SEMINAR: Sea Secrets TONIGHT 5:30pm - Everglades

[Laura Bracken <lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu>]

Please join us for the final presentation of the

2012 Sea Secrets Lecture Series:

REDUCED FRESH WATER THREATENS OUR GIANT FLORIDA ESTUARY

Mac Stone

Ever since early settlers arrived in Florida, the Southern Everglades were feared and revered by even the bravest explorers who dared to enter its waters. Poets, writers, and scientists came to regard this tropical estuary as one of nature’s most brilliant displays of life. In the last hundred years however, increased competition for fresh water has impacted the coastal and marine environment, endangering one of the state’s most critical and diverse habitats. Mac Stone, a field biologist and wildlife photographer has been working with the National Audubon Society for over two years in Florida Bay documenting and studying this complex ecosystem. Combining science and artistry, he paints a vivid picture of the interconnectedness of Florida’s fresh and saltwater communities and what we must do to preserve them.

 

WEDNESDAY, May 16, 2012

 Reception begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m.

Event flyer attached.

Laura Bracken

Alumni & Outreach Manager, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
Science & Education Specialist, R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program

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