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SERV 2022
Winter
Program
Myrtle Lake Overlook Park Rolling Hills Lake Dot
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
Winter Events
Join us for some fun winter events! Help to protect our beautiful
natural areas, spend some time outdoors with friends and family,
and learn more about our important natural resources.
Spring Hammock Preserve Touch-A-Truck
Invasive Removal Date: Saturday, 2/5/22
Date: Saturday, 1/15/22 Check out this family-friendly
Help to remove invasive plants. event from the Office of Emer-
RSVP (required): gency Management. See lots of
https://bit.ly/SpringHmk2022 emergency vehicles first hand!
Why Remove Time: 9 am - 12 pm Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Invasive Species? Kick-off: 2985 Osprey Trail, Kick-off: Fort Mellon Park, 600
Longwood E 1st St, Sanford
• Protects biodiversity
• Improves wildlife habitat
• Reduces spread of harmful
species into other areas
• Protects waterway flow
Eco Paddle Events Weed Wrangle
Dates: Friday, 2/11/22 (RSVP Date: Saturday, 3/5/22
required), Saturday, 3/12/22 Join this statewide effort to
(RSVP required). help rescue our parks and
Learn about the Wekiva River green spaces from invasive
and take a relaxing canoe tour. species. Details TBA on http://
Time: 9 am - 11:30 am SERVProgram.eventbrite.com.
Kick-off: Wekiva Island, 1014 Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Miami Springs Dr, Longwood Kick-off: Sites TBD
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 Adopt-A-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 to 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 https://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
Volunteer of the
Season
Milissa Acevedo
SERV Involvement: Milissa has a little over five years ago. She
worked with SERV over the past writes “I am a single mother
year to organize and participate of two. Last year at this time
in events with the Seminole I was learning to walk again
State Volunteers. She writes: from a stroke and diagnosed
“Volunteering with SERV has with cancer. As my daughter
opened a new door of under- graduated from Seminole State
standing and a deeper appre- College, and volunteered there
ciation for nature. Adopt-A- as well, I promised to return to
Road and lake restoration have school and here I am.” Milissa is
allowed us not only to learn majoring in Nonprofit Manage-
more about nature but the ment, and would like to open
Florida-Friendly importance of implementing doors for her kids, including
Landscaping long term projects that directly her wonderful autistic son. She
impact our neighborhoods.” notes that they all love sports,
Classes: the outdoors, and going hiking.
Register on the County IFAS Background: Milissa grew up in Milissa is also a member of the
Extension Eventbrite page Orlando and moved to Sanford SSC Sustainability Committee.
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
Milissa (far left) and the Seminole
State Volunteers at a road cleanup
Seminole Education, Restoration, and Volunteer (SERV) Program | serv@seminolecountyfl.gov | 407-665-2457
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