CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT 

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

ROOKERY BAY RESERVE ANNOUNCES
LUNCH & LEARN LECTURES

~Monthly lecture series kicks off Nov. 3~

WHAT:     Lunch & Learn Lecture Series

WHO:       Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

WHEN:      Nov. 3, 2015: Mangrove Forest Management and Restoration 101, Roy Lewis III
                 Dec. 1, 2015: The Little Marco Settlement, Steven Bertone
                 Jan. 5, 2016: Fire, It's Good, Greg Curry
                 Feb. 2, 2016: A Snapshot in Time, Trends in Coastal Habitats, Kevin Cunniff
                 March 1, 2016: Changes in Estuarine Fish Nurseries, Patrick O'Donnell
                 April 5, 2016: Deepwater Horizon: Five Years Later, Gary Lytton

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

HOW:       Registration is required at https://rookerybay.org/lectures-event-list
                 or by calling 239-530-5972

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has announced the schedule of the monthly Lunch & Learn lecture series. This year the series focuses on coastal management and research at Rookery Bay Reserve, and kicks off on Nov. 3 with a lecture on mangrove restoration.

Roy Lewis, III, is president of Coastal Resources Group, Inc., a not-for-profit scientific and educational organization in Florida. He boasts 40 years of experience in the design and construction of wetlands and more than 200 completed projects in the United States and overseas. Most recently, Lewis completed the design and permitting of a 225-acre mangrove restoration project at the Rookery Bay Reserve.

Each Lunch & Learn lecture begins at noon and ends at 1 p.m. Lunch from Carrabba’s is included and the cost to attend the lecture is $15 for the public and $10 for Friends of Rookery Bay members. 

About Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, managed by Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Office in cooperation with NOAA, encompasses 110,000 acres of coastal lands and waters on the Gulf coast between Naples and Everglades National Park. It serves as an outdoor classroom and laboratory for students and scientists from around the world.  For more information, visit www.rookerybay.org.

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