
June 2017 published by The Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism
Certified Provider SPOTLIGHT *Paddle Florida Celebrates 10 years!* Congratulations Paddle Florida for another successful season of Inspiring-Meaningful-Adventure! Their 10th season concluded in April at the annual Suwannee River Paddling Festival during which they honored Florida SEE with proceeds from their annual concert and silent auction- THANK YOU! They offer 6 paddling adventures during the 2017-2018 season! CHECK IT OUT BY CLICKING HERE! VISIT FloridaSEE.org IN THIS ISSUE: REGISTER TODAY! CONGRATULATIONS Biotica & Save Our Seabirds! Looking for STUDENT MEMBERSHIP? You're in the right place! Certified Provider SPOTLIGHT VISIT FloridaSEE.org Support Florida SEE with Amazon Smile CONNECT with us! Support Florida SEE with Amazon Smile Use our link when you shop at Amazon.com Support Florida SEE by shopping on AmazonSmile CONNECT with us! CLICK HERE to visit us on FACEBOOK SUBSCRIBE FREE to the Florida SEE Grapevine	REGISTER TODAY! 2017 ECO TOUR PROVIDER WEBINAR SERIES Conducted the third Wednesday monthly June - October, 2017 Wed. June 21 @ 7pm --- Benefits of Certification join Andrew Batten of the Brevard Zoo to hear about how certification through FL SEE continues to benefit that attraction! Wed. July 19 @ 7pm - Leave No Trace for the Outdoor Workplace join Brack Barker of Wild Florida Adventures, a FL SEE certified Platinum tour company. Brack will share the basic tenets of Leave No Trace which if followed, results in less impact on the resources within which ecotour providers guide and conduct programs. http://www.floridasee.org/education_webinars.php CONGRATULATIONS Biotica & Save Our Seabirds! Florida SEE congratulates these Eco-Tour providers in the Sarasota area who have recently achieved certification! Biotica Ecotours specializes in guiding educational hiking and kayaking tours which allows owners Chris & Kris Fehlberg to combine their passion for the outdoors with their desire to preserve it. Congratulations achieving Platinum level certification in November, 2016! Save Our Seabirds has been rescuing, rehabbing and releasing injured birds since 2008. By conducting a variety of tours and field trips they are educating the community on how to prevent injury to wild birds and preserve their habitat. Congratulations on achieving GOLD Level certification in November, 2016! At their May board meeting, the FL SEE Board of Directors approved the following Eco tour providers for certification at the GOLD level! They will be honored with a dedicated FL SEE webpage and press release shortly. CLICK HERE to see who they are!! Looking for STUDENT MEMBERSHIP? You're in the right place! Erin White Florida SEE Student Membership category is now available! read more...
The Florida SEE Grapevine - June 2017