Thanks to funding from the UF Gulf Scholars Program, the University of Florida (UF) Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) relaunched the Environmental Leaders Fellowship with a focus on the Florida Springs.
TESI is hosting two Gulf Scholars interns who develop and implement outreach programming related to Florida’s springs as part of TESI’s The Swamp for the Springs project, which was funded by the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida.
2025 Fellows
Click on the photos below to learn more about each Fellow and their Florida springs communication and education products!
Program Components
- Digital content creation: The interns create social media and web content about Florida’s springs.
- Stewardship program: Interns assist with coordinating and implementing a springs stewardship program to train others in the UF community on key facts about the springs and how to communicate these messages to others.
- Tabling: The interns learn how to host an educational table at outreach events to share the springs project’s key messages.
- Mentoring: Interns are mentored by professional science communicators from the TESI team.
Funding Sources
