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Single-Use Plastic 101
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
6 p.m.
Location:
Zoom
Cost:
Free and open to all students and community members
Zoom Link
Join for a workshop discussing single-use plastics and their impact on the coastal and marine ecosystems. The workshop will feature Catherine Uden, campaign organizer for Oceana in South Florida. Uden is currently working on numerous Oceana campaigns, including reducing plastic pollution. Oceana is the world’s largest international non-profit organization that focuses solely on protecting the oceans through science-based policy work.
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Community Cleanup
Saturday, January 30, 2021
10 a.m.
Location:
Palmetto Leaves Regional Park - South Entrance Parking (13820 Old St Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258)
Cost:
Free and open to all
Event Registration
Join the Environmental Center for a community cleanup. Volunteers will collect debris found along local waterways, with a focus on plastic items. Volunteers will meet at the Palmetto Leaves Regional Park - South Entrance (13820 Old St Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258). After the cleanup, volunteers can take a short drive to Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve where they can enjoy more than 6 miles of hiking trails.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will be available soon!
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
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Practice social distancing - Stay 6 feet way from other people. Try limiting interactions with people you are normally around with while maintaining social distancing.
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Wear a face mask or cloth face cover - Cover your mouth and nose with a face mask or cloth face cover when you are around others
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Wash your hands often - Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and if soap and water is not available use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol
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Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth - The virus can transfer on to different objects and surfaces. Your hands can pick up the virus and transfer it to your eyes, nose or mouth.
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Cover coughs and sneezes - Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze
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Stay home if you are sick - Monitor your health and stay home if you are feeling sick or test positive for COVID-19
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Avoid carpooling - Do not carpool with people that you rarely interact with and limit carpool to two people in order to maintain social distancing.
For more information on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, please visit the Florida Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.
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UNF-KAO General Meeting
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
6 p.m.
Location:
Zoom
Cost:
Open to UNF-KAO members only
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Community Cleanup
Saturday, February 27, 2021
10 a.m. to noon
Location:
TBD
Cost:
Free and open to all
Join the Environmental Center for a community cleanup. Volunteers will collect debris found along local waterways, with a focus on plastic items.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will be available soon!
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
- Practice social distancing - Stay 6 feet way from other people. Try limiting interactions with people you are normally around with while maintaining social distancing.
- Wear a face mask or cloth face cover - Cover your mouth and nose with a face mask or cloth face cover when you are around others
- Wash your hands often - Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and if soap and water is not available use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth - The virus can transfer on to different objects and surfaces. Your hands can pick up the virus and transfer it to your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Cover coughs and sneezes - Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze
- Stay home if you are sick - Monitor your health and stay home if you are feeling sick or test positive for COVID-19
- Avoid carpooling - Do not carpool with people that you rarely interact with and limit carpool to two people in order to maintain social distancing.
For more information on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, please visit the Florida Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.
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UNF-KAO General Meeting
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
6 p.m.
Location:
Zoom
Cost:
Open to UNF-KAO members only
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Community Cleanup
Saturday, March 27, 2021
10 a.m.
Location:
TBD
Cost:
Free and open to all
Join the Environmental Center for a community cleanup. Volunteers will collect debris found along local waterways, with a focus on plastic items.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will be available soon!
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
- Practice social distancing - Stay 6 feet way from other people. Try limiting interactions with people you are normally around with while maintaining social distancing.
- Wear a face mask or cloth face cover - Cover your mouth and nose with a face mask or cloth face cover when you are around others
- Wash your hands often - Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and if soap and water is not available use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth - The virus can transfer on to different objects and surfaces. Your hands can pick up the virus and transfer it to your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Cover coughs and sneezes - Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze
- Stay home if you are sick - Monitor your health and stay home if you are feeling sick or test positive for COVID-19
- Avoid carpooling - Do not carpool with people that you rarely interact with and limit carpool to two people in order to maintain social distancing.
For more information on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, please visit the Florida Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website.
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UNF-KAO General Meeting
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
6 p.m.
Location:
Zoom
Cost:
Open to UNF-KAO members only
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