Amerant Bank: Miami 'Canes Day of Service
Saturday, April 23, 2022 9am to 1pm
About this Event
3801 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149
Calling all Miami Hurricanes and Amerant employees for our annual ’Canes Day of Service!
Join fellow alumni, families, students, faculty, and friends of the University in this community service project, in partnership with Virginia Key Outdoor Center and the Office of Government and Community Relations, as we help improve the quality of our beaches and protect our marine life. Volunteers will participate in the coastal cleanup and attend an interactive Lunch & Learn, hosted by the Miami 'Canes Community, to learn about the impactful efforts of coral reef restoration from Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) researchers.
Shoreline Cleanup: 9:00-12:00PM - Volunteers will collect detrimental plastics and debris along the shoreline.
Lunch & Learn: 12:00-1:00PM - Conversation with RSMAS graduate student and senior research associate to learn more about coral reef restoration research. (Light Lunch will be provided.)
- Liv Williamson, 5th Year Ph.D. candidate and member of UM’s Coral Reef Futures Lab, shares about building coastal resilience in the face of climate change and other human impacts. Her research focuses on coral reproduction and early life stages with the hopes of informing reef restoration efforts in Florida and beyond.
- Dalton Hesley, (MPS, '15, MSED, '21) senior research associate in UM's Coral Restoration Lab and program manager of Rescue a Reef, shares about restoring the future of corals reefs. His research focuses on coral gardening, reef restoration, and citizen science as tools to rebuild and conserve our coral reefs.
Partnering with
Virginia Key Outdoor Center
Sponsored by
Amerant Bank & University of Miami Citizens Board
All in-person events will be hosted in accordance with the latest CDC guidelines, local government regulations, and/or University guidelines, all subject to change due to the COVID pandemic.
