Refuge educators reach state- and nationwide
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Toni Westland has been educating children and adults about the refuge for nearly 20 years.
The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge reported that Supervisory Refuge Ranger and Conservation Educator Toni Westland has been broadcasting J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge lessons on flora and fauna as far flung as Texas and Wisconsin. Now, she and her team are joining efforts in Florida as part of the Scientists in Every School program. It is a partnership with the University of Florida and Florida Museum in Gainesville. In a couple of weeks, Westland will teach her first class, which will be third-graders at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary in Miami.