Water and Outdoors

Water and Outdoor Safety

Canoe Use 

The SF Department of Natural Sciences owns a canoe and kayaks. All activities requiring the use of these watercraft must be conducted by a Trip Supervisor who has completed the training described in the Canoe Standard Operating Procedures. No unauthorized individual may use college-owned water equipment.

Outdoor Safety

Heat Stress

• OSHA — Protecting Workers from Heat Stress (PDF)
• CDC — Heat Stress and Heat Related Illness

Fauna and Flora

• UF IFAS — Alligator Safety 
• USFS — How to Avoid Snakebites
• CDC — Prevent Mosquito and Tick Bites
• UF IFAS — Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac