Overview Our annual event returns April 15 & 16th! Please register for just one date, the agenda is the same! Join us on April 15 or 16 for Heartland CISMA's Annual Central Florida Invasive Species Workshop! That's right, we're offering the same program on two dates, so you can choose which date fits into your calendar best. Please, only register for one date! WHO should attend? Environmental...
Dear fellow naturalist, Please mark your calendars for the 5th Annual DeLuca Bioblitz, taking place on Friday, March 6th, 2026, at the University of Florida’s DeLuca Preserve in Osceola County. As with last year, the Bioblitz will run for 24 hours on March 6th, offering opportunities to explore the preserve by day and night. Registration will open in...
About this event Heartland CISMA is planning a tour to Highlands Hammock State Park, located in Sebring, Florida, for a tour of invasive species treatments on natural lands. The goal of this field trip is to identify recent successes with invasive species control within Highlands Hammock. We will visit a unit that has had initial or follow-up treatments within 2025 and examine the...
8:30-9:00Registration & sign-inRegistration Table9:00-9:15Welcome and Open RemarksKeynote Speaker: TBD9:15- 9:45Preserving Greenway Corridors: Collaborating to Keep Agricultural Spaces ConnectedGuest Speaker: Mitch Hutchcraft, Alico Inc.9:45-10:25Funding & Cost-Share Programs: Tools and Incentives to Keep Land in Production PanelModerator: Chelsea Wisner10:25- 10:30Sentinel Landscape IntroductionTabitha Biehl, Polk County10:30-10:40Introduction to the Partners: Who’s WhoAline Morrow, U.S. Fish & Wildlife10:40-11:00Networks & Exhibit Break 11:00-11:30Mitigation Banking: Turning Conservation into...
The Next Steering Committee meeting will be held June 13, 2024 at 10:00 am. It is a hybrid meeting. If you are joining in-person, it will be held at Circle B Bar Reserve in the Conference room (located where the offices are). Feel free to call when you get here if you need assistance. Address: 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, FL 33803 Items...
Our Annual Workshop is coming up!!JUST 2 WEEKS AWAY! This year we are offering the workshop over a two-day period. Each day will consist of the same presentations, agenda and CEU's. Our goal for this was to allow more people to gain CEU's. Topics include:Invasive Herptofauna: Are they a threat to Central Florida?Invasive Plant PrioritizationBrazilian Peppertree Bio Control UpdateCalibrationGarden of EvilTangled Tales of...
Join Heartland CISMA for 1 of 3 mini workshops focused on the fundamental skills and knowledge for herbicide applicators CEU's Available When: February 7, 2024 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Where: Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland FL 33803 Agenda: Herbicides and Application Techniques (Mike Sowinski, FWC) Herbicide Safety (Bryan Finder, Polk County) UF/ IFAS Assessment and other Invasive Species List (Shannon Carnevale, UF/IFAS extension) Invasive Species...
The nest steering committee meeting will be held December 14, 2023. Location: UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, Clover Room, 1702 S. Holland Pkwy, Bartow, FL 33830 Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Items to Discuss: Annual Spring Workshop Herbicide Fundamentals (3 course sessions)
The fall workshop will be held on October 17, 2023. Location: Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland FL 33803 Welcome and Logistics (8:30 AM - 9:00 AM) Local Action: Who to call and What to do when you have Forest Pest Concerns, Mona Neville Sawflies in Central Florida Forests, Dr. Jackson Mosley Common Forest Pests of Central Florida, Jeff Eickwort Lunch and...
The next steering mmittee will be held at Circle B Bar Reserve located in Lakeland, FL (Polk County) on Thursday August 10th starting at 10 AM and ending by 12 PM (noon). Topics on the agenda include: EDRR Updates 2023 Fall Workshop Discuss Topic Ideas Set a location 2024 Spring Workshop Discuss locations Discuss scheduling and format of the event Steering committee members will be entering into the Workshop...