CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us

APALACHICOLA RESEARCH RESERVE HOSTS GUEST LECTURE ABOUT AREA LIGHTHOUSES

~Learn how changes in the coastline have impacted three area lighthouses ~

WHAT:          Sea Changes in Franklin County: A Story of Three Lighthouses

WHEN:          Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2-3 p.m.

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

HOW:            Registration is not required. The lecture is free and open to the
                      public. For more information contact Rebecca Bernard at
                      850-670-7721 or Rebecca.Bernard@dep.state.fl.us.

James L. Hargrove will lecture on how area coastline changes have impacted Cape St. George, Cape San Blas and Dog Island lighthouses. Discussions will include how the barrier islands and coastlines of and Franklin and Gulf counties developed and how they have shifted over the decades.

Mr. Hargrove resides on St. George Island since retiring from the University of Georgia in 2012. After earning a B.S. degree in Biological Oceanography from the University of Washington, graduate studies led him to a career teaching and researching cell biology at Emory University and nutrition science at the University of Georgia. He volunteers as a docent at the Cape St. George Lighthouse Museum and assists with field work at the Apalachicola Research Reserve.

About the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Coastal Office

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Office (FCO) is responsible for oversight of the state’s 41 Aquatic Preserves, three National Estuarine Research Reserves, the Coral Reef Conservation Program, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the Florida Coastal Management Program and the Outer Continental Shelf Program. It is the mission of FCO to conserve and restore Florida’s coastal, ocean, and aquatic resources for the benefit of people and the environment. For more information, visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/.

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