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Clay Henderson\, environmental lawyer\, ed ucator\, and writer will take participants on a stroll down the Blue Cypre ss Park boardwalk. The city-owned park in the Arlington section of Jackson ville\, was at one time an 18-hole golf course for the Edenfield River Est ates development. Because the park is located in an environmentally sensit ive area\, plans were developed to reduce the course to a 9-hole golf cour se and use the remaining area for a natural\, resourced-based public outdo or recreation site. Clay will talk about local conservation efforts and th e flora and fauna that can be found along the banks of the St. Johns River . \;
\nBlue Cypress Park is located at 4012 University Blvd N.\, Jacksonville\, FL 32277. This program is paired with a Lit Chat with Clay Henderson that will talk place at the University Park Branch Library at 2 :00 p.m. Reg ister here.
\nSt. John s Riverkeeper's Mission: To defend the St. Johns River and advocate fo r its protection.
\nClay Henderson is an award-winning environmental lawyer\, educator\, and writer long involved in environmental policy. He has served as president of Florida Audubon Society and Florida Trust for H istoric Preservation. His previous public service includes Florida Constit ution Revision Commission\, Florida Communities Trust\, and Chair of the V olusia County Council. Until his retirement\, he served as Executive Direc tor of the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Stetson Uni versity. He has been recognized with the national public service award fro m The Nature Conservancy\, lifetime achievement award from Environment and Land Use Section of the Florida Bar\, and Florida Trust for Historic Pres ervation\, and an EMMY award for the documentary Protect Our Paradise. He has published four books\, including Forces of Nature\, an environmental h istory of Florida\, which received the Stetson Kennedy Florida Book Award.
\nThis is an 8-part series consisting of a variety of library progr ams on conservation and the environment with the Duval Audubon Society\, N orth Florida Land Trust\, and the St. Johns Riverkeeper.
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Register to save your spot. Registration must b e completed two hours prior to the start time. A library card and PIN are required for registration. If you do not already have one\, you can apply for a lib rary card online.
\nAll registered spots will be forfeited at 5 minutes before the program start time and made available to waitlisted and walk-in attendees. Registered attendees arriving after this time will be accommodated if spots are available.
\nPursuant to the Americans wit h Disabilities Act\, accommodations for persons with disabilities are avai lable upon request. Please allow 1&ndash\;2 business days to process. Last -minute requests will be accepted\, but may not be possible to fulfill. Pl ease ask for Learning Services at (904) 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj. net.
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