March 2021
Online Sci-Café: Restoration of MK Ranch
Jeff Beal, lead Florida biologist for Ducks Unlimited will inform participants about the MK Ranch project, a key restoration project on the Apalachicola River. MK Ranch comprises approximately 6,400 acres of historic tidal marsh in the lower Apalachicola River Basin and acts as a filter and storage area for water flowing from upland sites to the tributaries of Lake Wimico and Apalachicola Bay. Historic land use patterns and hydrologic alterations changed water flow patterns, restricting freshwater flows into the estuarine…
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Online Sci-Café: Oyster Corps Overview
Kim Wren and Joe Taylor will give an introduction and overview of the newly formed Oyster Corps. The Oyster Corps is a project of the Forgotten Coast Conservation Corps, a conservation service program for youth, young adults and Veterans. Kim is the Assistant Manager for the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve and Joe is the Executive Director of Franklin's Promise Coalition, the managing entity for the Conservation Corps of the Forgotten and Emerald Coasts. Please register for Sci-Café Virtual Series:…
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