FROM RIDGE TO RANCH TO RIVER TO REEF
HILARY SWAIN
E X ECU T I V E DIREC TOR OF A RCHBOLD BIOLOGIC AL STAT ION
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | 4:30pm | Auditorium | General Admission $20 | Reserved Seating $35 | Sponsorship $150
Upstream and inland from Boca Grande, the heart of Florida includes a vast 2.6 million-acre watershed, the
headwaters of the Everglades. This area stretches from the ancient sands of the Lake Wales Ridge, across nearly
one million acres of working cattle ranches, to the rivers that flow south into Lake Okeechobee and beyond to
the Everglades and the coasts. Dr. Hilary Swain will introduce this vast, complex region through the research,
education and conservation lens of Archbold Biological Station, located in Venus, Florida (archbold-station.
org). She will describe Archbold’s work at the 8,848-acre, globally significant Florida scrub preserve lying on
the southern end of an ancient sandy ridge running through central Florida and then transport us to Archbold's
10,500-acre Buck Island Ranch. The programs at Buck Island Ranch are driven by Archbold scientists and
collaborators from universities and government agencies. This insight into the work of Archbold’s mission will
show how it affects the lives of millions of people in Florida and the future sustainability of ecosystems around
the world.
WORLD OF REPTILES
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | 10:00am | Auditorium | Free Admission
Pythons, lizards and reptiles galore! Come to the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium and venture into
the world of reptiles with John Storms, the “Reptile Man.” Learn how snakes survive without the use of legs, ears
or eyelids. See giant pythons, crocodilians and other exotic reptiles found here in Florida, both native and from
around the world. Find out where reptiles come from, what they like to eat and what to do if you encounter one
in the wild. This Lee County Parks and Recreation program is sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club.
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