MEDIA ADVISORY: Nov. 21, 2014

CONTACT: Renee Wilson, renee.wilson@dep.state.fl.us, 239-530-5958

ROOKERY BAY RESERVE PRESENTS DIVERSE LECTURE SERIES ABOUT FLORIDA’S HISTORY

~Monthly ‘Lunch & Learn’ lecture series continues Dec. 2~

NAPLES – Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting its monthly “Lunch & Learn” lecture at noon on Dec. 2, 2014 titled, “Florida’s Dirty Dozen: Key Moments in Environmental History.” 

In this talk, University of Florida environmental historian Jack Davis offers a brief survey of Florida history -- from the pre-Spanish period to the present -- through the lens of the human relationship with the natural environment. Davis maintains that humans have not been lone players in their past. Nature, too, has the capacity to shape the course of human history, and perhaps no other state outside of Florida offers a better example of nature's history-shaping power. 

Advanced registration is required by clicking here. Cost is $10, including lunch, and is free for Friends of Rookery Bay members. Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is located at 300 Tower Road off Collier Boulevard between Naples and Marco Island. For more information on the programs click here or call 239-530-5940.

WHAT:     Lunch & Learn Lecture, “Florida’s Dirty Dozen: Key Moments
                 in Environmental History”

WHEN:     Dec. 2, 2014
                 Noon

WHERE:   Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
                 300 Tower Road
                 Naples, FL 34113

About the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Rookery Bay Reserve was established in 1978 as a partnership between the state of Florida and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The reserve is one of 28 research reserves operating across the nation. DEP’s Florida Coastal Office manages Rookery Bay Reserve along with 41 aquatic preserves, two other National Estuarine Research Reserves and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Florida Coastal Office’s programs and activities are designed to help Floridians better understand and conserve the state’s resources through research, education and conservation.  For more information about the reserve, please visit www.rookerybay.org.  For more information on DEP’s Florida Coastal Office, visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal. 

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