FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 23, 2014

CONTACT: Gibby Conrad, 850-670-7702, Gibby.Conrad@dep.state.fl.us

APALACHICOLA RESEARCH RESERVE OFFERS 'RESERVE WEDNESDAY' LECTURE SERIES

~Learn about the unique natural history of the Florida Panhandle at this new lecture series~

APALACHICOLA – Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve announces a new monthly natural history lecture series, “Reserve Wednesdays,” that explores the ecology, geology and natural history of the Florida Panhandle. 

Free lectures will be held the third Wednesday of each month from 2-3 p.m. at the Apalachicola Research Reserve Nature Center in Eastpoint.

Sara Merritt, environmental specialist with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, will kick off the series on Jan. 21 with a lecture about deadhead logging in the Apalachicola Bay area. Participants will learn about this unique method of logging from a historical and ecological perspective.

For more information about the “Reserve Wednesdays” lectures, contact Gibby Conrad at 850-670-7702. 

WHAT:    'Reserve Wednesdays' lecture series

WHEN:    Third Wednesday of each month, beginning Jan. 21, 2015
                 2-3 p.m. EST

WHERE:  Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center
                108 Island Dr.
                Eastpoint, FL 32328

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s principal environmental agency, created to protect, conserve and manage Florida’s environment and natural resources. The department enforces federal and state environmental laws, protects Florida’s air and water quality, cleans up pollution, regulates solid waste management, promotes pollution prevention, and acquires environmentally sensitive lands for preservation. The agency also maintains a statewide system of parks, trails and aquatic preserves. To view the department’s website log on to www.dep.state.fl.us.

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