FREE Jeff Corwin Lecture - USF Tampa, Thursday, November 15, 8 p.m.

Jeff Corwin, host and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning show “The Jeff Corwin Experience,” will be sharing his animal adventures as well as the importance of wildlife conservation and sustainability with University of South Florida (USF) students, staff, and community. The heavily anticipated lecture, “Tales from the Field with Jeff Corwin,” takes place Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Marshall Student Center Ballroom on the Tampa campus.

Sponsored by the USF Student Affairs’ University Lecture Series (ULS), Corwin’s lecture will feature various live animals, potentially including a cougar, alligator, coati and Burmese python.

While Corwin is best known for his entertaining shows on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and ABC, he is also one of the world’s leading environmental journalists. His passion for conservationism and sustainability attracts audiences from all around the globe. Also an author, his latest book is “100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species.”

All lectures in the University Lecture Series are free to students, faculty, staff and the public. For more information about the series, the speaker, the seating and attendance policy, or parking, visit http://uls.usf.edu/. For reasonable accommodations, please contact (813) 974-1001 (FL Relay 711).

Other inquiries may be directed to Renee Svec at (813)974-5383 or svec@usf.edu or Lara Wade-Martinez at (813) 974-9060 or larawade@usf.edu.

Celebrate Earth Day!

Whether you celebrate at one of the following events or just make a personal effort to be more "green", enjoy Earth Day!

Kids Earth Day Celebration
For Elementary-Aged Children
Tuesday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m.
Hudson Regional Library
8012 Library Rd.
Hudson, FL 34667
(727) 861-3040

Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 25, 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Crews Lake Park
16739 Crews Lake Dr.
Shady Hills, FL
Kids' crafts, native plant sale, rain barrel demonstrations, environmentally-conscious vendors, and a ladybug release. Bring old mercury-based thermometers and thermostats to turn in and receive a $5 Publix gift card for each thermometer/thermostat! Gift card giveaway sponsored by Covanta Energy.