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SERV 2021
Fall
Program
Mirror Lake Overlook Park Natal Grass Econ River WA
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
Waterway Events
Seminole County Watershed Management and the SERV Program
invite you to help us plant shoreline vegetation to improve eco-
system function, habitat, and water quality. Please note that we’ll
be working in the water - part of the fun is getting muddy & wet!
Closed toe shoes are required, and old clothes, work gloves, and
sun protection are recommended.
Rolling Hills Pond Lake Dot
Restoration* Restoration*
Date: Saturday, 9/25/21 Date: Saturday, 10/2/21
RSVP (required): RSVP (required):
Benefits of Native
https://bit.ly/RHillsPond2021 https://bit.ly/LkDot2021
Shoreline Plants Time: 9 am - 12 pm Time: 9 am - 12 pm
• Improves water quality
Kick-off: across from 333 Ber- Kick-off: 100 Lake Dot Dr, San-
nard Ave, Longwood, FL 32750 ford, FL 32773
• Improves wildlife habitat
• Reduces erosion
• Beautifies the community
*Health safety: Volunteers who have not been fully vaccinated
are required to wear a facial covering/mask and practice social
distancing when interacting with other members of the public and
staff (e.g. at beginning and end of event). Facial coverings/masks
are not required when volunteers are spread out to work inde-
pendently during planting.
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
Ongoing
Opportunities
These opportunities are available year-round. After a brief virtual
training session, each activity can be done independently. These
activities are great for volunteers who would like to take owner-
ship of a more long-term project, and can be used to earn many
volunteer hours if needed. Contact: Elizabeth Stephens, serv@
seminolecountyfl.gov, 407-665-2457
Adopt-A-Road
Adopt-A-Road Adopt-A-River
Did you know that litter along Do you have your own canoe or
our roadways can wash into kayak? Help protect our water
nearby waterways, and harm resources and reduce pollution
wildlife? Make a difference by by joining our AdoptA-River
protecting our natural resourc- Program! Adopt your own sec-
es and beautifying your com- tion of river in Seminole County
munity! Adopt your own sec- and schedule clean-ups at your
tion of road in Seminole County convenience (2 per year).
(FREE sign!) and schedule
clean-ups at your convenience
(4 per year).
Adopt-A-Park
Stormdrain Marking Adopt-A-Park
Stormdrain marking is a won- This program facilitates the
derful way for volunteers to monitoring, clean-up and en-
help educate the public about hancement of parks, natural
water quality, and protect our lands, trails, and trailheads
local waterbodies! Volunteers maintained in Seminole Coun-
are trained on how to mark ty. For more information and to
stormdrains, and given a map join this great program, contact
and supplies. Volunteers can Seminole County Leisure Ser-
track their progress over time vices at 407-665-2001.
on their printed map, or via a
fun App.
Stormdrain Marking
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
More Opportunities
Group-Tailored
Activities
Looking for a group volunteer
project, but you aren’t avail-
able for our scheduled events?
SERV can work with your group
to plan a litter clean-up or inva-
sive plant removal event. Con-
tact serv@seminolecountyfl.
gov, 407-665-2457 for details.
Request an Educational Presentation
Are you a teacher or scout lead- presentation topics here, or feel
er? Are you part of a civic club, free to suggest a related topic.
small business, or faith organi- The SERV Coordinator will be
zation that would like to re- happy work with you to meet
LakeWatch quest a speaker on water quali- your curriculum requirements.
ty, or biological conservation & SERV is also able to offer virtual
Do you live on a lake? Con- restoration? Please contact us presentations!
sider joining LAKEWATCH and (serv@seminolecountyfl.gov,
help with monthly monitoring 407-665-2457). This service is
activities. Visit http://lake- free of charge to any group in
watch.ifas.ufl.edu/, or contact Seminole County! You can read
serv@seminolecountyfl.gov. about our frequently requested
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
Volunteers of the
Season
Borgon Family
SERV Involvement: “Our family Background: Bob and Heather
has really enjoyed volunteer- grew up in Central Florida and
ing for the Adopt-A-River and have always enjoyed all of the
Stormdrain marking programs amazing waterways that Sem-
this past year. We love to canoe inole county has to offer. After
and explore Seminole County’s some time away for school,
beautiful rivers, and keeping they moved back to Central
the Econlockhatchee River Florida. They enjoy canoeing,
clean has been really fun and hiking, and biking with their
rewarding. Stormdrain marking three kids, and they feel that
is a great way to educate the the SERV program is a “great
public about the importance of opportunity for their kids to
Florida-Friendly reducing pollution in our wa- earn Bright Future volunteer
Landscaping terways, while spending time hours for school, while enjoying
outside and exploring the beau- the outdoors and helping to
Classes: tiful neighborhoods in Seminole preserve our environment.”
Register on the County IFAS County.”
Extension Eventbrite page
https://www.eventbrite.
com/o/ufifas-extension-semi-
nole-county-7995917345
FFL Newsletter:
Sign-up on the FFL website
http://www.seminolecounty-
fl.gov/ffl
FFL Contact: Tina McIntyre
KMcIntyre02@seminolecountyfl.gov
407-665-5575
Borgon family canoeing the
Econlockhatchee River
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
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