Adjunct Faculty Member
Dr. John Pipoly received his Bachelor’s degree in Botany from Michigan State University; his M. Phil. and Ph. D. in systematic biology from the joint program of the City University of New York and the New York Botanical Garden. Subsequently, he carried out postdoctoral studies at the Smithsonian Institution, and was a Contract Specialist at EPA Headquarters, where he was awarded a Bronze Medal. He is a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, which he has held for nearly 30 years as a result of his worldwide plant exploration.
John has published nearly 150 original research papers among internationally peer-reviewed journals and conducted fieldwork throughout the Tropical Americas, the Philippines and New Guinea. He is an authority on the classification of the Marlberry and St. John's Wort plant families as well as tropical tree architectural models. He has also published on tropical forest biodiversity in the Amazon and SE Pacific regions as well as creating a new model for integrated conservation and development areas in the Tropics. He is currently producing a toolbox for environmental and sustainable development educators and is a certified trainer of instructors for community engagement. He represents North American scientists as a Corresponding Member to the Colombian National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences.
John is program coordinator for the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)/Environmental Education Program, within the Public Communications Group of the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division. As a scientific liaison, he serves on various Broward County Intergovernmental Committees related to sustainable development, green government, and related environmental resilience areas. His specific duties include scientific outreach to schools, universities, municipal, state and federal governments, NGOs, to enhance programming in environmental- and education for sustainable development, and to foment use of Broward County Parks, natural areas and nature centers as venues for innovative experiential learning. John works with all of the Environmental Educators of the Division, collaborates with the Florida League of Environmental Educators, the North American Association for Environmental Education, the National Recreation and Parks Association and the American Public Gardens Association. John is also the liaison for the Parks Foundation, supervises the Volunteer Program and is our Grants Administrator.
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About John Pipoly
Dr. John Pipoly received his Bachelor’s degree in Botany from Michigan State University; his M. Phil. and Ph. D. in systematic biology from the joint program of the City University of New York and the New York Botanical Garden. Subsequently, he carried out postdoctoral studies at the Smithsonian Institution, and was a Contract Specialist at EPA Headquarters, where he was awarded a Bronze Medal. He is a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, which he has held for nearly 30 years as a result of his worldwide plant exploration.
John has published nearly 150 original research papers among internationally peer-reviewed journals and conducted fieldwork throughout the Tropical Americas, the Philippines and New Guinea. He is an authority on the classification of the Marlberry and St. John's Wort plant families as well as tropical tree architectural models. He has also published on tropical forest biodiversity in the Amazon and SE Pacific regions as well as creating a new model for integrated conservation and development areas in the Tropics. He is currently producing a toolbox for environmental and sustainable development educators and is a certified trainer of instructors for community engagement. He represents North American scientists as a Corresponding Member to the Colombian National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences.
John is program coordinator for the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)/Environmental Education Program, within the Public Communications Group of the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division. As a scientific liaison, he serves on various Broward County Intergovernmental Committees related to sustainable development, green government, and related environmental resilience areas. His specific duties include scientific outreach to schools, universities, municipal, state and federal governments, NGOs, to enhance programming in environmental- and education for sustainable development, and to foment use of Broward County Parks, natural areas and nature centers as venues for innovative experiential learning. John works with all of the Environmental Educators of the Division, collaborates with the Florida League of Environmental Educators, the North American Association for Environmental Education, the National Recreation and Parks Association and the American Public Gardens Association. John is also the liaison for the Parks Foundation, supervises the Volunteer Program and is our Grants Administrator.
| 2018 - Present | Adjunct Faculty Member, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Halmos College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences | |
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| July 2017 - Present | Program/Project Coordinator - Parks Environmental & Natural Resources Program, Broward Country Parks and Recreation | |
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| Present | Program Coordinator, STEAM/Environmental Education Program, Broward County Parks and Recreation | |
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| July 2006 - July 2017 | Urban Horticulture & Natural Resources Extension Agent II; Florida Master Gardener Program, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida-Friendly Landscaping - Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Coordinator, Broward County Extension Education Section ‐ Parks and Recreation Division | |
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| September 2000 - June 2006 | Director, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden ‐ Center for Tropical Plant Conservation | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2000 - Present | Corresponding Member, Colombian National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences | 1990 - Present | Fellow, Linnean Society of London | 1981 - 1986 | Graduate Fellowship, New York Botanical Garden Herbarium | 1977 | John Dee Visiting Science Fellowship, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago |
Honors and Awards
- Certified Community Engagement Instructor Trainer, North American Association for Environmental Education (2018)
- Broward County Board of County Commissioners Cutting Edge Award, Parks and Recreation Division (2016)
- Toro-National Recreation and Parks Association: National Scholarship for tuition to the NRPA Green School, Wheeling, WV (2014)
- Toro-National Recreation and Parks Association: National Scholarship for tuition to the NRPA Green School, Wheeling, WV (2013)
- University of Florida, IFAS, Jim App Team Award for Climate Change and Variability Focus Team (2012)
- Florida Association of Extension 4-H Agents, Special Literature Award (2011)
- Florida Association of Extension 4-H Agents, Communication Award: Curriculum Package, “4-H Florida-Friendly Landscaping.” (2011)
- National Association of Counties, Washington, DC, National Merit Award for Innovative Programming: “Mobile Extension Offices run by Local Master Gardener Networks”(2009)
- Silver Image Award for “Native Plants of Broward County” Calendar, University of Florida-Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service (2007)
- Second Place for Florida, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, for innovative outreach materials (2007)
- Excellence Award, National Association of County Information Officers (2006 & 2007)
- Certificate of Appreciation, Biology Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines (1996)
- Certificate of Appreciation, Faculty of Life Sciences, Univ of Santo Thomas, Manila, Philippines (1994)
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bronze Medal for Commendable Service (1990)
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Special Achievement Award (1989 & 1988)
- Michigan Competitive Scholarship (1973-1978)
| 1986 | Ph.D. Biology, City University of New York ‐ New York Botanical Garden | |
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| 1985 | M.Phil Biology, City University of New York ‐ New York Botanical Garden | |
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| 1978 | B.Sc. Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University | |
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Contact Information
John James Pipoly III, Ph.D., FLS
Program/Project Coordinator
Parks Environmental & Natural Resources Program
Broward County Parks
950 NW 38th Street, Oakland Park, FL 33309
Tel: 954-357-5280; Cell: 954-419-0016
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