Student - Patrick Kohler
The internship was conducted at the South Florida Water Management District for Spring 2011. The project was conducted in a lab and aimed at benefiting an environmental monitoring program.
Project: (Click on the link for project information)
Evaluation of zinc pthalocyanine as an internal standard for the routine HPLC analysis of chlorophylls in environmental water samples
Final Presentation
Student - David Cowan
The internship as a part of the Palm Beach State/ Morse Zehnter Associates (MZA) was one of the best things that I could have done for my career. The internship gave me a place to transition from the job I had for many years to my new field. As an intern I was afforded more time to learn what we where doing and why not just how to do my job. I also felt that I could push myself to my limit with out fear of jeopardizing my job because I was still learning. In the environmental industry nothing is more powerful then experience. It seems like you can’t get a job without experience and you can’t get experience without the job. This is an age old conundrum that seems to have been solved for me with the internship in this program. I got the internship because of this program, and I got the job because of the internship.
Project: (Click on the link for project information)
A study of the location of CO2 generated sources and their effects on ambient CO2 levels around an in schools in South Florida
David James Cowan
Field Scientist
Morse Zehnter Associates
Student - Tove Rooney
I completed my internship during spring semester 2007 at Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management (ERM). My project assignment was wading bird colony monitoring at a rookery at Juno Dunes Natural Area, which was designed as an independent study. The purpose of the project was to establish peak nesting activity and baseline date for future surveys. To complete the project, I had to seek knowledge in bird identification, behavior, nesting requirements, and foraging habits of wading birds. I also became familiar with survey techniques, including the flight-line count which was used in the project. I truly enjoyed my internship with ERM. I gained invaluable knowledge of wading birds in Florida and increased my understanding of the threats they are facing and why they are declining in numbers. I also experienced the inner workings of an environmental agency and learned a great deal about how a natural area is managed. I also acquired an interest in wading birds and bird watching which I’ll enjoy for years to come. I feel the internship is an important part of the environmental science program. It is an opportunity to work with an environmental agency and gain hands-on experience, which may lead to future employment.
Tove Rooney
Project: (click on the link for project information)
Wading Bird Colony Monitoring at Juno Dunes Rookery Using the Flight-line Method
Table 1 - Juno Dunes Rookery Monitoring 2005
Table 2 - Flight-line Count Data Sheet
Figure 1 - Juno Dunes - Natural Area Boundary
Figure 2 - Juno Dunes
PowerPoint Presentation
Student - Tiffany LaCasse
The internship was conducted abroad, in Costa Rica, in coordination with the Environmental Science Technology Program course, Tropical Ecology, that incorporates an international field experience each summer. The internship provided exposure to field work in remote locations, gathering GPS points that were later utilized to create a map of a biological preserve in Costa Rica. Not only did the internship benefit the educational goals of a student, but it provided an incredible resource for the preserve that will be utilized for years to come.
Tiffany LaCasse
El Zota Biological Field Station Data Mapping Project
Project: (Click on the link for project information)
data_mapping_finish_paper_1.doc
Survery and Mapping of El Zota Biological Field Station
