✨What an amazing turnout at a super cold “MLK Day Clean Up” this morning! Thank you @westaugustinenaturesociety & @westaugustineimprovement for hosting this incredible event for the community to gather and celebrate MLK Jr. with community service!..@keepstjohnsbeautiful weighed all of the garbage collected and all of the volunteers removed over 2,000lbs of trash from the West Augustine community...A huge thank you to all that participated in this fantastic event! ✨..#MLK #staugustine #florida #cleanup #community
🎊Happy New Year from Florida Water Warriors!..🫶🏼In 2024, The Water Warriors educational team has brought over 1,000 students & adults onto the Tolomato River in St. Augustine to study and learn about water quality, local wildlife, and the importance of conservation!..❤️Thank you to our community, staff, volunteers, sponsors, and YOU for supporting our mission to provide eco-education for all since 2020! Because of YOU, we can continue to provide students & adults with opportunities to participate in real science & ultimately make a difference in our environment!..✨We excitedly ring in 2025 with new adventures, opportunities, and more learning experiences!..🎉 We look forward to welcoming new and returning students this coming year onto our local waterways!..❤️ The Florida Water Warriors team..#education #staugustine #florida #nonprofit #marinescience #local #science #newyear #2025
✨Thank you for joining us Victory Prep! We had a great time learning with you!..🍂 The Fall season has been a huge success for our educational tours! We’ve observed many dolphins and different species of birds! ..🌊 The water quality of the Tolomato River has been healthy!..♥️Thank you to all of the school groups that continue to join us on our Marine Science field trips!..📸 @island_sun_media ..#staugustine #florida #explorestaugustine #totallystaugustine #staugustinelocals #education #marinescience #nonprofit #fieldtrip
🌟 Thank you @island_prep_school 6th graders for joining us this week on the GTM River!..🫶🏼 Watch the full reel to check out all that the students did with us on the water!..🐬 All of the water data collected is reported to the Plankton Monitoring Network and NOAA! ..🌟Community donations go towards providing field trips with Florida Water Warriors for low cost or for free! Consider donating to the Florida Water Warriors this holiday season to continue educating our youth about the local St. Augustine marine ecosystem & conservation efforts!..💫This year, the Water Warriors have had 9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ students join the program! We still have more field trips planned this December!..📸 @island_sun_media ..#education #staugustine #florida #nonprofit #local #marinescience #science #fall #donations #givingtuesday
✨Florida Water Warriors team is grateful for all of the students and parents that join us out on the water to participate in our Marine Science program & water quality testing!..✨ It’s also an absolute privilege to learn with new & repeat groups over the years, getting to know the students and parents! 🩵..📈As of Nov. 29, 2024, Capt. Kevin, Kristie & Zee have taught 840 students in 2024! We still have 6 more field trips in December!..✨Thank you to all that join us and continue to support the Water Warriors mission to provide equitable Eco Education to all!..#science #education #staugustine #florida #nonprofit #marinescience #local #water #fieldtrip
✨ FWW had the privilege to teach at the GTM on 11/18/24!..🤩 4 organizations, 4 rotations, 100 5th graders!!..🌊 Theme: The Importance of the Estuary!..🤗The rotations included water quality, plankton ID & dolphins vs whales with FWW, shoreline stabilization with FDEP, seining with the GTM, and nature journaling with Matanzas Riverkeeper!..✨ The learning experience was amazing & super fun! Thank you GTM for hosting this session & a huge shout out to all of the organizations that put this project together for the students! ♥️
🐬 It’s always a great day on the water for our Marine Science field trips! Today we got to work alongside St. John’s Country Day School Seniors! ..A few essential Marine Science questions we discussed today were:-How do species interactions affect the survival of an ecosystem?-How do factors such as chemistry, geography, light, depth, salinity, and temperature determine the distribution of life in aquatic systems?-How do large-scale human activities impact the environment?..We observed 8+ dolphin in the estuary along with 10+ Osprey and Brown Pelican hunting overhead! Being able to make real life observations in the wild while discussing big ideas was very impactful!..Water data 📊 Water temp: 27C, Air temp: 28C, Ph: 8.5, Salinity: 30, Turbidity: 90 cm..As the water temperatures start to drop, juvenile Double Crested Cormorants have made their way back to the Tolomato River!..We love learning and teaching about our coastal ecosystem! Thank you St John’s Country Day school for joining us today!..#marinescience #education #nonprofit #fieldtrip #wildlife #water
🐬Our October Marine Science Educational Tours have been fantastic!..☀️ Beautiful weather, lots of wildlife, great views & healthy water samples!..🩵Thank you to the groups that joined us this past month! Observing local wildlife, discussing conservation habits, & collecting real data on our local waterway is very important work! ..➡️Check out our website floridawaterwarriors.org for educational resources and more information on Marine Science tours!..#staugustine #florida #nonprofit #education #marinescience #fieldtrip #boat #wildlife
A day in the life of the Water Warriors! We love setting up for our amazing Science adventures!
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Join us this Spring on a Marine Field Experience to learn all about local wildlife, water quality, & conservation! Check out our website floridawaterwarriors.org for more info. & tickets 🎟️
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