -12)

www.youngatartmuseum.org

Group reservation: 954-424-0085 EXT 5030


Youth Environmental Alliance

Hands on experiential education programs

(K – 12); programs include Cellular Cellebrations CO2 Calamity, Cry of the Water, Zooarchaeology History Under the Sea, YEA for Wetlands, Wonderful World of Wiggly Worms

E-mail: kristenhoss@yeafrog.org

Phone: (248) 933-1069
Other Online Educator Resources
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

University of Florida, IFAS

Katie Walters, (352) 279-3665

http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu


EPA Gulf of Mexico Program & Wetlands Division Education Materials

http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/education/index.html


Flying Wild

An educator’s Guide to Celebrating Birds

www.flyingwild.org
League of Environmental Educators in Florida

http://www.leef-florida.org/

National Wildlife Federation www.nwf.org

NWF Access Nature (hands-on activities from NWF’s Access Nature curriculum guide) www.shopnwf.org/catalog/search.cmd?keyword=access+nature

NWF Educator Resources www.nwf.org/schoolyardresources

EcoSchools USA

www.eco-schoolsusa.org
North American Association for Environmental Education

EE-Link http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction

Browse or search for resources for professional development, climate change, global warming, lesson plans, endangered species, national and international events, activities for the classroom and more.

Nutrients for Life Foundation

www.nutrientsforlife.org/teachers/curriculum/toolkit
Project Wild

A wildlife focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students.

www.projectwild.org
USGS National Wetlands Research Center

The Fragile Fringe

A Guide for Teaching About Coastal Wetlands

http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/fringe/ff_index.html


Wet in the City

An urban environmental education program of the Council for Environmental Education (CEE) that focuses on water resources.

www.wetcity.org/
State and National Resources – Alphabetical Listing
Adopt Your Watershed

http: //www.epa.gov/adopt/


American Forest Foundation

1111 19th Street NW, Suite 780

Washington, DC 20036

www.affoundation.org


Audubon of Florida

444 Brickell Avenue, Suite 850

Miami, FL 33131

www.audubonofflorida.org

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

www.evergladesplan.org/education/

Defenders of Wildlife

1130 17th Street NW

Washington, DC 20036
(800) 385-9712

www.defenders.org/index.php

Environmental Protection Agency Region 4

Southeast

Office of External Affairs
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 562-8327
http://www.epa.gov/region4/oeapages/education.html
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc.

Building 440 Mowry Road


P.O. Box 110015
Gainesville, FL 32611-0015
Phone: (352) 846-1391

Provides lesson plans and grants

www.flagintheclassroom.com
Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST)

www.fastscience.org


Florida Bat Conservancy

Florida Bat Center

P.O. Box 516

Bay Pines, FL 33744

http://www.floridabats.org/
Florida Department of Education

Office of Environmental Education

3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 30  

Tallahassee, Florida 32399  

(850) 245-2100

www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/ed/


Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

620 S. Meridian St.

Tallahassee, FL 32399

(850) 488-4676

www.myfwc.com

Florida Forest Service

www.floridaforestservice.com

Florida Forest Service

Mark Torok
Regional Forester

3315 SW College Ave.


Davie, FL 33314
(954) 475-4194

Classroom presenter for schools


mark.torok@freshfromflorida.com
Florida Institute of Phosphate Research

1855 W. Main St.

Bartow, FL 33830

www.fipr.state.fl.us


Florida National Forests

www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida


Florida Solar Energy Center

1679 Clearlake Road


Cocoa, FL 32922-5703

Tel: (321) 638.1000


www.fsec.ucf.edu/en
Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory

3618 Coastal Highway 98

St Teresa, FL 32358-2702

www.marinelab.fsu.edu


Florida Yards and Neighborhoods

Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program

PO Box 110675

Gainesville, Florida 32611

(352) 392-1831 x267

www.fyn.ifas.ufl.edu


Kids Planet

www.kidsplanet.org


National Arbor Day Foundation

100 Arbor Avenue

Nebraska City, NE 68410

(888) 448-7337

www.arborday.org
National Association of Conservation Districts

509 Capitol Ct. NE

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 547.6223

www.nacdnet.org

National Audubon Society

225 Varick Street 7th floor
NY, NY 10014
(212) 979-3000

www.audubon.org


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

NOAA Education Outreach Center


NOAA Office of Education
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, Rm 1W514
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 713-1208

www.education.noaa.gov


National Park Service

1849 C Street NW

Washington, DC 20240

(202) 208-6843

www.nps.gov
National Resources Conservation Services (NRCS)

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Attn: Public Affairs Division
P.O. Box 2890
Washington, DC 20013

www.nrcs.usda.gov


National Sea Grant Education Teacher Resource (The Bridge)

http://web.vims.edu/bridge/?svr=www


National Science Resource Center (NSRC)

901 D Street SW, Suite 704B

Washington, DC 20024

www.nsrconline.org


National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

1840 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22201

(703) 243-7100

www.nsta.org

The Nature Conservancy

4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203-1606
(800) 628-6860

www.nature.org


Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

www.parcplace.org

Project Food, Land and People

c/o John H. Davis


65 Poinsetta Rd SE
Scio, OH 43988

Offers lesson plans

www.foodlandpeople.org
Save the Manatee Club

500 N. Maitland Avenue

Maitland, FL 32751

www.savethemanatee.org


Sea Turtle Conservancy

4424 NW 13th Street, Suite B-11

Gainesville, FL 32609

www.cccturtle.org


Soil and Water Conservation Society

945 SW Ankeny Road

Ankeny , IA 50023

www.swcs.org


Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

www.separc.org


United States Department of Agriculture

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

www.csrees.usda.gov


United States Environmental Protection Agency Teaching Center

www.epa.gov/teachers


United States Fish and Wildlife Service

www.fws.gov

Educators’ page

www.fws.gov/educators/educators.html


United States Forest Service

1400 Independence Ave., SW


Washington, D.C.
20250-0003
(800) 832-1355

www.fs.fed.us

United States Geological Survey

The USGS and Science Education

http://education.usgs.gov
Science Information and Library Services (SILS) network of information specialists

Toll-free at 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)


University of Florida

Farm to School Coordinator, South District

3205 College Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33314-7719

Beth Alexis

(954)577-6385

balexis@ufl.edu
University of Florida

4-H Youth Development

Alexandra L. Draper

Broward County Extension

(954) 357-5270

adraper@broward.org

www.broward.org/parks/extension/4h/
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

www.ifas.ufl.edu


University of Florida/IFAS Broward County Extension Office
3245 College Avenue
Davie, FL  33314-7719
(954) 370-3725   

www.broward.org/extension


Waste Reduction and Recycling

Keep America Beautiful

1010 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 659.3000

www.kab.org



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