Posters from 2019

Year: 2019

Student: Katie Vearil

Community Partner: UNF Institute of Environmental Research and Education, National Park kService, Timucuan Parks Foundation

Beyond the Trail is a series designed to encourage participants to explore and learn about the parks in Northeast Florida. Jacksonville contains the largest urban park system in the nation. The fourth series of Beyond the Trail explored the iconic St. Johns River. Most residents of Jacksonville drive over the river daily, but many may not know much about the St. Johns. Each event highlights a different city, state or national park in the region that is connected to the river in some way. Through a variety of speakers, networking, community service, and exploring participants will gain a better understanding of Jacksonville’s park system and the St. Johns River.

Year: 2019

Student: Caleb Johnston

Community Partner: UNF Institute of Environmental Research and Education, Communities in Schools, Timucuan Parks Foundation

This project targeted “Title I” elementary schools with 100% economically disadvantaged students, who lack awareness of Jacksonville’s unique parks. Parks 360 will help bridge the gap between the parks and the students by using immersive virtual reality (VR) technology to transport them to their local parks.

Year: 2019

Student: Cailla Strobel

Community Partner: UNF Institute of Environmental Research and Education, Sharks 4 Kids, St. Augustine Aquarium, Clean Your 904

Sharks play a critical role in the delicate balance of ocean ecosystems, yet despite their importance, shark populations are being decimated globally. My project aims to tackle this issue with the use of outreach education. Education is one of the critical components to raisin general awareness of the important and necessary roles sharks play within our environments. Through collaborating with Sharks4Kids, an international non-profit whose mission is to create the new generation of shark advocates though the facilitation of dynamic educational materials. I am able to create a unique opportunity for the next generation to learn why sharks need kids and why kids need sharks.

Year: 2019

Student: Kaley Crawford

Community Partner: UNF Institute of Environmental Research and Education, Timucuan Parks Foundation, The Preservation Project

The purpose of this oral history research project is to record and preserve the history of the Preservation Project through first-hand accounts of the struggles and challenges the city faced in acquiring these lands that residents and visitors now enjoys as public parks. While the paperwork and legal writings are available to the public, the historical narrative of these parks have not been recorded. Through interviews with those individuals pertinent to the creation of these parks, we learn the true story behind what it took to preserve these “special places” in Jacksonville.

Year: 2019

Student: kyle Kenney

Community Partner: UNF Institute of Environmental Research and Education, Groundwork Jacksonville, Hydro Flask