McGuire Wins Distinguished Extension Professional Award for Plastics Awareness Program
The award recognizes McGuire’s creative outreach strategies that teach volunteers around the state how to sample local waters for the presence of microplastics.
Upcoming Science Café: 8 Ways to Save the Ocean by Reducing Microplastic Pollution
Every time you do laundry or brush your teeth, you just may be adding tiny bits of plastic into our waters. Join us for a free science café to learn what you can do to reduce microplastic pollution.
McGuire awarded NOAA Grant to Raise Awareness About Microplastics in Florida Waters
Each time you wash your face or brush your teeth, you just may be adding microscopic bits of plastic into the aquatic environment. These tiny particles never biodegrade and are accidentally eaten by marine life, threatening their health. Toxins in the environment are attracted to and can easily adhere to their surface. These tiny bits…