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2015-2016 Southeast Florida Clean Cities

NATALIA A. NEIRA 2015-2016 CLEAN CITIES UNIVERSITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INTERN

2015-2016 Projects

• Outreach Events

– NDEW 2015 (Pinecrest, FL) – Southeast Florida 2015 AFV Expo

• Workplace Charging/Idle Reduction

– Magic School Bus Story Hour- Broward County Public Schools – Motorweek Shoot- Broward Paratransit and City Furniture

• National Park Service/ DoE Application Update

– Everglades NP, Big Cypress NP, Dry Tortuga NP, Biscayne NP

• Participation in local events

– Everyday Green Day (Deerfield Beach) – Earth Day (Sunrise) – FIU Earth Day (Miami)

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National Drive Electric Week 2015

Pinecrest Gardens September, 2015

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Alternative Fuel Expo

Florida Department of Transportation- District 4 November, 2015

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Idle Reduction- The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up

Pembroke Pines Elementary, 3rd Grade January, 2016

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MotorWeek Spot

Broward County Paratransit and City Furniture HQ March 2016

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National Park Service Grant Application

• NPS is turning 100
• Three national parks and one national

reserve covering South Florida

• Everglades

– 3rd largest NP of the lower 48 states (1.5 million acres) – World Heritage Site

• Big Cypress

– Almost an airport – Preserve: OK to hunt, drill, off-road

• Biscayne

– 25 mile long coral reef ecosystem, 175k acres – 2 million visitors per year

• Dry Tortuga

– Accessible by boat or seaplane only – 100 sq miles of water, 50 acres of land

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How the Parks Would Use This Grant

• Outreach and education

support

• Equipment replacement

– Electric UTV – Propane mowers – Propane forklifts – Skid steer

• EV Charging Stations

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Soon!

Earth Day (Sunrise, FL) FIU Earth Day More Story Time!

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