Posters from 2022

Year: 2022

Student: Noah Miller

Community Partner: Beaches Go Green

Throughout the semester, we gave presentations at several elementary and middle schools, including Ocean Palms Elementary and Fletcher Middle School, to educate children about saving the planet including reducing plastic use. For these presentations we have presented how to wrap a green bag lunch (plastic-free) and fast-fashion (middle school and Beaches Go Green clubs). These kids are the future of our world, so talking to them early about things like this is the best way to ensure that changes will occur in the decades to come.

Year: 2022

Student: Sephora Khoulalene

Community Partner: Beaches Go Green

Throughout the semester, we gave presentations at several elementary and middle schools, including Ocean Palms Elementary and Fletcher Middle School, to educate children about saving the planet including reducing plastic use. For his presentations we have presented how to wrap a green bag. lunch (plastic-free) and fast-fashion (middle school and Beaches Go Green clubs). These kids are the future of our world, so talking to them early about things like this is the best way to ensure that changes will occur in the decades to come.

Year: 2022

Student: Eleanor Ascheman

Community Partner: National Park Service (GIS Mapping)

Historical interpretation plays an integral role in site conservation as it provides narratives to spaces and features that may not be well understood on their own. This project sought to convey the narrative of the Spanish American Battery located on the St. Johns Bluff in Jacksonville. We used ArcGIS Storymaps to create an integrative narrative detailing the development of the site and its surrounding features in a timeline format by combining text and historical maps compiled in the Cultural Land Report provided by the National Parks Service. The historical maps served as the foundation of the project, which we supported with text-based evidence and current-day imagery. Because the Spanish American Battery is not currently open to the public, this project provides an opportunity to share […]

Year: 2022

Student: Erin Ogrodnik

Community Partner: National Park Service (GIS Mapping)

Historical interpretation plays an integral role in site conservation as it provides narratives to spaces and features that may not be well understood on their own. This project sought to convey the narrative of the Spanish American Battery located on the St. Johns Bluff in Jacksonville. We used ArcGIS Storymaps to create an integrative narrative detailing the development of the site and its surrounding features in a timeline format by combining text and historical maps compiled in the Cultural Land Report provided by the National Parks Service. The historical maps served as the foundation of the project, which we supported with text-based evidence and current-day imagery. Because the Spanish American Battery is not currently open to the public, this project provides an opportunity to share […]

Year: 2022

Student: Shannon McNeil

Community Partner: Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

This project was created with the intent of educating the public to the effects of invasive species in, Florida’s ecosystem. Invasive species can have detrimental effects on their new environments, leading to economic and ecosystem losses. The Jacksonville Zoo and Garden wanted to ensure that, their guests knew which species displayed in the herpetology department were invasive and the, impacts they could have on Florida’s ecosystem. Public education is the only way to bring ,awareness to this growing problem and potentially help the situation at hand.

Year: 2022

Student: Savana Courtney-Durrett

Community Partner: Environmental (In)Justice Map

Enviro Rights Map is a digital record of, constitutional environmental provisions codeveloped, by Josh Gellers, Jim May. Currently, accounts for 140 jurisdictions at the, national and subnational levels, the most recent constitutional, environmental provisions. The website, features 5 different categories of, environmental provisions: Statement of Public Policy (SPP), Substantive Environmental Right (SER), Procedural Environmental Right (PER), Right to Water (RTW), and Right of Nature (RoN).

Year: 2022

Student: Ruby Cox

Community Partner: IERE/NOAA

This project stems from research being done by an Interdisciplinary team of researchers at both the University of North Florida and Eckerd College with awards from the NOAA Marine Debris Program to reduce consumption of single use plastics on college campuses as well as foster long term environmental, awareness for coastal campus communities. This project is directed by Dr. Erin Largo Wight and Dr. Heather Truelove, efforts are centered in integrating plastic reduction challenges, outreach initiatives to increase awareness, encourage behavior changes among members of both campus communities by, reducing plastic consumption. Our role in this project is to conduct the feasibility, of reducing single use plastics at the University of North Florida and aims to start, the conversation of what reducing single use plastics […]

Year: 2022

Student: Cameron Tefft

Community Partner: My Green Doctor

A concept fundamental to My Green Doctor is that climate change and health are not separate issues but are more intertwined than most people realize. The World Health Organization predicts that “Between 2030 and 2050,climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000,additional deaths per year from malnutrition diarrhea and heat stress alone”,(Climate change). My Green Doctor is a non-profit organization to “to help educate health professionals and their patients to make changes in their lives on topics of environmental sustainability and climate change” (Home 2022). Along with all of the content on mygreendoctor.org main ways in which the organization helps to educate people in the health sector is their meeting-by-meeting guide. This curriculum is meant to help establish a culture of green thinking in […]

Year: 2022

Student: Allison Beckford

Community Partner: Center for Nutrition and Food Security

The Hunger Map is one of the resources created by UNF’s Hunger Network. It is a 4-level map that is a comprehensive assessment of hunger within the city of Jacksonville. It serves as a resource for programming, services, advocacy, and grants. The first level is a compilation of all the food pantries around Jacksonville along with information such as their hours of operation, contact information, the amount of people they can serve weekly, requirements for the people that visit, and how the pandemic has affected their pantry.

