Andrew Gude
Chair of NCBS Technical Advisory Committee/Refuge Manager, Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
David Viker
Chief of the Southeast Region’s National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Deborah Epperson
Branch Chief of the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Chris Wynn
North Central Region Director for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Peter Frederick
Research Professor of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation with the University of Florida
Leslie Sturmer
Extension Agent IV with School of Forest & Resources with the University of Florida
Tom Mirti
Water Resources Coordinator, Suwannee River Water Management District
Rob Ahrens
Associate Professor, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest & Resources with the University of Florida
Mark DeHaven
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), Cedar Key
John Valentine
Director, Dauphin Island Marine Lab, Alabama
Stefanie Waschull
Academic Affairs, Santa Fe College
Extension Advisory Committee
Sue Colson
Cedar Key City Commissioner and Vice Mayor, Cedar Key Aquaculture Association member
Tommy Thompson
Former Executive Director of Florida Outdoor Writers Association, Freelance Writer
Jaqui Sulek
Chapters Coordinator for Audubon Florida
Capt. Doug Maple
Founder of Tidewater Tours, Vice President of Cedar Keys Audubon
Dr. Chuck Adams
Professor of Marine Economics in the Food and Resource Economics Department, Florida Sea Grant State Extension Specialist
Mickie Anderson
Local News Editor, Gainesville Sun
Tom Mirti
Water Resources Coordinator, Suwannee River Water Management District
Dr. BJ Jarvis
County Extension Director for Citrus County, Horticulture Extension Agent IV
Dr. Karen Blyer
Former State 4-H Science Coordinator, Florida Master Naturalist Instructor
Brittany Hall-Scharf
Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent for Hernando County
Jay Bushnell
President of Cedar Keys Audubon, Board Member of Friends of the LSNWR
Leslie Sturmer
Shellfish Aquaculture Statewide Extension Agent IV
NCBS Advancement Advisory Committee
Christine Denny
One of the owners of First Magnitude Brewery and an alumni of UF. She has assisted Archbold Biological Station with the development of their program in previous years.
Chris Peterson
Owner of Hells Bay Boats, Inc. Chris is on the board for the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. He has two children that graduated from UF.
Mike Snapper
Cedar Key Resident and Retired Attorney & Partner of Barnes and Thornburg in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Frank Gidus
Director of Habitat and Environmental Restoration of Coastal Conservation Association.
Tim Morey
Chair of the Anesthesiology Department at UF Health. Dr. Morey and his wife have a home in Cedar Key and are supporters of the NCBS.
Jonathan Zucker
Owner of Z-Man, Inc & Board Member of South Carolina Aquarium
Contact Us
Nature Coast Biological Station
552 1st Street
PO Box 878
Cedar Key, FL 32625
ncbs@ifas.ufl.edu
Call Us at (352) 325-6078
Our Mission
The mission of the NCBS is to enhance the conservation and sustainability of natural resources throughout the Nature Coast through collaborative research, enhanced public engagement, field-based courses, and hands-on training workshops.