Beekeeping Experience with Honey Tasting! ​

Learn hands on how to inspect a beehive and extract pure natural honey directly from the comb with Kevin. You will learn how to put on beekeeper's jacket, light a bee smoker and use a hive tool to cut comb and taste varietal honey directly from an active beehive.

​AMANDA MARSHALL, PhD

Amanda is an Environmental Staff Scientist in the Water Quality Standards and Assessment Section at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).
She received both a B.S. in Biology with a focus on ecology and an M.S. in Public Policy with a focus on environmental policy from Georgia Tech.

She then earned aPh.D. in Environmental Resources and Policy from Southern Illinois University in 2017,
during which she was the recipient of a National Science Foundation IGERT Fellowship in the field of Watershed Science and Policy.

​ In her free time, Amanda volunteers with the BREC Green Force and LDWF Aquatic VIP program, is the current Secretary of the Wild Ones Greater Baton Rouge Chapter promoting native plants, and supporting the mission of the Louisiana Master Naturalist Association as the current Vice President of both the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter and of the State Board.​

​​Janine Kharey

Janine’s lifelong passion for the natural world is intertwined in her many iterations. Beginning with her work as an artist and illustrator, through children’s
programming in public libraries, in motherhood, to her career as an educator.
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Instilling enduring curiosity about the natural world is also integral to her current focus on empowering ordinary people to believe that their actions, no matter how small, can impact the world for the better.

Janine is a graduate of the LMNGBR class of Fall 2021, Founding President of Wild Ones GBR, a Master Gardener, and curator of a 250 plus native plant habitat in East Baton Rouge.

Rees Cronce

Rees grew up in Southwest Louisiana, where his love for nature was shaped by hiking, camping, and fishing with family. Though he has always been interested in the natural sciences, his fascination with fungi took root five years ago and has since become his primary passion. He
regularly travels across the Southeast U.S., volunteering at mushroom forays and deepening his expertise.

In addition to fieldwork, Rees serves as Treasurer for the Gulf South Mycological Society, contributing to the regional mycology community. When he isn’t out collecting mushrooms, he can often be found behind a microscope studying spores or refining his photography.

Rees's main interests lie in the taxonomy and reproductive systems of ascomycetes, and he is dedicated to sharing his knowledge with the next generation.