Eva Ries, a certified Advanced Florida Master Naturalist through the University of Florida’s Florida Master Naturalist Program, is an associate program instructor to new student naturalists.

She currently develops environmentally-focused educational programs for adults and children with the St. Lucie County Environmental Resources Department, leading hikes and teaching classes for the Guided Nature Program series.

Eva is also the Director of Avian Research for Georgia-based One More Generation™, President of the St. Lucie Audubon Society (2017-2019), has been a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors of Audubon of Martin County since 2016, and is a member of the St. Lucie chapter of the Florida Master Naturalists.

Why the Scrub-Jay Should Be Florida’s State Bird — with Eva Ries