ESS Course IV Completed

All four course resources can be accessed at the ESS section of the Useful Links page (see the menu on the left side of the page).

Interested in becoming an ESS Consultant or joining a garden club? If you are a garden club member and have completed all four Environmental Studies School courses and passed the exams, don't forget to apply to become an ESS Consultant (PDF document). If you missed one or more courses in the series, check the National Garden Clubs' schedule of course offerings at http://gardenclub.org/schools/environmental-studies.aspx for upcoming classes in Florida and elsewhere. You may take courses in any order. Once you have successfully completed 2 courses, you may apply for provisional ESS Consultant status. And consider joining a garden club! See the List of District IV Member Clubs (PDF document) for garden clubs near you so you can network with others who share your interests and explore other aspects of gardening.

Course IV Resources and Slideshow:

• • Ecology/Hydrology - Melinda Simmons

  • Aquatic Plants - Melinda SImmons

• Wetlands - Christopher Perle

• Aquatic Animals - Christopher Perle

• Ocean Resource Preservation - Maia McGuire

• Earth Stewardship - Maia McGuire

• Youth Environmental Education - Deidre Irwin

  • Sustainability - The St. Johns River as a Case Study - Lisa Rinaman

  • Slideshow of Course and Field Trip (photos by Dianne Battle)

Additional Resources:

• • Microplastics and the Environment at www.plasticaware.org

  • Troubled Waters - The Riverkeeper video (47 minutes)

  • Map of trip along the Bartram Waterway from Palatka on the St. Johns River through Murphy Island and back via Murphy Creek (BT Marker 11). See the resources at The Bartram Trail in Putnam County website:

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