CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT 

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

APALACHICOLA RESEARCH RESERVE HOSTS LECTURE ON NATIVE WILDFLOWERS

~Learn about the late summer and fall wildflowers of the Florida Panhandle ~

WHAT:          “Fall Wildflowers of the Florida Panhandle”

WHEN:          Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015
                      2–3 p.m.

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

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve will host a lecture by Erik Lovestrand, University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Franklin County extension director, on Oct. 14 about the diversity of wildflowers that bloom during early fall in North Florida.  

Attendees will learn about the wildflowers native to the Panhandle before joining Lovestrand on a short walk around the reserve’s Nature Center to identify wildflowers found in Franklin County.

Registration is not required. For more information, contact Gibby Conrad at 850-670-7702.

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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