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title: Seas the 2024 Spring Semester with ANGARI
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We're kicking off the new year with engaging marine and environmental science education opportunities for all!

| View in browser SEAS THE SEMESTER Dive into ocean science education resources & opportunities! January 31, 2024 Visit Website HOPE TO SEE YOU AT OUR OCEAN EXPERT EXCHANGES We and our partners at University of Florida's Scientist in Every Florida School initiative cannot wait to share another exciting semester of live marine science webinars with you!   Our spring series gets underway February 8th at 1 PM ET with Nicole Besemer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who will discuss climate monitoring and the 2023 coral bleaching event in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. On March 7th, Dr. Savanna Barry of Florida Sea Grant and UF IFAS Extension will share Florida's Horseshoe Crab Watch, and Dr. Robert Ellis of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute will talk about goliath groupers on April 4th. We hope you will join our livestream events, but do not fret if you are unavailable... Recordings of past Ocean Expert Exchanges and complementary educational resources, are available. Access details and registration information via our OEE webpage. COASTAL OCEAN EXPLORERS APPLICATIONS OPEN We are now accepting Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks expedition applications for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.   Do you and your students want a hands-on marine science experience studying sharks and other marine life off of Palm Beach County? Apply today to join us and our Florida International University partner scientists onboard R/V ANGARI!   Youth expeditions accommodate 14 students ages 12 to 18, with 3 adult chaperones. Educator opportunities will be announced soon -- save the date for July 17 - 26th and stay tuned! Visit the COE webpage to learn more and apply. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING EVENTS! February 3 West Palm Beach, FL   ManateeFest Manatee Lagoon's annual celebration of manatees, the Lake Worth Lagoon and environmental conservation. Family-friendly & free! February 17 West Palm Beach, FL   PBC Natural Areas Festival Celebrate beauty and wildness found throughout the Palm Beach County Natural Areas System. Family-friendly and free! February 24 Juno Beach, FL   TurtleFest Loggerhead Marinelife Center's annual event promoting ocean education and conservation. Family-friendly and free! March 9 North Palm Beach, FL   Nature Fest John D. MacArthur Beach State Park's annual outdoor festival. Family-friendly and free with purchase of admission to the park. March - June Across the U.S.   Great American Cleanup Keep America Beautiful unites volunteers from communities large and small across the country in a grassroots spring-cleaning movement. April 6 Palm Beach Gardens, FL   ANGARI Annual Celebration Join us on  Saturday, April 6th as we celebrate our successes, share our future plans and fundraise for our hands-on education programs. April 25 -28 Juno Beach, FL   FMSEA Annual Conference Florida Marine Science Educators Association members gather to engage around this year's theme ~ Keeping Current in Ocean Education. July 28 - August 1 Boston, MA   NMEA Annual Conference The National Marine Educators Association brings together educators devoted to teaching about aquatic, coastal and marine environments.  SPLASH BACK TO FALL 2023 What an epic fall of at-sea and onshore educational programming! We headed into schools and out on the water with six awesome sets of Palm Beach County students and teachers for Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks. Thank you to the Great Charity Challenge and Society for Science STEM Action Grant program for making these once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunities possible! Back on shore, we shared marine science with diverse audiences, including engaging Palm Beach Day Academy, School District of Palm Beach County teachers at the Sustainability Symposium and others in our Lagoon Drift citizen science project. We even had the chance to connect with diverse audiences across our region at LagoonFest in West Palm Beach and the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Science Festival! JOIN US IN WELCOMING OUR NEW PROGRAM MANAGER We are thrilled to introduce our new Community Outreach Programs and Education Manager, Laura Jessop! Some of you may recognize Laura, as she has been working with ANGARI as an intern since the Spring of 2022...   Laura is originally from the United Kingdom and worked with a variety of conservation charities and nonprofits before joining us. We are excited about the evolution of Laura's role with us and are eager to share her experience and passion through our citizen science and outreach programs. Read more about Laura on our team page. 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