Florida Events
Date/Time: Friday, April 25, 2025, from 8:15 am to 2:00 pm.
Lunch will be provided.
Location: Conference Center Building, Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC),
3200 E. Palm Beach Road, Belle Glade, FL 33430.
Target Audience: Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) growers, farm personnel, water managers, and pesticide and fertilizer applicators.
Training Overview: The goals of the workshop are to review and discuss the operating principles of the EAA Phosphorus Best Management Practices (BMP) program and provide participants with the latest implementation information. Certified Crop Advisor (4.5 CCA CEUs) and Continuing Education Units (4.0 CEUs) will be offered to workshop participants. Speakers from SFWMD, UF, and the Sugarcane Industry will discuss the following topics for the training below:
- SFWMD Personnel | SFWMD | BMP Implementation and Verification
- Lyn Gettys | UF/IFAS FLREC | Aquatic Weed Management
- Calvin Odero | UF/IFAS EREC | Wise Use of Pesticides
- Axel Martinez | FL Crystals | Rainfall Detention and Farm Drainage
- Niguss Solomon Hailegnaw | UF/IFAS EREC | Nutrient Control Practices
- Pamela Aracena Santos | UF/IFAS EREC | Particulate and Sediment Controls
- Samira Daroub | UF/IFAS EREC | BMP research update and CEUs
GeoHab (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) is an international association of marine scientists studying and mapping geophysical, biophysical and geomorphic indicators of benthic communities, species diversity and distribution.
GeoHab’s 2025 annual conference will be held for the first time in the Southeastern United States, in unique Key West, from Monday May 12 to Friday May 16.
Important dates:
- Abstract submission deadline: January 17, 2025
- Ron McDowell Award application deadline: January 17, 2025
- Abstract acceptance notification: February 17, 2025
- Early-bird registration closes: March 31, 2025
- Registration ends: April 30, 2025
The Corridor Connect Summit brings together leaders from the business and conservation community to look for solutions and identify ways to help balance Florida’s growth while protecting the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Come together for three days filled with inspiring mainstage speakers, dynamic workshops, collaborative solution-building, and engaging conservations with the dedicated individuals who are working from the ground up to connect, protect, and restore Florida’s most at-risk resource. 
The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) is a multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations, scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change.