Year: 2022

Student: Karston Gilmore

Community Partner: UNF Health Promotions, Ogier Gardens

With the knowledge I acquired while researching hydroponic systems, I created a manual to help answer the questions any future students may have. The manual explains what a hydroponics system is, the benefits of the system, a growing plan and watering schedule, the conditions needed for optimal growth, and how to sanitize and sterilize the system. I also created a record sheet for future students to record their observations to help guide others. My hope for the growth records is that students will be able to look at the records of previous growers to see what they observed while growing their plants and to learn from any advice that may have been given.

Year: 2022

Student: Atalia Vazquez

Community Partner: Feeding North East Florida

This project focuses on implementing the Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP) system in Feeding Northeast Florida mobile pantry, The Corner Market. The SWAP system allows promoting healthy food choices within the Corner Market by ranking food based on nutrients. Foods that have been linked to increased risks of chronic diseases such as saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars can be easily identified with a red, yellow labeling system. Green encourages consumers to choose the food item often, yellow choose sometimes, and red choose rarely. Most processed and packaged foods are in the red and yellow category, and fresh fruits and vegetables are in the green category. Since this project is still ongoing, I have highlighted the results of a research study for this poster to […]

Year: 2022

Student: Rafe Thomas

Community Partner: City of Jacksonville (Parks)

Within Jacksonville’s parks and historic sites there is rich history. This project focuses on making people aware of the upcoming “Duval County Bartram Trail,” the Gullah Geecheev people, important explorers, and the importance of community parks for the great city of Jacksonville.

Year: 2022

Student: Grace Sadoff

Community Partner: Native Jax

The initial project was to do a small harvest festival tailored to the community of Springfield, Jacksonville. Our team got to the stage where materials were made, but the event had to be canceled only three weeks from the set date due to logistical changes. Once this occurred, our team worked on creating different marketing materials for Native Jax and brainstorming new campaign initiatives. Both were created to help bring awareness to what benefits NativeJax’s products offer and to why a clean environment is important.

Year: 2022

Student: Nathaniel Rodefer

Community Partner: IERE/NOAA

In conjunction with NOAA Marine Debris Program, Dr Largo Wight ( and Dr Truelove ( have receive a grant to help reduce single use plastic consumption among undergraduates in costal communities In cooperation with the work done on this grant, our Environmental Leadership Program (project focuses on working within systems of the University of North Florida to advance and advocate for the phasing out of non essential single use plastics on campus In this effort, we have attended meetings of the University Wide Committee on Sustainability, gathered committee members insights towards this idea, as well as surveyed the UNF student body about issues regarding this project in working with Student Government.

Year: 2022

Student: Gabrielle Nelson

Community Partner: National Park Service (Phytoplankton)

This project occurred over the course of five weeks. It was a joint effort between the National Park Service at Kingsley Plantation and undergraduates a part of the Environmental leadership program of the IERE. Our mission was to find designated target species that can be harmful to human and wildlife health at elevated levels. Dinoflagellates ,such as Karenia brevis or Ceratium furca, can produce toxins that kill surrounding wildlife and cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning in humans Sampling was conducted at the Kingsley Plantation Shoreline. Samples were first collected using a net-tow, and then brought back to the microscope for analyzing. A few target species were found but were not occurring at elevated levels. Other organisms such as copepods and nontarget phytoplankton.

Year: 2022

Student: April Thomas

Community Partner: Duval Soil and Water Conservation District

This goal of this project was to assist the Duval Soil and Water Conservation District in their development of Regeneration Park. Regeneration Park is a grant-funded park located in Jacksonville’s west side urban core along the S-line trail. It will eventually encompass native biodiversity, as well as other herbs and fruits to benefit the local community. The park’s main goal is to become a place to curate environmental stewards from the local community, and to give back to underrepresented communities in this area of Jacksonville.

Year: 2022

Student: Alexia Maier

Community Partner: Groundwork Jacksonville

The S-Line Biodiversity Field Guide was developed with the intention of creating an outdoor classroom for the community to enjoy the outdoors, grow, and learn. Now part of the Emerald Trail, the S-Line Urban Greenway has been transformed from a former railroad’s brownfield to a lively trail. The S-Line Biodiversity Corridor is composed of an herb and spice garden, a bioswale, a pollinator garden, and a stormwater retention pond.

Year: 2022

Student: Ashlynn Kemp

Community Partner: South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction & Conservation

To educate the public on and advocate for the importance of artificial reefs for sand tiger shark habitat on the Atlantic coast by creating a threedimensional model of the USS Tarpon to display at North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island.

Year: 2022

Student: Logan Larochelle

Community Partner: Native Jax

The original planned project was to do a small harvest festival designed for the community of Springfield in urban Jacksonville. We got all the way to the stage where our materials were made, but at the last moment logistical issues made the event impossible for us to do. Due to these issues, we were not able to plan a new event in time. We then decided to help market our Community Partner’s non-toxic lawn application.

Year: 2022

Student: Samantha Surratt

Community Partner: Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

This project is to teach younger generations about the harmful effects that single use plastics have on the environment. The kids will be about how it is a tedious task it is to take plastic waste out of the ocean. As well as some fun ways to reduce plastic waste. I produced this project idea because I am in love with the environment and all things in it. So, when I moved to Jacksonville, I wanted to learn how to do my part of keeping the environment safe. Sadly, once I moved to Jacksonville. Jacksonville had gotten rid of their recycling program. At that time, I knew I had to do something to make a change. I wanted to teach people of Jacksonville that just […]